Global Freight Pricing Strategist

AIT Worldwide Logistics; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

AIT Worldwide Logistics is seeking a Pricing Specialist Belgium to join our pricing and quoting team. You will handle pricing support and strategy for RFQs and support growth in international Air Freight, working closely with operations and station staff to implement bids and select carriers.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in Business, 2+ years in international freight forwarding pricing or controlling, strong analytical skills, and fluency in English; additional European languages

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration.
• 2+ years of work experience in international Freight Forwarding within pricing, inside sales, or operational controlling.
• Extensive experience in the logistics industry.
• Solid knowledge of ocean freight (FCL/LCL, spot, tenders, contract rates).
• Experience with air freight is beneficial.
• Exposure to day-to-day operations, product and services sales, and customer interaction.
• Solid analytical and numerical skills for reviewing and analyzing data.
• Commercial insight with good communication skills.
• CargoWise experience is an advantage - experience with similar TMS systems required.
• Business fluent English; additional European languages would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support to develop, analyze, and evaluate strategic and operational pricing initiatives for AIT.
• Manage the costs, carriers and market related adjustments applying an operational leadership.
• Together with the European Pricing department responsible for all regional RFQ’s, local tenders greater than 500k, and for specific spot quotes.
• Improving the success ratio and providing our sales team one-stop-shop.
• Responding to monthly quotes request.
• Work closely with operations and field stations to implement bids and utilize the proper carriers to maximize the benefits forecasted in the bid.
• Ensuring accurate and complete documentation for pricing and contacts.
• Perform risk assessment of pricing.
• Generating reports and data analyses to support pricing decision and strategy.
• Identifying areas of process improvement and cost reduction in Air Freight pricing.
• Execute all Dangerous Goods shipments in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations (as applicable).

Skills

Pricing

Freight forwarding

Analytical skills

Commercial insight

English fluency

TMS systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Tools

CargoWise

Job description

AIT Worldwide Logistics is seeking a Pricing Specialist Belgium to join our pricing and quoting team. You will handle pricing support and strategy for RFQs and support growth in international Air Freight, working closely with operations and station staff to implement bids and select carriers.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in Business, 2+ years in international freight forwarding pricing or controlling, strong analytical skills, and fluency in English; additional European languages