Pricing Executive - Freight Industry

POSITION TITLE: Pricing Executive 
FUNCTION/DEPARTMENT:COMMERCIAL  
REPORTS TO: Pricing & National Tender Desk Manager
DIRECT REPORTS/SUPERVISES:N/A
JOB PURPOSE: To prepare competitive quotes to ensure profitability.
Working relationships:    
INTERNAL
•    Customer executive 
•    Transport dept.
•    Order process executive
•    Commercial manager 
•    Sales executive
EXTERNAL
•    Clients
•    Shipping lines     
Key Responsibilities
1.    Source for market rates and mark-up 
2.    Prepare quotations for the Commercial team 
3.    Follow up on the quotes sent to the Clients to ensure closure
4.    Report on the success rate of the quotations on closure.
5.    Profile requests
6.    Seek appropriate levels of approval from Management and service departments
7.    Review quotations to ensure alignment with the Client confirmations and internal process requirements
8.    Source and maintain an updated data of contacts relevant to the compilation of quotation and avail them for common reference
9.    Maintain an up to date record of proposals sent and their status as per approved database formats
10.    Work with the Commercial Manager to support Freight Forwarding activities in conjunction with the HQ team to build competitive rates within carriers.
11.    Follow through a customer support gap and create a strategy on organic growth and business continuity.
12.    Support in market intelligence i.e. Identifying growing verticals
13.    Work closely with projects and bid teams and assist in putting together proposals.
14.    Provide periodic reports to all key stakeholders
Experience
•    3 years in Freight Industry
Personal Attributes
•    Keen 
•    Proactive
•    Integrity
•    Interpersonal relations
Qualifications
•    Diploma in Clearing & Forwarding or equivalent
•    Knowledge of the freight industry
Key Skills
•    Analytical 
•    Computer literacy
•    Numeracy 
•    Negotiation 
•    Communication
•    Organizational
Benefits:
•    Airtime 
•    Medical 
•    Pension  
•    Group life