Ocean Freight Pricing Specialist

Your task will be:

Executes pricing campaigns
Searches for best pricing solutions in order to maximize profitability of Ocean Freight Forwarding.
Provides pricing for Sales growth on country level (including standard factor-based pricing methodology), supports and follows up with Sales
Provides correct and timely feedback to Global Tender Bids; answers Global Tender Bids and region to region pricing requests, from break-down of pricing instructions to roll-up of pricing input and submitting.
Executes country bid response, in particular qualification of bids received, formulation of bid strategy, gathering and checking of pricing inputs, consolidates country bid response
Monitors objectives in terms of profitability maximization and volume growth
Ensures customer requirements are met and takes corrective actions in case of deviations from customer requirements
Support country’s efforts in providing competitive quotations to the customer timely
Keeping in touch with customers for feedback on sent out quotation
Support sales and products in securing competitive rates and submission of bids

Your profile should look like:

Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in many areas of Ocean Freight Forwarding operations and pricing
Good knowledge of the Ocean Freight and Forwarding Industry in Kenya
Good knowledge of Ocean Freight product pricing
Knowledge of the industry and stakeholders – shipping lines, CFS, transporters
Strong project management skills and ability to cope with multiple bids in parallel
Strong analytical skills and good communication skills
Strong problem-solving mentality
Excellent English language knowledge

We offer:
Working for a strong international company with clear goals and objectives
Executes ocean freight product pricing in Kenya
International company environment with possibilities of career development.
If this is something you would like to do, don’t hesitate and start your application.