Pricing Specialist
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Primary function to liaise with pricing, tender management and product teams to discuss, gather and provide rates for RFQ / tender bid submissions in a timely manner.
- Serve as primary business contact for ad hoc pricing requests for client import/export air and ocean shipping requests.
- Source logistics solutions based on client shipment parameters, considering cost/service balance of all partner carriers, presenting the most competitive end to end pricing package.
- Build strong relationships with clients to encourage new and repeat business opportunities.
- Negotiate directly with air and ocean carriers to achieve best pricing.
- Coordinate with departments and offices domestically and globally across Crane Worldwide’s global network to build end to end logistics solutions.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with key clients, including negotiating and closing major contracts.
- Maintain existing client base while prospecting for new clients and opportunities when possible.
Education & Experience
- Minimum three years of freight forwarding experience with extensive knowledge in the pricing of complete end to end solutions for commercial air freight/ocean freight and occasional air/ocean chartering.
Physical Requirements
- Talking, hearing, and using hands to operate computer equipment.
- Vision abilities required include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Job may require extended sitting or standing, use of standard office equipment.
Benefits
- Standard 20 days annual leave plus public holidays regional applicable.
- Pension.
- Bike to work scheme.
- Employee Recognition and Rewards Program.
- Employee Discounts.
- Potential to earn a quarterly bonus.
