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Pricing Specialist - Heathrow - Freight Forwarder

Corrigan Bentley
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Feltham, Greater London TW13 4DH

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The Pricing Specialist is responsible for providing quotes and costs for inquiries from existing and new customers.
  • Key responsibilities include generating airfreight and seafreight quotations, preparing and presenting quotes, and analyzing quote activity trends.
  • The role requires effective prioritization of quote requests and the ability to secure competitive rates from the quoting platform.
  • Regular communication with internal management and carriers is essential, along with follow-up on quotations to support business opportunities.
  • The position typically requires a salary of $60,000 to $70,000 and at least 3 years of relevant experience.

JOB PURPOSE

The Pricing Specialist is responsible for supplying quotes and /or costs for enquiries from existing and new customers.

KEY RESULTS AREAS (ACCOUNTABILITIES)

  • Generate airfreight and / or seafreight quotations to support regular and/or spot pricing enquiries from the Local operations and development teams
  • Preparation and presentation of the quote including nett pricing in order to support the sales functions/channels
  • Analyse, record and prepare weekly/monthly reports identifying any trends in the level of quote activity and achievement against target to the Branch Pricing Manager in order to monitor performance.
  • Prioritising the quote requests, so that the best opportunities are responded to as quickly as possible
  • Knowledge and ability to be able to secure the rates for the quote construction from the business field quoting platform to meet the demand.
  • Communicate regularly with internal senior Branch Management, carriers and airlines, when applicable.
  • Follow up of quotations as needed and communicate the positive or negative feedback in respect of being able to source the competitive rate to support the closure of all business opportunities.
  • Use the quote feedback to quote more effectively for future opportunities.
  • Liaise with air and/or seafreight management for pricing guidance.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.