Project Pricing Supervisor

Duties And Responsibilities

• Participates in all phases of projects through design, planning, and scheduling to include negotiating, pricing, and bidding on projects.
• Manages transfer of project pricing details to operations team in accordance with the department’s sales to operation handover SOP.
• Works in tandem with operations team to ensure a project is completed on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with commercial/pricing provisions.
• Maintains a high level of communications with customers/subcontractors.
• Maintains superior relationships with customers and subcontractors to meet project goals and to establish/maintain future business opportunities.
• Works efficiently and professionally within a team environment to maximize profits by minimizing potential for error and up-selling of services.
• Maintains regular discussion with upper management involving client changes and improvements are expected.
• Manages relationships with internal and external customers, as well as various vendors throughout the transport industry.
• Responsible for integrating vendors, internal and external customers while providing a professional reliable and efficient communication line between Fracht, the customer, and the sub-contractor.
• Train pricing supervisors/specialists/coordinators on all job tasks, as necessary.
• Manage tenders/RFP/RFI submissions.
• Delegate responsibilities to other pricing specialists/coordinators, if required.

Education And/Or Work Experience Required

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent working knowledge of ocean freight pricing terminology.
• Experience in negotiating Ocean freight pricing and trucking rates agreements/contracts.
• Bachelor’s degree in logistics or equal level by experience a plus.
• 4+ years of pricing experience in logistics and freight forwarding.
• MS Office and other IT skills: basic MS Word, MS Outlook, and MS Excel.

Physical Requirements

• Safely and successfully performs the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 20 lbs.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged period of time in office environment, desk setting.
• Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone.