Pricing Coordinator - Ocean Freight

Pricing Coordinator - Ocean Freight

Basildon, Essex

Full time, Permanent position

Hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday

£23,000 - £26,000 per annum

We are seeking an Pricing Coordinator - Ocean Freight / Junior Ocean Pricing Coordinator to provide, pricing, quotations and negotiate rates for ocean freight consignments, liaising with customers, shipping lines and overseas agents, negotiating rates, and spot quotations with high levels of customer service at all levels for our Client.

Key roles and responsibilities

• Assist the Sea freight Manager in the execution of their duties in support of the Head of Ocean’s vision of the company to become more competitive and profitable

• Understand and execute the departments vision of good business development in order to successfully move Sea Freight products

• Maintain and utilise the operational system at all times, ensuring customer bookings are accurately recorded

• Maintain regular communication with line manager, reporting new sales leads and handover of shipments

• Quote all new import and export enquiries received from our network and direct customers

• Keep records of FCL and LCL rates for main markets with main carriers in a share folder

• When a quote is won is to be sent to the Sea freight Manager, who will allocate it to sea operations

• Create weekly report on number of quotes sent out, margins and comments

• Follow up quotation 2 days after initially quote with phone call and if not available via email requesting feedback

• Assist in maintain current SOPs for the department

• Always maintain excellent customer and inter-departmental relationships giving regular feedback to line manager

• Communicate quotations to the line manager/sales team and ensure all quotations are recorded on the system in one format

Skills, Experience and Competencies

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Knowledge of LCL and FCL services essential as well as systems [e.g., CNS, Destin8 and Sequoia] (or similar)

• Experience with import or export operations

• Proficient with standard software packages, especially Microsoft Office - Word, Excel and Outlook

• Impeccable attention to detail

• Excellent customer service and communication skills

Desired Characteristics

Our ideal candidate will have the following qualities:

• Teamwork/Team player
• Responsibility
• Communication
• Leadership
• Trustworthiness and Ethics
• Problem Solving
• Organisation Skills
• Excellent telephone manner to support the business needs

Company Benefits

Along with 20 days annual leave + public holidays and yearly salary review we offer the following benefits:

• Confidential EAP platform for you and your immediate family members as spouse/partners and children aged 16 to 24 in full-time education, living in the same household

• Access to our Employee Discounts and Perks, which includes Grocery Shopping, Holidays, Movies, Sports, Wellness and many more

• After completing six months’ service, Our Clients UK Death in Service equal to three times your annual salary

• After one year’s service employees are eligible to join the Private Medical Scheme (application process required)

• Company Pension

• Holiday loyalty days up to a maximum of 5 days

• One Milestone Day per year to take as you wish

Additional Information

First interview will take place at the Noble Recruiting office based in Billericay, Essex.

Important Notice: Noble Recruiting Limited, located in Billericay, Essex, is an equal opportunities employer. With over 15 years of experience, we specialise in both permanent recruitment and the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this role, your details will be processed by Noble Recruiting Limited. For details on how we handle your information, please refer to our Privacy Policy on our website.

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