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, 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