SSC Regional Sea Freight Pricing Specialist

Philippines
Pasay
Seafreight
Full Time

About us

At Hellmann we are: caring, entrepreneurial, forward-thinking, reliable and so much more! 

We put our people at the heart of everything we do, because for us, relationship matters. Joining us does not just mean becoming part of a global logistics company. It means much more than that: You will become part of a supportive team and have a strong loyal leader behind you. Dare to think outside of the box? Your creativity has no limits and we will give you the opportunity to try out new things. Are you ready to rock the future with us? 

The Pricing Specialist - SF/AF is a key role to support pricing head for assigned tender and quotation requests. The Specialist works closely with Tender Management, countries, Product Management, Regional Pricing counterparts and Key Account Management/Sales on the customer pricing aspect of the RFQ or ad hoc quotation. Position focus is:

About the job

  • Analyze and understand pricing request and coordinate with internal stakeholders.
  • Ensure complete and competitive pricing from Asia Pacific region meeting customer requirements.
  • On time submission with high quality in the format required.
  • Support new pricing process standards and quality.
  • Assist pricing head in the customer meetings/negotiations as required.
  • Translate and cascade global/regional pricing instructions into RFQ pricing instructions for involved country pricing teams
  • Checking for completeness and correctness of country submissions in accordance to guidelines.
  • Escalate in case issues cannot be resolved on time
  • Reviews and benchmark pricing received from the countries to ensure competitive submissions to the customers
  • Handle pricing inquiries from countries
  • Comprehensive translation from internal pricing file to external customer file
  • Ensure timely, competitive and complete submission of RFQ rate cards and other requirements to Tender Management or APAC/Global Pricing Lead
  • Monitor and follow up on bid status and results
  • Support agreed pricing process, data quality and compliance
  • Upload pricing team’s performance and support pricing head in the quality assessment of the countries
  • Work with and keep updated with pricing relevant software and tools

About you

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in managing a RFQ from received from customer till submission and follow-up
  • Knowledge of forwarding business; Willingness to work overtime to meet deadlines when required.
  • Good project management and time management skills to stay on top of multiple deadlines for multiple bids in parallel
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills to properly engage with regional and country stakeholders and pricing teams of different cultural backgrounds
  • Strong analytical mind ideally paired with operational experience to analyze customer requirements and be able to quickly understand and challenge country bid input
  • Ability to work under pressure to cope with periods of high workload and tight timelines
  • Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
  • Strong and enhanced user skills with Microsoft Excel (Pivot table, V/H-Lookup etc.)

About our specials

Not only will you be joining an amazing and supportive business that provides the best Freight & Logistics services, you will also get:

  • A competitive remuneration package
  • Employee Bonus Scheme
  • Strong and supportive leadership team

If you are an experienced BDM who thrives on delivering exceptional customer service and growing & developing our business, then we want to hear from you!

About our benefits

team-meeting

Team Building

Monthly team activities to bring the team together and support charities

Supportive Work Culture

Work in a safe, multi-cultural, inclusive environment where everyone is respected

Development

We always look internally before advertising externally for open positions within the company

Flexible Working Conditions

We have a flexible work - life balance scheme

About the next steps

If you are excited by this fantastic opportunity and have what it takes to excel within this business, then click APPLY NOW!