Pricing Analyst, Air & Sea at DSV

Main Purpose of The Role:

• The Pricing Analyst – Cross Trades is responsible for preparing accurate and competitive freight quotations for cross-trade shipments across air, ocean, and multimodal transport.
• The role involves negotiating rates with carriers and overseas partners, maintaining pricing databases, and supporting the sales team with timely and profitable pricing solutions.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Freight Forwarding.
• Understanding of incoterms - risk and billing purposes.
• Airfreight and Oceanfreight Experience.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Good e-mail etiquette.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work in a team environment, so also unsupervised.
• Ability to work across time zones and manage overseas partners

Added advantages:

• Cross Trade Knowledge is advantageous
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Excellent negotiation and communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple quotations under tight deadlines.
• High attention to detail and accuracy

Qualifications: 

• Matric (essential).
• Tertiary qualifications will be of advantage (eg. Logistics or Supply Chain qualification).

Computer packages

• Office 365 (Teams, OneNote, Forms), MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Freight Managing Systems (CargoWise1, SAP, Oracle etc. will be an advantage).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Prepare competitive pricing and quotations for cross-trade shipments.
• Source and negotiate freight rates with shipping lines, airlines, overseas agents, and logistics partners.
• Analyze transportation costs, market trends, and carrier performance to ensure competitive pricing.
• Maintain and update freight rate databases, tariffs, and pricing tools.
• Collaborate with sales, operations, procurement, and overseas offices to develop customized logistics solutions.
• Ensure quotations meet customer requirements, service levels, and profitability targets.
• Review carrier contracts and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Monitor pricing validity and ensure timely renewals of rates.
• Support tender submissions and Requests for Quotation (RFQs).
• Prepare pricing reports and analyze quotation success rates.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, international trade regulations, and Incoterms.
• Resolve pricing discrepancies and provide support for operational issues related to quotations.
• Support QSHE with the completion of the non-conformance reports