Outlook Publishing

Forecasting Analyst

Outlook Publishing

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Oslo • 🇳🇴 Norway

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

PythonSQL

About the role

  • Develop **short-, mid-, and long-term forecasts** for global container freight markets.
  • Combine Xeneta’s rate data with macroeconomic and capacity indicators to **identify market trends**.
  • Work closely with **Market Analysts**, **Product, Solutions** & **Value, **and **Data Science** teams to refine and validate models, and to build the most promising ones inside our product.
  • **Communicate your insights **through reports, dashboards, and storytelling that explain *what the numbers mean* for shippers, forwarders, and carriers.
  • Contribute to **Leadership Experiences, Tender reports, and long-term market outlooks** used by some of the world’s biggest brands.
  • **Collaborate across teams** to make forecasting a core part of how Xeneta advises its customers.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience in **data analytics, forecasting, or market research**, ideally in shipping, logistics, or economics.
  • Strong analytical and modelling skills — you know your way around **Excel**, and preferably **Python, R, or SQL**.
  • Comfortable translating data into **clear, engaging insights** for commercial and executive audiences.
  • A strong collaborator — able to work across technical and commercial teams to connect data with strategy.
  • Full professional fluency in English, written and spoken.
  • **Nice to have:**
  • Familiarity with container shipping markets and rate behaviour.
  • Experience with **Power BI**, **Snowflake**, or time-series forecasting.
Benefits
  • You will be a part of a** growing company **that is currently redefining a multi-million-dollar industry through a period of unprecedented upheaval. Your work will have** significant impact** on this.
  • You will work together with **highly motivated colleagues** who are curious to learn something new from you, and to teach you what they are good at.
  • You will enjoy our **generous vacation plan**: 5-10 extra paid days off around public holidays throughout the year, in addition to 5 weeks of paid vacation.
  • You can **educate yourself during work hours**: you can spend several hours each month attending courses, reading books, getting involved in communities.
  • We value** work-life balance**, and we want to make sure you can spend quality time with your family or enjoy your hobbies when your workday is over.
  • We will help you **grow your career**: our managers will help identify areas of improvement for you, either if you want to grow into a specialist in your field, or if you want to eventually go into leadership / management direction.
  • Xeneta is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
data analyticsforecastingmarket researchanalytical skillsmodelling skillsExcelPythonRSQLtime-series forecasting
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationstorytellinginsight generationengagement with audiences