Ocean Freight

About Us

It is an exciting time to build your career at Tricon! Certified as a Great Place to Work®, Tricon has been built on a foundation of perseverance, collaboration, and entrepreneurial thinking, powered by some of the industry’s top talent. Our culture values independence and accountability, where we empower our employees to make an impact.

With 30 years in business, Tricon has become a global leader in the trading and distribution of petrochemicals, polymers, and raw materials. Today, we are one of the largest privately held companies in Houston, the world’s second-largest chemical distributor according to ICIS, and ranked #35 on Forbes’ list of Top Private Companies in America. We conduct business in over 120 countries, supported by a truly multinational workforce of 1,000 employees across 40 countries.

Our team delivers value to customers and partners through deep market expertise and integrated capabilities including logistics, risk management, financing, and market intelligence. Guided by our purpose to efficiently and sustainably connect the world with essential goods, Tricon plays a critical role in enabling global commerce while helping suppliers and customers focus on what they do best.

At Tricon, you’ll join a global organization where scale meets agility, and where your ideas, ownership, and ambition can help shape the future of international trade.

Key Responsibilities: 

· Oversee the management of ocean operations for the region

· Negotiate prices of cargo containers, allocation of volumes with shipping lines and transit routes in Asia

 · Assist traders with competitive ocean freight rates for the acquisition of cargo from various origins

 · Coordinate with the commercial team the planning of volume allocation monthly/quarterly by destination

 · Communicate monthly ocean freight rates to the commercial team for its planning · Negotiate delays and incorrect charges with shipping lines

 · Provide forecasts to the commercial team every two weeks in the cargo industry and containers

· Review shipping documentation to ensure compliance with company standards and federal regulations

· Find ways to improve processes, maximize performance and reduce costs

· Coordinate internally with different departments to understand financial, credit and compliance requirements related to the incorporation of new entities

· Manage shipping assignments with local and international logistics teams

· Develop and manage relationships with key customers and service providers to ensure the effective execution of commercial operations with containers

· Establish relationships with shipping lines and partners to develop new business opportunities

· Ensure requirements on space, service and price are clearly communicated to each carrier

· Provide local market feedback on carriers to the Director of Global Operations

· Have a thorough understanding of local market pricing conditions

· Participate in the weekly sales/operations meeting

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree required 

· 5+ years’ relevant experience (freight forwarder or shipping line preferred)

· Knowledge of ocean freight

· Strong negotiation skills

· Dynamic interpersonal skills

· Excellent communication skills

· Willingness and ability to work independently;

· be a self-starter

· Capacity to work under time-sensitive business and reporting deadlines