Freight Commercial Specialist

Job Overview

• Communicate effectively in a professional manner with customers to ensure their quotation requirements are fulfilled in line with their booking instructions
• Liaise with other offices in the UK and abroad, reporting any discrepancies or specific requirements
• Communicate efficiently and effectively with internal and external customers, suppliers, and other offices, as required by operational procedures
• Ensure that the company operates within all agreed operational procedures, and within statutory requirements including the provision and maintenance of a safe working environment.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Collect pricing with approved hauliers for transport of cargo, confirm availability of equipment and agree prices where no tariff exists, to maximise cost effectiveness
• Setting goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company's plans and vision
• Organizing workflow and ensuring colleagues understand their duties or delegated tasks
• Identifying and prospecting new business leads
• Job costing and preparing quotes
• Customer facing in QBR’s / meetings etc

Skills And Competencies

• Operational knowledge / background in Air, Ocean or both
• Good analytical skills
• Preferably Dangerous Goods knowledge
• Commercial knowledge or background
• Experience in negotiating with vendors
• Dealing with and maintaining data quality
• KPI Aware and problem solving
• Team player