Live Freight Co. is looking for a unique and qualified Senior Booking/Pricing Specialist to enhance our company workflow and daily operations in our Alexandria Office.
This position is both creative and rigorous by nature, you need to think
outside the box. We expect the candidate to be proactive and have a "get it done"
spirit. To be successful, you will have solid problem-solving skills.
Job Description:
- Maintain a very good relationship with the shipping lines, co-loaders, and agents.
- Request rates from local carriers and compare them with the same.
- Request rates from destination or origin agents and compare them with the same.
- Revert on requests for quotes within 24 hours maximum by mail or on our system.
- Coordinating with sales team, customs clearance operations, and marketing team and collect feedback for each quote as per each case needed on our E-system.
- Handle import/export RFQs from request prices and reply to requesters based on knowledge of ocean freight services and local market practices on our e-system.
- Handle shipment booking and invoices payment with the shipping lines, co-loaders, and agents upon confirmation on quotation.
- Track shipments till arrival to destination and insure documents validity.
- Monitor our live rates and the valid pricing rates for regular updates and implementation.
- Update the team regularly whenever there are a special rate, new destinations or any other transportation news or port congestion.
- Run weekly reports through the Quoting Database and analyze the information to be fully aware of the best carrier to use from the best port.
Job Requirements:
- A bachelor's degree in logistics, business, economics, or any related field.
- A minimum of 3-5 years of experience working in a freight forwarder.
- Excellent English is a must.
- Excellent in using ERP systems and MS Tools.
- Attention to detail and Ability to think analytically.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Effective reporting and presentation skills.
- Enthusiastic and proactive team player.
- Strong coordination skills among various work groups and with different levels.
- Relation and plan builder with suppliers and 3PL.
What's great in the job?
- Great team of smart people, in a friendly and open culture
- No dumb managers, no stupid tools to use, no rigid working hours
- No waste of time in enterprise processes, real responsibilities and autonomy
- Expand your knowledge of various business industries
- Create content that will help our users on a daily basis
- Real responsibilities and challenges in a fast evolving company
