Ocean Pricing Coordinator

Our client, a well-respected player in the Supply Chain & Logistics industry, offering a number of specialist services such as freight forwarding, customs clearance and warehousing, are looking to recruit a Ocean Pricing Coordinator to be based at offices in Basildon, Essex.

On Offer:

* An attractive salary, dependent on experience with yearly salary review

* Monday to Friday working hours, 08:30 am – 5:30pm

* 20 days annual leave (rising to 25) + Public holidays. Plus one Milestone Day per year to take as you wish

* Confidential EAP platform for you and your immediate family members as spouse/partners and children aged 16 to 24 in full-time education, living in the same household.

* Access to our Employee Discounts and Perks, which includes Grocery Shopping, Holidays, Movies, Sports, Wellness and many more.

* After 1 year of service - Private Medical Scheme & Company contributions increase 9% for the Group personal Pension Plan.

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Assist the Sea freight Manager in the execution of their duties in support of the Head of Ocean’s vision of the company to become more competitive and profitable.

* Understand and execute the departments vision of good business development in order to successfully move Sea Freight products.

* Maintain and utilise the operational system at all times, ensuring customer bookings are accurately recorded.

* Maintain regular communication with line manager, reporting new sales leads and handover of shipments.

* Quote all new import and export enquiries received from our network and direct customers.

* Keep records of FCL and LCL rates for main markets with main carriers in a share folder.

* When a quote is won is to be sent to the Sea freight Manager, who will allocate it to sea operations

* Create weekly report on number of quotes sent out, margins and comments.

* Follow up quotation 2 days after initially quote with phone call and if not available via email requesting feedback.

* Assist in maintain current SOPs for the department.

* Always maintain excellent customer and inter-departmental relationships giving regular feedback to line manager.

* Communicate quotations to the line manager/sales team and ensure all quotations are recorded on the system in one format.

To Be Considered:

* Knowledge of LCL and FCL services essential as well as systems [e.g., CNS, Destin8 and Sequoia] (or similar)

* Experience with import or export operations

* Proficient with standard software packages, especially MSWord, Excel and Outlook

* Impeccable attention to detail.

* Excellent customer service and communication skills

For more details, please contact Willis Global - a leading Recruitment Consultancy for the Supply Chain & Logistics industr