Pricing Coordinator/Product

Links Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the freight forwarding industry is searching for a Pricing Coordinator to manage pricing support and strategy for RFQs. This role focuses on enhancing the growth of international airfreight and sea freight while collaborating with various teams to ensure optimal bid execution. The ideal candidate will bring operational and sales experience and demonstrate strong analytical abilities and customer service orientation.

Qualifications

• Working experience in freight forwarding industry is essential.
• Operational and Sales experience in international forwarding is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage costs, carriers, and market adjustments.
• Support UK pricing department with RFQs and tenders.
• Respond to monthly quotes requests to maximize conversion.
• Work closely with operations and other teams to implement bids.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational talent

Flexibility

Customer service orientation

Independence

Education

High School/GCSEs

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

The Pricing Coordinator is responsible for handling pricing support and strategy for RFQs. This role will support the growth in the international airfreight and sea freight and work closely with Operations, Sales, Tender team as well as other staff, implementing bids and utilizing the proper carriers to maximize the benefits forecasted in the bids.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the costs, carriers and market-related adjustments applying a technical/operational approach.
• Support the UK pricing department in developing RFQs for all UK sites, local tenders of over 500K and prepare all spot quotes of 500kg or over.
• Contribute to the success ratio on the 30-50% range, providing our sales team a one-stop shop.
• Responding to monthly quotes requests to maximize conversion.
• Handling pricing support for all RFQs supporting the growth in international airfreight and sea freight.
• Work closely with operations and other stations to implement bids and utilize the proper carriers to maximize the benefits forecasted in the bid.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned and as deemed necessary.

Standard Responsibilities:

• Contribute actively to a healthy and secure work environment by reporting unsafe/unsecure/unhealthy conditions and possible improvements.
• Apply continuous improvement culture and attitude
• Quality first thinking
• Strong Team Player
• Actively live and role-model our core values:
• Earn our customers trust.
• Value or teammates.
• Engage in our communities.
• Apply our ethics.
• High Performance at a world class level.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• High School/GCSEs.
• Working experience in freight forwarding industry
• Operational and Sales experience in international forwarding

IT SKILLS

• Strong PC skills (Windows, Microsoft Office applications) preferred

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Fluent oral and written English is a must
• Additional (major) European languages would be an asset

OTHER SKILLS AND / OR COMPETENCIES

• Accurate, efficient, and independent way of working
• Organizational talent as well as analytical skills
• Quick perception and open for changes
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently
• High affinity for organizational and administrative tasks
• Distinct customer
• Enthusiasm

MEASURED KPI

• Convert monthly quotes requests with an average success of 32%+4