Freight Forwarding | Air, Ocean & Road | Imports, Exports & Cross Trade
Location: Egham, Surrey
Salary: £35,000 - negotiable for the right experience
Working Pattern: Fully office-based
Job Type: Permanent
The Opportunity
We're currently working with a well-established international freight forwarding business that is looking to strengthen its commercial team with an experienced Multi-Modal Pricing Specialist.
This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong understanding of freight forwarding pricing who enjoys working across air, ocean and road freight and has the commercial awareness to deliver accurate, competitive and commercially viable quotations.
Based on-site in Egham, you'll play an important role in supporting the wider commercial and operations teams, ensuring customers receive competitive pricing and effective freight solutions across a range of international movements.
The Role
As a Multi-Modal Pricing Specialist, you will be responsible for:
Preparing accurate and competitive quotations across air, ocean and road freight.
Pricing import, export and cross-trade shipments across multiple international markets.
Working closely with airlines, shipping lines, hauliers and other transport carriers to obtain and negotiate competitive rates.
Building strong relationships with carriers and suppliers to ensure the business remains commercially competitive.
Analysing freight costs, margins and market rates to ensure pricing is both attractive to customers and commercially viable.
Supporting the sales and operations teams with spot rates and customer quotations.
Responding quickly and accurately to pricing requests and ensuring quotations are produced within required timescales.
Negotiating rates with suppliers and identifying opportunities to improve margins and overall profitability.
About You
We're looking for someone who already has solid freight forwarding pricing experience and is comfortable working across multiple modes.
You'll ideally have:
Previous experience in a freight forwarding pricing / quotations role.
Strong knowledge of air, ocean and road freight.
Experience pricing imports, exports and cross-trade movements.
Confidence dealing directly with airlines, carriers, shipping lines and hauliers.
Strong rate negotiation and supplier management skills.
Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to produce accurate quotations under time pressure.
A commercially minded approach, with an understanding of costs, margins and profitability.
WR Logistics are a leading recruitment partner for the logistics and supply chain industry, recruiting across the UK, Europe, and the USA for permanent opportunities.
WR Logistics is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
Salary description
£33000.00 - £35000.00 per year