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Pricing Specialist - Freight

Heathrow Personnel
Posted 16 hours ago, valid for 18 days
Location

Hounslow, Greater London TW6 2AB, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A Pricing Specialist is needed for a freight forwarding company located in the Heathrow area.
  • Candidates must have experience in AIR, OCEAN, and ROAD freight.
  • The role involves receiving customer quotations, pricing freight, negotiating rates, and preparing proposals.
  • The position requires strong numerical and commercial skills, along with excellent communication abilities.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, and candidates should have at least 2 years of relevant experience.

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

Daily duties will include:

  • Receiving customer quotations
  • Air, ocean & road 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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