Slough
Right Now Group are recruiting for a Pricing Agent on behalf of our client, an established international logistics and transport business who specialise in road freight movements. \n This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a road freight freight forwarding background who understands the dedicated, same day delivery market and is confident obtaining competitive rates, building relationships with suppliers and pricing time-critical dedicated movements. \n Key Responsibilities of a Pricing Agent: \n\n • Price dedicated, same day movements across the UK and Europe.\n, • Source and negotiate competitive rates with hauliers and third-party transport providers.\n, • Sell and price the company's dedicated, same day solutions to both existing and prospective customers.\n, • Build and maintain a strong network of suppliers and dedicated, same day contacts.\n, • Communicate regularly with customers, suppliers and the wider operations team regarding pricing and transport requirements.\n, • Understand specific customer requirements, including routes, transit times and service expectations.\n, • Provide fast and accurate quotations for time-critical and dedicated movements.\n, • Develop knowledge of key dedicated, same day lanes, including UK, European and Ireland movements.\n, • Support the continued development and growth of the company's dedicated, same day offering.\n, • Work closely with the wider team to ensure pricing remains commercially competitive.\n\n The Successful Pricing Agent: \n\n • Ideally have previous experience within freight forwarding, transport or logistics and ideally within road freight.\n, • Dedicated, same day transport experience would be highly advantageous.\n, • Previous pricing experience within freight forwarding or road transport would be beneficial.\n, • Knowledge of the dedicated, same day market, suppliers and key European lanes would be advantageous.\n, • Strong commercial awareness with the confidence to negotiate rates.\n, • Excellent communication skills and comfortable building relationships with customers and suppliers.\n, • Confident working within a fast-paced environment where quotations often need to be turned around quickly.\n, • Strong numerical skills and comfortable calculating rates and transit times.\n, • Proactive and keen to develop their knowledge of the dedicated, same day market.\n\n Additional Details: \n\n • Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per annum\n, • Hours: 08:30 - 17:30, Monday to Friday\n, • Full-time, permanent position\n\n If you have a road freight forwarding background and are looking for a commercially focused pricing role with the opportunity to develop within the dedicated, same day market, apply online now!