Pricing Coordinator

Freightserve-recruitment-are-looking-for-a-Pricing-Coordinator.-The-company-are-a- well-established-Freight-Forwarder-based-in-the-Sunbury-on-Thames-area.

Role:-

The-Pricing-Assistant-will-provide-day-to-day-support-to-company''s-Pricing-and-Commercial-function-across-Air-Freight,-Ocean- Freight,-Road-Freight-and-Customs-services.

The-role-will-assist-with-the-preparation-and-administration-of-accurate,-competitive-and-commercially-viable-quotations,-ensuring-that-pricing-requests-are-processed-efficiently-and-that-the-Sales-Team-receives-the-information-and-support-required-to-develop-new-and-existing-business.

Working-closely-with-the-Pricing-Manager,-Sales-Team,-Operations,-overseas-partners,-carriers-and-suppliers,-the-Pricing-Co-Ordinator-will-help-maintain-pricing-information,-obtain-supplier-rates,-update- CargoWise-and-ensure-quotation-activity-is-managed-accurately-and-within-agreed-timescales.

The-role-is-ideally-suited-to-an-individual-looking-to-develop-their-commercial-knowledge-and-build-a-career-within-international-freight-forwarding-and-logistics.

Duties:-

• Support-the-Pricing-Manager-with-the-daily-management-of-quotation- requests.
• Prepare-and-issue-quotations-for-Air,-Ocean,-Road-and-Customs-services.
• Obtain-rates-from-shipping-lines,-airlines,-hauliers,-overseas-partners-and-other-suppliers.
• Ensure-quotations-are-accurate,-commercially-appropriate-and-issued- within-agreed-timescales.
• Assist-the-Sales-Team-with-pricing-requests-and-commercial-information.
• Follow-up-with-suppliers-and-partners-where-rates-or-additional- information-are-outstanding.
• Maintain-accurate-pricing,-supplier-and-quotation-information-within-CargoWise.
• Ensure-quotation-records-are-complete-and-accurately-maintained.
• Assist-with-RFIs,-RFQs-and-customer-tender-submissions.
• Support-the-Pricing-Manager-with-market-rate-research-and-competitor- information.
• Assist-with-the-preparation-of-monthly-market-updates-for-the-Marketing- and-Commercial-teams.
• Maintain-carrier,-supplier-and-overseas-partner-rate-files.
• Support-the-development-and-maintenance-of-relationships-with-company''s-overseas-partner-network.
• Identify-opportunities-to-obtain-improved-buying-rates-and-commercial- terms.
• Liaise-with-Sales-and-Operations-to-ensure-quotations-accurately-reflect- operational-requirements.
• Provide-administrative-support-to-the-Pricing-and-Commercial-function.
• Assist-with-commercial-reporting-and-quotation-analysis.
• Monitor-outstanding-quotations-and-assist-with-obtaining-feedback-from- the-Sales-Team.
• Maintain-confidentiality-of-supplier-costs,-commercial-rates-and-company-pricing-information.
• Follow-procedures,-SOPs-and-commercial-policies-at-all-times.

Skills:-

• Good-numerical-ability-and-attention-to-detail.
• Strong-administrative-and-organisational-skills.
• Good-written-and-verbal-communication-skills.
• Ability-to-manage-multiple-quotation-requests-and-competing-priorities.
• Confident-using-Microsoft-Outlook,-Word-and-Excel.
• Ability-to-work-accurately-in-a-fast-paced-commercial-environment.
• Professional-telephone-and-email-manner.
• Ability-to-work-both-independently-and-as-part-of-a-team.
• Common-sense

As-an-agency-we-are-fast-becoming-the-number-one-Freight-specialist-in-the-UK.-We- have-a-fast-growing-reputation-with-most-Freight-related-companies.-Freightserve-has- been-established-since-1992-working-within-the-Freight-Forwarding-and-Shipping- industry