Global Sea Logistics Pricing Specialist

Kuehne+Nagel; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuehne+Nagel in Singapore seeks a Global Sea Logistics Pricing Specialist to turn complex data into competitive pricing packages for ocean freight tenders. You will work with Trade Managers and Sales to sharpen offers and respond to RFQs from KN offices worldwide.

You are analytical, fluent in English, and adept at building pricing models that protect profitability and support revenue while meeting customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Shipping or Logistics.
• 5–10 years' experience in freight forwarding.
• Knowledge of import/export, LCL and FCL.
• MS Office, especially Excel.
• Fluent English.
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills; ability to build models.
• Influencing, negotiating and problem-solving to protect profitability and revenue.
• Confident communicator who builds relationships across teams.
• Energy and resilience when busy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate pricing for global ocean freight tenders, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Collaborate with Sea Logistics, Trade Managers to keep offers competitive.
• Back up Key Account Managers and Sales from draft to post-tender review, including follow-up.
• Handle RFQ inquiries and support KN offices.
• Manage bunker formulas and index-based rate adjustments.
• Pull data from multiple sources into pricing models to show margin and spend.

Skills

Analytical

Numerical

Excel

English

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

It's more than a job As a member of the Freight Forwarding team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in transporting goods, optimising processes, and fulfilling our customers' promises. And by transporting medicines, toys and important machine parts, you are not only delivering goods, you are making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

Global Sea Logistics Pricing Specialist – Kuehne+Nagel, Singapore

Where the numbers meet the ocean Every ocean freight tender has a moment when a customer’s needs, the market and our margins all have to line up in one competitive offer. In this role, you are the person who makes that happen.

It's more than a job As a member of the Freight Forwarding team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in transporting goods, optimising processes, and fulfilling our customers' promises. And by transporting medicines, toys and important machine parts, you are not only delivering goods, you are making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

Global Sea Logistics Pricing Specialist – Kuehne+Nagel, Singapore

Where the numbers meet the ocean Every ocean freight tender has a moment when a customer’s needs, the market and our margins all have to line up in one competitive offer. In this role, you are the person who makes that happen.

At Kuehne+Nagel, our Global Sea Logistics team moves cargo across the world’s trade lanes, and pricing is where deals are won or lost. As our Global Sea Logistics Pricing Specialist in Singapore, you will turn complex data into pricing packages that customers want and the business can stand behind.

What Your Days Will Look Like

You will be the hub of our global pricing process. One day you may be pulling apart a large tender to understand a customer’s special requirements. The next you may be building a pricing model with Trade Managers and Sales to sharpen an offer, or answering an RFQ from a KN office on the other side of the world.

• Coordinate pricing for global ocean freight tenders, making sure submissions are accurate and on time.
• Work with Sea Logistics departments and Trade Managers to keep our offers competitive.
• Back up Key Account Managers and Sales from first draft to post-tender review, including follow-up, feedback and analysis.
• Handle individual RFQ inquiries and support KN offices.
• Look after bunker formulas and index-based rate adjustments.
• Pull data from multiple sources into pricing models that show margin and total spend, so management can make confident decisions.

Who We’d Love To Meet

You are analytical, comfortable with numbers, and calm when a deadline is close. You like finding the story in the data and explaining it clearly to the people who need to act on it.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Shipping or Logistics.
• 5–10 years' experience in the business.
• Good knowledge of freight forwarding, import and export, LCL and FCL.
• Solid MS Office skills, especially Excel.
• Fluent English.
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills, with the ability to build models and advise decision-makers.
• Good at influencing, negotiating and problem-solving to protect profitability and support revenue.
• A confident communicator who builds relationships easily and works well with others.
• Energy and resilience when things get busy.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life‑saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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