Air / Sea Pricing & Procurement Specialist

Air / Sea Pricing & Procurement Specialist

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Trafford Park
Up to £40,000 DOE

About the Business

* Danish parent company – UK division has been operating for 50 years.

* Based in Trafford Park. Office of approx. 35 staff with a further 30+ in Aberdeen/Heathrow.

* Actively expanding within Air, Sea, Road, Courier.

* Currently hiring for our General Cargo Sea/Air/Courier Division

* Business has grown +50% revenue in 2024 alone.

About The Team

* New and growing team so those who join have great say in direction and can put their own stamp on the business.

* Great career paths for team members who want to grow.

* Responsibility and accountability for the business.

* Comfortable with having to find solutions for clients at a high pace and able to build trust with clients.

Job Requirements

* This is a newly created role to support increasing demands for our services across new and existing clients.

* The role exists to secure the best possible buying conditions, ensuring alignment between client and company objectives by matching service/rate levels to new and existing business.

* The role sits between operations and clients and is responsible for Pricing/Procurement of Air and Sea enquiries, ensuring swift and accurate turnaround to increase our business conversion rate.

* The core function of the role is to facilitate enquiries, maximize profitability and ensure operations utilize the best possible supplier network.

* The role/candidate will have significant impact on the business with a great degree of autonomy.

* The right candidate must have operational experience in air/sea (import/export/cross trade) and actively working with pricing/procurement of these products.

Benefits Package

* Salary up to £40,000 DOE

* 25 days holiday + bank holidays

* Pension scheme which is being increased to 8% employer match over next 2 years. (current 5%)

* Working hours M-F 9-5 – Hybrid working 2 days a week possible after probation on agreement with line manager