SUMMARY:
🚢 Step into this pivotal role with a leading Clearing & Forwarding company as a Pricing Agent. This is your chance to shape pricing strategies that drive profitability, strengthen competitive positioning, and support business growth in a dynamic logistics environment.
POSITION INFO:
In return this opportunity will offer an attractive remuneration package that will include contribution towards Company Medical Aid and Retirement Annuity.
Minimum Requirements:
- NQF4/Matric
- Relevant qualification advantageous
- Minimum 5 years’ experience within a Pricing Specialist role in the Clearing & Forwarding Industry
- Well versed with the trade market
- Effective and confident communicator & influencer (Verbal & Written)
- Ability to work productively both individually and in a team environment
- Strong rapport and relationship-building focused
- Empowered to make quick decisions in response to changing conditions
- Own transport and valid drivers license (preferable)
Key Performance Areas:
- To maintain strong relationships with the service providers
- Maintain most updated local port or airport charges, storage and demurrages and local transportation charges
- Ensure strong relationships with the local carriers and co-loaders
- To requests rates from local carriers, as well as from destination/origin offices and compare the same with Share point and contract agreements
- To check with customer service persons, salespersons or managers on the profit margin to be added
- Revert on requests with quotes within 24 hours, if any delay in receipt of rates, an interim email to the sent to the respective person
- Quotes to be prepared using the Quoting Database or Approved Quote Format as per company policy
- Maintain good relationship with Sales, Customer Service and to collect feedback for each and every quote
- Update the Quote Log with feedback for Market analysis and if rejected, correct reason must be updated
- Gather as much information as possible (carrier’s name, transit time, services used) to be able to quote better and get a high closing ratio
- Run weekly report through the Quoting Database and analyze the information and keep department managers aware of the best carrier to use from the best port/airport
- Keep all quotes submitted confidential and never disclose the information to anyone outside the department
- Ensure job is executed as per company guidelines and policies
- Always update the team with the GRI, PSS and rate fluctuations and changes whenever they occur
