Pricing Coordinator
Platinum Recruitment is working in partnership with a transport business of whom have a fantastic service & are well known in the transport & logistics industry & are looking to recruit a Pricing Coordinator based in Feltham, Middlesex.
Why choose our client?
A large freight forwarder who are very well established & well known in the transport industry.
Evolving & always put there people first.
Package
* £30,000
* A full time & permanent role
* Onsite parking
Pricing Coordinator - What's involved?
Freight Forwarding supplies and combines freight services, information management and added value into integrated solutions. As part of the Group, Freight Forwarding supports the capacity to offer customers one partner to support their supply chain challenges worldwide.
The Product function is the commercial driver of our growth. The purpose of the department is to win, retain and develop profitable business. The Pricing team are accountable for specific support activities Freight Forwarding commercial owners in Business Development, product, and operations.
Working as part of the Pricing team, the Pricing Co-Ordinator is responsible for the daily support of the network and Pricing Manager to ensure customer's demands are met, covering, but not limited to, forwarding activity, quotations, billing queries and reporting - delivered to the highest standard, keeping in mind attention to detail and business acumen. Pricing Co-Ordinators are responsible for:
* Providing pricing & ad hoc rates to overseas partners, offices, BDM's and customers.
* Quoting all spot shipments from network and tenders that cannot be answered with self-serve tools.
* Transition of won shipment information to the correct operational team.
* Create and maintain pricing tools (spreadsheets, calculators, databases)
* Reporting and analysing quote statistics and trends.
* Inform pricing updates to relevant support teams for WWICs, CargoWise-1, GeoBid, etc. as required.
* Corrective Actions - identify and implement changes in process to improve overall company performance.
Key requirements:
* Procedures, regulatory compliance and Health and Safety.
* Update your job knowledge through access to company and local training showing a commitment to continual professional development.
* Always keep the working environment clean and tidy.
* Any other duties as required.
* Ensure that you have an excellent understanding and working knowledge of all aspects of Health and Safety. Familiarise yourself with the rest of the Health & Safety Manuals as appropriate, including Risk Assessments and COSHH.
* Qualify and respond to Network and Agent pricing requests on behalf of the UK business pointing them to the self-serve tools where applicable or undertaking quote and pricing as required within agreed SLA.
* Follow-up and report monthly on success of quotes completed.
* Complete the pricing for local, regional, and global tenders received by the UK Tender / Product team, including the Sales Owners and Branch teams for existing or targeted UK accounts.
* To provide technical knowledge and support to the business and network
* Contact carriers for rates & information related to quotations when information not available in tools (WWICS / WEBCARGO / G-R8 etc)Analyse data and information to guide commercial decisions.
* Analyse volume and pricing data from clients and network to guide commercial decisions.
* Update and maintain pricing databases and tools.
* Issue quotations in a single format/system, and record for customer account record.
* Participate in projects improving processes and competitiveness.
* Identify and transfer sales leads from the network to appropriate sales teams.
* Collect market and pricing feedback for improvement of new customer sales and margin on existing customers
If you're ready to make a lasting impact in a company that values creativity, quality, and a great service we would love to hear from you - apply today!
Consultant: Lisa
Job Number: / INDCOMMERCIAL
Job Role: Pricing Coordinator
Location: Feltham, Middlesex
Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.