Pricing Executive Freight Forwarding
Position: Pricing Executive
Department: Pricing Department
Location: Belapur Navi Mumbai
Reports To: Pricing Manager
Job Summary:
As a Pricing Executive your role is vital in our organizations logistics and pricing operations. You will be responsible for coordinating with different teams vendors and carriers to gather pricing and freight information. Your primary focus will be on assisting the sales team with pricing quotations and deal coordination. Building and maintaining strong relationships with vendors and actively participating in carrier selection are key aspects of this role. Additionally you will oversee document management and help implement standardized processes.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Collaboration:
You will work closely with our internal teams including Sales Operations and Finance to collect pricing and freight data for various logistics solutions.
2. Sales Support:
Collaborate with the sales team to provide them with pricing data assist in preparing quotations and respond to business opportunities by efficiently coordinating deals.
3. Vendor Relationships:
Cultivate and nurture strong relationships with our vendor partners which include shipping lines airlines international agents and trucking companies. Keeping pricing and freight information uptodate is crucial.
4. Problem Solving:
Take the lead in resolving issues that may arise with carriers forwarding companies and other entities to ensure the successful delivery of our customers cargo.
5. Carrier Selection:
Participate actively in discussions related to carrier selection offering your insights on factors such as cost reliability and service quality.
6. Document Management:
Maintain our rate updated as carrier s rate & share timely to sales person. Insure rates are available for each and every sector along with validity Container name and transit time. Updated rate sheet should be available as and when required.
7. Accuracy and Information Management:
Its essential to ensure the accuracy of information conveyed by our customers to internal teams covering details such as delivery addresses pricing specifics crossreferences packing requirements and special instructions.
8. Standardized Processes:
Support the implementation and adherence to standardized processes and guidelines contributing to the efficiency of pricing and logistics operations.
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Management or a related field.
Experience:
2 years of experience in pricing logistics or a related role within the logistics industry.
Skills and Competencies:
Strong analytical skills with great attention to detail.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Team player with the ability to collaborate effectively.
Proficient in Microsoft Office especially Excel.
Understanding of logistics and supply chain principles.
Strong problemsolving and decisionmaking abilities.
Organizational and time management skills.
Knowledge:
Market Analysis
Cost Analysis
Technology Tools
Competitive Pricing
ValueBased Pricing
Customer Segmentation
Global Markets
Communication and Negotiation Skills
Motives:
Customer Retention
Revenue Growth
Cost Recovery
Compliance and Regulation
Brand Image
Cost Reduction
Traits:
Analytical Skills
Strategic Thinking
Communication Skills
Negotiation Skills
Attention to Detail
Ethical Integrity
Global Perspective
freight,sales,analytical skills