It's more than a job
As a member of the Freight Forwarding team Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in transporting goods, optimising processes, and fulfilling our customers' promises. And by transporting medicines, toys and important machine parts, you are not only delivering goods, you are making small and big moments possible for people all around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.
How you create impact
- Produce quotations for VIP clients in response to inquiries by sales representatives and customer care staff.
- Manage, streamline and automate quotation renewals regionally.
- Proactively engage with internal stakeholders including customer care, sales and the business field.
- Actively develop, manage and maintain pricing related processes and tools.
- Maximize GP while ensuring quotations remain market competitive.
- Optimize usage of resources and manpower.
- Develop in-dept market knowledge, including competitor knowledge, customer profiles, pricing levels that consistently gain business and communicate and report on such areas on a regular basis.
- Review, negotiate, and interpret quotations/ contracts from overseas offices, and ocean carriers.
- Be actively involved and influence commercial strategy that ensures quotations are in-line with market pricing.
- Supervise, evaluate and lead the pricing staff.
- Share knowledge with sales representatives and customer care staff to ensure optimal carrier selection.
- Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
If you require an accommodation for the recruitment /interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
This job posting relates to an available role and not a future talent pool.
What we would like you to bring
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5+ years in logistics/transportation with sea freight experience required
- 1+ years of team lead experience
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Background in pricing, operations, and contract review
- Degree in Logistics, International Business, or related field preferred (CIFFA a plus)
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Strong Excel and systems capability
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Excellent communication, analytical, and negotiation skills
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Detail‑oriented, customer‑focused, and able to work under pressure
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Proactive team player with strong time‑management skills
What's in it for you
At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and dental benefits, a retirement savings plan, and tuition reimbursement. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials or assisting with scheduling. These tools analyze information to help inform decision making; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers. #LI-TD1
Who we are
Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.
As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.
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