Job description
Airfreight Pricing SpecialistIstanbulJob descriptionWe are looking for a Pricing Specialist for our National Airfreight department who will work closely with Airfreight Product/Trade Managers and Sales team to support growth targets by formulating and managing replies to bid requests (RFQs) and spot quotations. Will help developing comprehensive pricing and bid management strategy for the country. This role requires the ability to improve the buying conditions to increase profitability.Your tasks and responsibilities
- Support inquiries with quick and competitive quotas and follow up with Sales, Network and House Acounts
- Validates adherence to standards and pricing instructions
- Formulate timely and accurate responses to Global RFQs and local pricing requests
- Rolls-up bid input into country response
- Executes country-to-country pricing, pricing campaigns, factor-based BC pricing (incl. setting up internal rates)
- Supports in execution of commercial AFR strategy in country (e.g. filling campaign rate table)
- Supports Sales in selling/securing AFR on country level in terms of providing adequate solution design, routing proposals and factor based pricing for prioritized opportunities
- Initiates risk taking process (e.g. escalation to Pricing Team leader)
- Performs execution of global procurement strategy
- Ensures adherence to global decisions (rates, process, etc.)
- Forecasts, procures locally and on spot market and optimizes/consolidates
- Defines and sets up internal local rates (local charges) in system and checks centrally provided internal rates
- Monitors carrier performance and initiates corrective actions
Your skills and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (International Business, Transportation, Logistics, Commerce or Administration is preferred)
- Deep knowledge of AFR forwarding business, minimum 5 years of experience in freight forwarding
- Good command of written and spoken English
- Having commercial mindset and working knowledge as incoterms and payment terms
- Strong project management skills and ability to cope with multiple bids in parallel
- Very strong communication and negotiation skills with a positive attitude
- Commercial experience/capabilities
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team and to work under pressure
- Customer focused with a proactive attitude
- Strong problem-solving mentality
Good reasons to joinWe are committed to deliver high quality solutions to our customers and are proud to be a strong leader in the logistics industry. We offer opportunities where you can grow your expertise, shape/optimize processes and apply/create innovative solution concepts. Join our team and provide successful impulses within the Kuehne + Nagel organization.ContactApplicants must possess the above experience and skill set in order to be considered for this role.
Apply online ensuring that an up to date CV is attached with your application.Please note that only CV’s submitted through the KN Careers platform will be considered.About Kuehne + NagelWith over 74,000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne + Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies. Its strong market position lies in the seafreight, airfreight, contract logistics and overland businesses, with a clear focus on providing IT-based integrated logistics solutions. Further information can be found at www.kuehne-nagel.comLearn more >>kncareers.comReference Number: req32505
