Air Freight Pricing Specialist

Founded in 1995, The our client has grown to be among the world’s leading freight forwarding and logistics service provider. Their established network of offices and agents efficiently handle air, ocean, and land operations throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. Their close relationships with major carriers in the industry make them a specialist in ocean transport, especially among transpacific trading routes. They’ve grown to be more than a globally ranked NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier). They proudly offer a wide variety of services to cover the entire supply chain, serving as a “One Stop Shop” that provides cost-effective management of goods, in order to bring their customers a peace of mind.

Air Freight Pricing Specialist
Our client is a leading global freight solutions and supply chain company with branch offices over the U.S. is looking to add an Air Freight Pricing Specialist at their Chicago branch. They are searching for talented individuals who enjoy problem solving and self-motivated. An exciting career awaits the person who possesses the will and abilities to learn our client’s business and support the development of their group.

Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities:

• Support customer rate quote requests by providing accurate cost and sell rates for target and existing accounts. Analyze potential financial risks, returns, and profitability to assist in evaluating opportunities.
• Budget and Forecast planning: Collaborate with overseas team to develop and manage bookings, sailings, and costs/sell rates.
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting client relationships.
• Develop trusted advisor relationships with key accounts, customer stakeholders and executive sponsors.
• Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our client’s solutions according to customer needs and objectives.
• Cost Analysis: Conduct thorough cost analysis by reviewing financial data, cost structures, and pricing models. Identify cost drivers, variances, and trends, and provide recommendations for cost reduction and optimization.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with other internal and department teams, including finance, operations, procurement, customer service and management, to gather relevant data, align on objectives, and ensure accurate cost analysis and reporting.
• Develop new business with existing clients and/or identify areas of improvement.
• Assist with client requests or issue escalations as needed.

Experience:

• BA/BS degree in Business Administration, Sales, or relevant field required.
• 1 - 2 years’ experience in ocean shipping or supply chain platform preferred.
• Experience with MS Office (particularly MS Excel & PowerPoint) required.
• Experience delivering client-focused solutions to customer needs.
• Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail.
• Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

This position offers a competitive base salary.

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