Logistics Pricing Specialist Air Freight
Job Summary
Position: Logistics Pricing Specialist - Air Freight
Compensation: $70000 - 80000 Annually
The Logistics Pricing Specialist - Air Freight is responsible for developing competitive transportation pricing solutions across international air ocean and intermodal freight services. They manage spot quotes bids tenders and customer pricing requests while collaborating with carriers vendors and internal stakeholders to secure optimal rates and service solutions. They serve as a key partner to sales procurement and operations teams ensuring customer requirements are met through accurate timely and commercially sound proposals. This position plays a critical role in supporting revenue growth customer retention and overall pricing strategy.
Responsibilities
- Manage and respond to spot quote requests RFQs bids and tenders for international air ocean and intermodal freight services.
- Solicit evaluate and negotiate rates with airlines ocean carriers trucking providers co-loaders agents and other transportation partners.
- Develop competitive pricing solutions that align with customer requirements and organizational pricing strategies.
- Prepare and deliver accurate pricing proposals for various Incoterms including EXW FCA DDP DAP CIP CPT and related transportation arrangements.
- Collaborate with sales procurement operations and domestic pricing teams to ensure pricing proposals are complete competitive and operationally executable.
- Support the development and execution of rate map strategies pricing initiatives and market-based pricing recommendations.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with transportation providers to secure favorable rates and service commitments.
- Maintain pricing data contract rates and customer-specific rate structures within CargoWise and other internal systems.
- Create manage and maintain one-off quotes and customer pricing records using established processes and systems.
- Analyze market trends transportation costs and customer requirements to provide strategic pricing recommendations and data-driven insights.
- Prepare reports dashboards and analyses utilizing Excel and other reporting tools to support decision-making and performance management.
- Communicate effectively with customers agents and internal stakeholders regarding pricing service capabilities documentation requirements and operational considerations.
- Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction through timely professional and accurate communication and follow-through.
- Support leadership with special projects process improvements and strategic pricing initiatives as required.
- All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.
Qualifications
- Education: High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required; Undergraduate degree in Business Supply Chain Logistics Transportation Finance or a related field from an accredited college or university preferred.
- Experience: 3 years of pricing RFQ bid tender or transportation procurement experience within freight forwarding logistics or a related industry.
- Demonstrated experience pricing and quoting international air and ocean freight services including spot bid and tender opportunities.
- Strong understanding of freight forwarding operations Incoterms transportation modes and global logistics networks.
- Experience developing pricing strategies and influencing business decisions through data analysis and market intelligence.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel including data analysis modeling reporting and presentation of insights.
- Experience utilizing CargoWise or similar transportation management and freight forwarding systems.
- Excellent organizational project management and time management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; bilingual Spanish language skills are preferred.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information.
- Technical: Proficient with common office technologies including Windows PCs Microsoft O365 (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint etc.) and web conferencing (Teams Zoom Webex etc.)
- Environment: Comfort commuting to/from and working in a 100% on-site setting (listed in this posting) with travel for related meetings/events.
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About Company
Forward Air Corporation is a leading provider of time-definite surface transportation and related logistics services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. We provide scheduled surface transportation of cargo as a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transp ... View more