Procurement / Pricing Assistant

TARIFF for LCL, T/S, WPRD (South China), Nomination through tariff- Ownership for creating and maintenance based on current pricing @ origin, freight and destination (under E2E & Rebate system). Managing COST & SELLING.

TARIFF for IMPORT & MCC - Ownership for creating and maintenance based on current pricing @ origin, freight and destination (under E2E & Rebate system). Managing COST & SELLING.

DAILY FCL BUYING TARIFF – Communicating with procurement and other local arrangements to maintain Daily Spread Sheet (Google Spread Sheet) which could be shared to OP/Management/Sales.

SALES TARIFF – Provide Daily SALES TARIFF (LCL/FCL/EXPORT/IMPORT) to all sales.

GLOBAL SERVICE GUIDE- Follow global service guide to define routing on t/s volumes across all hub stations (to guide our sales team).

COMPETITION & MARKET INTELLIGENCE – Market intelligence is essential on daily basis to know and compare our competitors on their direct services, carriers, routings and their current tariffs.

OVERSEAS COMMUNICATIONS FOR SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS – Standardize tariffs for addressing Over-weight, over-size, non-stackable, palletization, packaging etc.

SALES ENQUIRIES, CUSTOMER ENQUIRIES & OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS.

External business relationships with carriers and customers as per leadership guidance.

ACTUAL OVERSEAS DESTINATON CHARGES & WAREHOUSE DETAILS – Maintain master file to manage current destination charges against all TLs (Rebates and under E2E).

Maintain and regularly update costing & pricing database for all businesses

Ensure high integrity and accuracy of all rates stored in internal database; record all rates and rate updates timely

Support new product price calculation and data management

Build & maintain good relationships with the carriers as well as with the entire team to make them understand the needs and objectives.

Role & Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain relations with ocean freight carriers

Provide updated information within network on carriers’ situation, i.e. blank sailing program, new service and changes in ocean surcharges

Procure the competitive rates with carriers for assigned trades

Upload the rates contract on Rate Engine

Prepare rate summary sheet as per request

Check online rates and purchase the space

Circulate the rate sheets to overseas offices, GCA offices (related sales & operations team) on timely manner

Attend daily FAK rate enquiries

Attend RFQ/Tender

(3) Capacity Management

Co-ordinate with carriers and internal party for capacity/space issue

Co-ordinate with the sub-regions on volume/equipment projections so as to secure space/equipment guarantee with respective carriers.

Manage seasonal capacity requirements e.g. Chinese New Year, National Day holidays, peak seasons

Education and Experience requirements

Min 3-4 years’ solid experience in freight forwarding industry

Having good connection with ocean carriers

Job Skills and Competencies for this position

Team player with strong communication, interpersonal skill and networking capability

Proactive, self-motivated, able to work independently, Detail Minded

Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Good analytical and problem solving skills

Strong command both written and spoken English, Cantonese and Chinese

Good computer literacy (Microsoft word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access)

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Logistics, Freight & Delivery Services 11-50 employees

Founded in 1987 at Belgium, ECU Worldwide (erstwhile ECU Line) is a global leader in NVOCC services. Backed by rich legacy, passion and agility, we have brought in world-class innovations in LCL (less than

container load) and set several benchmarks in the industry. Led by a strong management team, our foothold now stands strong at 300+ offices in 160+ countries, offering LCL and FCL services across the globe. Our wide variety of value added services and outsourcing

solutions make us exceptionally competent in handling and transporting complex cargo to anywhere in the world, seamlessly.

Founded in 1987 at Belgium, ECU Worldwide (erstwhile ECU Line) is a global leader in NVOCC services. Backed by rich legacy, passion and agility, we have brought in world-class innovations in LCL (less than

container load) and set several benchmarks in the industry. Led by a strong management team, our foothold now stands strong at 300+ offices in 160+ countries, offering LCL and FCL services across the globe. Our wide variety of value added services and outsourcing

solutions make us exceptionally competent in handling and transporting complex cargo to anywhere in the wor