PRICING SPECIALIST (AIR FREIGHT FORWARDING)

CONNECTED. COMMITTED. CREATIVE. As a global team of 24,000+ connected employees in 46 countries, we pride ourselves in being the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company – applying insight, service quality and innovation to create sustainable growth for business and society. When you join our elite team, you’ll have the opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a positive difference while being rewarded with an excellent salary, superior group insurance, a matching pension plan, great perks, a pleasant culture, true work/life balance and the opportunity to help transform and grow the company. You’ll also “Walk-the-Talk” when it comes to Yusen’s 9 Core Values because they resonate with you: Communication. Openness. Customer Focus. Reliability. Teamwork. Accountability. Problem Solving. Continuous Learning. Proactivity. The PRICING SPECIALIST (Air Freight) is responsible for identifying suitable carriers and negotiating freight rates with carriers for Air Imports (mainly in conjunction with overseas offices/agents) as well as Air Exports directly with carriers and vendors. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintain all carrier agreements and build, maintain and update all current and future rates/tariffs into one central database (QMS/WebCargo or equivalent). Recommend suitable alternative rates and trade lane options and offer best solutions. Compile comprehensive, timely and accurate quotations for customers, sales, management, overseas offices or agents. Validate accuracy of quotations, maintain profitability guidelines and ensure costings are up to date. Work with the Sales team to respond to all RFQ’s or RFI’s within deadlines. Analyze success and failure factors and review better opportunities and options for future requests. Be proactive in resolving customer/overseas office/sales pricing matters. Ensure the allocation of sufficient carrier space for accounts and prospects. Actively pursue the most competitive base rates with all carriers. Maintain our domestic ‘Standard Local Tariffs’ and maximize income. Ensure that specific timelines for all quotations are met. Keep records of all quotations and monitor our success ratio per product and trade lane. Provide information to operations/sales regarding cost and sales rates including carrier selection. Follow-up on Customer quotations will be handled by sales but Pricing is responsible for recording success/failure and follow-up with overseas offices/agents. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Post-secondary degree in relevant program. Minimum five (5) years relevant experience in International Freight Forwarding. Knowledge of Air Freight. Knowledge of Aircraft container specifications, weight limits, volume and configurations. Understands fluctuating rate levels and builds strong relationships with carriers. Excellent written and verbal business communication skills, communicating with multiple points of contact at all levels of organization. Superior skills in Excel and high proficiency in Word, and Outlook. Excellent collaboration, negotiation and analytical skills. Entrepreneurial thinking ability in terms of generating revenue and being profitable. Yusen Logistics (Canada) Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity, equity, and inclusion in its workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and are committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Note: A qualified job applicant with a disability is one who possesses the required skills, education, experience, and training and who can, with reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of the position applied for. We appreciate the interest of all applicants however only…

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