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Pricing Specialist - Freight

Heathrow Personnel
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B26 3QR, England

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A Pricing Specialist is needed for a growing freight forwarding company in Birmingham, requiring experience in AIR or OCEAN freight.
  • The role involves receiving customer quotations, pricing for import, export, and cross trade, and negotiating rates with carriers.
  • Candidates should have a good knowledge of freight products, strong numerical skills, and excellent communication abilities.
  • The position offers a salary of £30,000 to £35,000 and requires at least 2 years of relevant experience.
  • Working hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM.

I'm recruiting for a Pricing Specialist to join an expanding freight forwarding company based in the Birmingham area, You must have AIR or OCEAN freight experience.

Daily duties will include:

  • Receiving customer quotations
  • Air or ocean freight pricing import, export and cross trade
  • Quoting on spot shipments from the network and tenders
  • Negotiating rates with carriers, hauliers and suppliers
  • Prepare and submit customer quotations and proposals within an agreed timeframe
  • Communicate with customers to manage and follow up on all quotes, obtaining feedback to measure, analyse and circulate to relevant teams
  • Track success and failure rate of quotes
  • Develop and build relationships with customers
  • Updating tariffs

Experience needed:

  • Good knowledge of freight products and operational processes
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Strong numerical and commercial skills
  • Excellent communication skills

Working hours:

  • Monday - Friday 0900am - 1730pm

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