For over 50 years, Pentagon Freight Services has worked alongside the critical industries we serve by providing best-in-class freight forwarding and logistics. Our aim is simple – we want to deliver certainty for a world that never stops.
Role Overview
The primary objective of the pricing team members is to maintain and improve Pentagon market share for new and existing business within the GCC. You will be single point of contact for pricing related services to external and internal customers.
What we’re looking for
- Effectively manage high volume of air freight and sea freight enquires. Breakbulk pricing and procurement experience is an advantage.
- Ensures the quality of the quotes and proposals are maintained as per the set standards and follow-up on quotes to ensure conversion target is met as given by department.
- Experience with procurement from airline and shipping line for both OOG/BB and general cargo is preferred.
- Take complete ownership of procurement of competitive rates from origin/destination and ensure maximum conversion of quotations.
- Create Pricing Solutions for new business opportunities, utilizing financial models and optimization tools.
- Analyze customer data to develop understanding of their shipment profile and service requirements.
- Develop efficient distribution solutions considering carrier partner network capabilities.
- Maintain customer and vendor pricing information.
- Assist with research and analysis of data in support of client and management requirements.
- Perform other office related duties as and when required within the pricing, operations departments with guidance and support should it be required.
- Minimum 2+ years GCC logistic pricing experience with operational and/or commercial mindset.
- Exposure to break bulk, air and sea freight pricing and rate procurement.
- Sound understanding of carrier and airline service mapping and regions.
- Possess sound organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability to work within fast paced and assertive team.