Airfreight Pricing Analyst

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics•Montreal, QC

3d•CA$60,000 - CA$70,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Air Product Pricing Desk Analyst will be an essential part of a central pricing team which will cover all of Canada. The team will be responsible for working with the Air organization to provide our internal and external customers with pricing for all air export and import shipments.

Requirements

Associates degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience will be considered in lieu of educational requirement
High School Diploma or GED
3 years international air freight operations with import/export knowledge
1 year airfreight pricing experience
Prior quotation experience to customers and overseas offices
Understanding of various components required for international air freight shipments
Some knowledge of pricing levels of airfreight pricing for Canada import/export shipments a plus
Organizational skills
Time management and prioritization
Customer-focused
Able to recognize trends & recommend price adjustments accordingly
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as freight rates, discounts, and other percentages
Analytical skills / problem-solving ability
Strong written and verbal skills communication skills in English in order to present information to customers, management, and subordinates in a professional setting
Adaptable / flexible to high-pressured environment
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Email, and Internet
Confidence to make decisions, influence across reporting lines
Ability to analyze scope of service and determine corresponding operational costs
Basic knowledge of dangerous goods, hazmat certified a plus
Knowledge of various aircraft space , weight and size limitations
Knowledge of regulatory environment affecting air shipments
Procurement experience a plus

Nice To Haves

Some knowledge of pricing levels of airfreight pricing for Canada import/export shipments a plus
Basic knowledge of dangerous goods, hazmat certified a plus
Procurement experience a plus

Responsibilities

Executes pricing for transactional spot and multilane quotations for transactional customers based on standard quotation templates for both import and export cargo.
Fill in RFQ’s / RFP‘s
Obtains pricing levels from sources provided by the procurement teams
Request client / routed overseas business target rate, when possible, to determine if any opportunity to increase margins on standard Pelorus rates
Executes pricing for network requests for routed transactional business opportunities
Escalate pricing issues for routed business to Manager
Provide consistent feedback to Airfreight Mgmt. to ensure current/correct service, transit time, and rate validity are correctly specified in PPQ tool.
Validates adherence to standard pricing instructions given by country product management
Coordinates and gathers missing information from various resources if not available in the central depository including from CA product management, local procurement management, and overseas offices
Assembles and publishes selling quote to customer or overseas office in standardized format
Support execution of global, regional and trade lane Airfreight commercial strategy & carrier policy
Follow-up on quotes and provide KPI analysis on win ratio to management.
Develops resources from intelligence gathered on pricing and quotes on lanes not included in PPQ database
Guides requestor and provides alternative solutions if not possible to satisfy request due to limitations in land or air capacities or regulatory issues.
Performs other duties as assigned.