Oceanfreight Spain Procurement & Europe Pricing

FedEx; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading logistics company in Barcelona is seeking an experienced Ocean Procurement Specialist. The role involves negotiating ocean rates, maintaining relationships with carriers, and supporting business development. Candidates should have a logistics degree, 5 years of experience in freight forwarding, and be fluent in both English and Spanish. Strong analytical and interpersonal skills, along with proficiency in tools like Microsoft and Freightos, are essential.

Formación

• 5 years of Freight Forwarding Experience.
• Excellent knowledge & experience in Spanish Ocean Product and Carrier negotiations.
• Excellent pricing knowledge & experience.

Responsabilidades

• Negotiate ocean rates and allocation.
• Develop strong relationships with carriers.
• Ensure timely updates in Freightos quotation platform.

Conocimientos

Negotiation skills

Customer orientation

Data accuracy

Time management

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Educación

Logistics studies degree or similar

Herramientas

Microsoft

Freightos

Cargowise

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Report to Spain Country Manager. Responsible for the negotiation and purchasing of the services required by the ocean product in Spain. Optimize Spain procurement based on local needs for growth, following global carrier strategy and maintaining strong relationships with carriers and coloaders. Assisting with Europe Ocean Pricing process, liaising with relevant stakeholders (Product, Pricing, business development, operations teams) maintaining effective communication and strong working relationships. Position holder will have a strong focus on data accuracy, process efficiency, and excellent time management and Excel tool capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Spain Ocean Procurement: Negotiate FCL and LCL ocean rates and allocation depending on local pipeline to increase our market share
• Visit and develop strong relationships with carriers
• Business development support and trade lane optimization
• Compliance and risk management

Spain Quotation tools

• Ensure Contracts and Rates are accurately and timely updated in Freightos quotation platform for our Spanish pricing team and our Network
• Ensure Customer Tariffs maintenance in Cargowise
• Analyze hit ratio and results, determine opportunities, and take actions to growth

European Tenders & RFQs support

• Distribute RFQ to the different stakeholders.
• Gather data from relevant internal stakeholders during the tender management process.
• Focus on deadlines (internal and external (customer)) and follow up with stakeholders.
• Follow RFQ pricing strategy.
• Complete the RFQ submission, present to main stakeholder for review & submission.

Required job specifications

Education

• Logistics studies degree or similar

Experience and Knowledge

• Freight Forwarding Experience – 5 years.
• Spanish Ocean Product and Carriers negotiation knowledge & experience – Excellent
• Pricing knowledge & experience – Excellent
• Customer orientation and negotiation skills - Excellent
• Networking skills – Good
• Interpersonal skills - Excellent
• Understanding of Tender processes - Excellent
• Understanding of Ocean principles - Very good
• Planning & organizing skills – Excellent
• Microsoft, Freightos, Cargowise skills - Excellent
• Written and verbal communication skills - Excellent
• Time management – Excellent
• Data accuracy – Excellent

Personal Attributes

• English and Spanish Languages – verbal / written – Fluent
• Additional Languages a plus