UK Haulage Procurement Lead – Rates & Negotiation

Career Hive; Sefton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Hive, a UK freight forwarding business, is seeking an experienced UK Haulage Rates & Procurement Specialist. You will leverage established relationships with transport providers and deep knowledge of UK domestic haulage rates to negotiate competitive buying terms and protect margins.

You will maintain rate sheets, analyse pricing data, and support tenders and customer quotations with accurate transport pricing.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in UK domestic haulage procurement, transport buying or freight forwarding.
• Excellent knowledge of UK haulage buying rates and market conditions.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience securing competitive carrier pricing.
• Established relationships with UK hauliers would be a significant advantage.
• Commercially focused, analytical and confident working with pricing and cost data.
• Ability to identify savings while maintaining service quality.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of UK domestic haulage rates, market trends and transport costs.
• Negotiate competitive rates with UK hauliers and transport subcontractors.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and new transport providers.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and challenge uncompetitive carrier pricing.
• Manage and maintain haulage rate sheets and pricing databases.
• Source competitive rates for FTL, LTL, groupage and palletised freight.
• Support the commercial team with transport pricing for customer quotations and tenders.
• Ensure competitive buying rates support business growth and healthy profit margins.

Skills

UK domestic haulage procurement

Negotiation

Cost analysis

Carrier pricing understanding

Job description

Career Hive, a UK freight forwarding business, is seeking an experienced UK Haulage Rates & Procurement Specialist. You will leverage established relationships with transport providers and deep knowledge of UK domestic haulage rates to negotiate competitive buying terms and protect margins.

You will maintain rate sheets, analyse pricing data, and support tenders and customer quotations with accurate transport pricing.