Junior Ocean Pricing Coordinator

Our client, a well-respected player in the Supply Chain & Logistics industry, offering a number of specialist services such as freight forwarding, customs clearance and warehousing, are looking to recruit a Junior Ocean Pricing Coordinator to be based at offices in Basildon, Essex.
On Offer:
* An attractive salary up to £27,000 per annum, dependent on experience with yearly salary review
* Monday to Friday working hours, 08:30 am – 5:30pm
* 20 days annual leave (rising to 25) + Public holidays. Plus one Milestone Day per year to take as you wish
* Confidential EAP platform for you and your immediate family members as spouse/partners and children aged 16 to 24 in full-time education, living in the same household.
* Access to our Employee Discounts and Perks, which includes Grocery Shopping, Holidays, Movies, Sports, Wellness and many more.
* After 1 year of service - Private Medical Scheme & Company contributions increase 9% for the Group personal Pension Plan.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Assist the Sea freight Manager in the execution of their duties in support of the Head of Ocean’s vision of the company to become more competitive and profitable.
* Understand and execute the departments vision of good business development in order to successfully move Sea Freight products.
* Maintain and utilise the operational system at all times, ensuring customer bookings are accurately recorded.
* Maintain regular communication with line manager, reporting new sales leads and handover of shipments.
* Quote all new import and export enquiries received from our network and direct customers.
* Keep records of FCL and LCL rates for main markets with main carriers in a share folder.
* When a quote is won is to be sent to the Sea freight Manager, who will allocate it to sea operations.
* Create weekly report on number of quotes sent out, margins and comments.
* Follow up quotation 2 days after initially quote with phone call and if not available via email requesting feedback.
* Assist in maintain current SOPs for the department.
* Always maintain excellent customer and inter-departmental relationships giving regular feedback to line manager.
* Communicate quotations to the line manager/sales team and ensure all quotations are recorded on the system in one format.
To Be Considered:
* Knowledge of LCL and FCL services essential as well as systems [e.g., CNS, Destin8 and Sequoia] (or similar)
* Experience with import or export operations
* Proficient with standard software packages, especially MSWord, Excel and Outlook
* Impeccable attention to detail.
* Excellent customer service and communication skills
For more details, please contact Willis Global - a leading Recruitment Consultancy for the Supply Chain & Logistics industry