Key Responsibilities
· Understand customer needs to strategy the costing and or pricing.
· Negotiate cost-effective rates with service providers to ensure maximum profitability.
· Coordinates with airlines, shippers, local and overseas agents for the quoting process of
shipments.
· Maintaining continuous communication with vendors, shippers, carriers and other branch offices
throughout the quotation process and choosing proper routing appropriate to the customer’s
needs.
· Immediately report problems, operation disputes or discrepancies to supervisor, manager, or
department head.
· Follow up to ensure the freight is cleared and delivered to customer on time, update systems
accordingly
· Negotiate and coordinate spot rates and/or quotations for shipments/services within our client’s
database.
· Display a thorough understanding of industry-related terminology and processes.
· Strategize ways of increasing profits margins, while keeping cost at a minimum.
· Assist the sales team with business development and securing new business initiatives.