Sea Freight Pricing Specialist

Our client is an International Global Freight Forwarder, specialising within the Far East, USA as their main areas. Forming partnerships to freight manage their client's global business leaving the client free to concentrate on its own core business. Their management team is totally focused on achieving higher levels of service both internally and externally.

We are now recruiting for an Sea Freight Pricing Specialist to join the team in the Birmingham office. We are looking for a driven and proactive individual who excels in fast-paced, dynamic environments. We are looking for applying candidates with seafreight experience and the ability to build strong relationships with customers, carriers, and suppliers to effectively negotiate and confirm rates

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
* Create and issue quotations to prospects & customers
* Follow up issued quotations
* Handling Sea freight/ Imports/Exports/Cross Trade
* Negotiate rates with carriers / hauliers / suppliers
* Track success/failure rate of quotes, reporting back to management
* Hold regular service review meeting with key suppliers. Minimise cost increases
* Monitor carrier websites and notifications
* Communicate with customers to manage and follow up all quotes to obtain feedback
* Engagement with airfreight operational teams to ensure smooth handover of secured shipments

Experience required
* Freight forwarding Seafreight experience - inbound, outbound, and cross trade
* Sea Freight Pricing/Quotations experience
* An understanding of how to influence the profitability through effective pricing
* Able to cope and accustomed to working under pressure to meet fixed deadlines
* Dangerous Goods knowledge is preferable
* Strong numerical and commercial skill

Package and Benefits:
* Salary £30,000 to £35,000 dependent upon experience, flexible for the right candidate
* Pension
* 22 days holiday to start
* Rewards and Discounts
* Heath care plan
* Cycle to work scheme
* Social events
* Free Parking
* Plus more