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Pricing Specialist - Air & Ocean Freight

Heathrow Personnel
Posted 23 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Solihull, West Midlands B90 4SF

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 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 located in Birmingham.
  • Candidates must have experience in AIR or OCEAN freight and hands-on operational knowledge.
  • The role involves receiving customer quotations, negotiating rates, and preparing proposals within a set timeframe.
  • The position requires strong numerical and commercial skills, along with excellent communication abilities.
  • The salary for this position 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 Birmingham area. You must have AIR or OCEAN freight experience.

Daily duties will include:

  • Receiving customer quotations
  • Air & ocean freight pricing import, export and cross trade
  • Negotiating rates with carriers, hauliers and suppliers
  • Prepare and submit customer quotations and proposals within an agreed timeframe
  • Creating and issuing quotations
  • 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:

  • Hands on operational and industry knowledge of air and seafreight inbound, outbound and crosstrade
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Dangerous goods knowledge is preferable
  • Strong numerical and commercial skills
  • Excellent communication skills

Working hours:

  • Monday - friday 0900am - 1730pm

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