Pricing Manager M/F

 

 

Pricing Manager M/F

General Information

AGL (Africa Global Logistics) is the leading multimodal logistics operator (port, logistics, maritime and rail) in Africa. The company is now part of the MSC Group, a leading maritime and logistics company. 

Thanks to its expertise developed over more than a century and to more than 23,000 employees in 49 countries, AGL provides its African and global customers with global, tailor-made and innovative logistics solutions, with the ambition of contributing to the transformation of Africa in a sustainable way. 
AGL is also present in Haiti and Timor.

Are you looking for a rewarding experience in an international environment? Do you want to make an impact in a company that puts Africa at the heart of its project? 

Join AGL, the leading multimodal logistics operator on the African continent!   

Job description

Mission description

Job Purpose:

Ensure all estimate & tender requests are completed and submitted within the required time and covering all scopes of work.
Support Internal and External Commercial Activities and translate customer needs into a comprehensive and competitive response to ensure that AGL is awarded the business.

 

Profile

Job Function:

• Supervise the Estimator team
• Responsible for estimates and tenders
• Distribution of general quotes / RFP / RFQ by form of register
• Liaise with clients to discuss rate submissions and provide solutions
• Checking and authorising quotations / proposals for all modes of transport
i.e. Sea / Road / Air /Cross trade
• Negotiate rates where necessary with shipping lines / transporters / airlines
• Ensure that rates are updated on the system and that rates quoted are
competitive. Stick to the three-rate policy for tender requests due to market
fluctuation
• Analysis official tender requests i.e. RFQ / RFP / RFI for all Industrial Project
Tenders excluding Mining Tenders
• Assist with compiling rates and solutions for tenders
• Compile tender response together with AGL Bid Desk
• Ensure proper handover of quotes / tenders secured to the operations team /
management
• Quotation Module System – to be monitored and ensure that estimators are
using this tool accordingly to AGL head quarter standards
• Monthly Project Pricing reporting regarding statistics on RFQ / RFP / RFI and
tenders issued versus secured.
• Client liaison:
 To clarify requests
 To discuss rate submissions
 To discuss solutions
• Rates negotiations:
 Negotiate rates where necessary with Shipping lines / Transporters / Airlines
 Ensure rates are competitive
• Rates Library:
 Ensure that rates are updated regularly on the rates library


Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Matric
• Relevant qualification
• 5 years estimator experience
• 2 years senior / supervisory freight estimator
• 5 years shipping background
• Previous Tender / RFQ / RFI experience
• Ability to review a tender, decide on required input, engage with relevant
parties and compile the technical and commercial response for the required
scope of work
• Work in AGL quotation module (relevant training will be provided)
• Previous Project Pricing / Load Planning experience essential
• Multimodal (Air, Ocean & Road Freight) pricing experience both inbound &
outbound (import & export)