Pricing Specialist

deugro was founded in Frankfurt am Main and is the first company of the deugro group, where is has its focus on global project freight forwarding. Every day the industry and deugro face the challenges of the logistics industry and our employees use their expertise to ensure large cargo is transported safely, effectively, and efficiently, through innovative and creative logistical solutions.

Become a part of our talented deugro team, as we look for a PART-TIME Pricing Specialist in Perth or Brisbane.

Key responsibilities:

• Working within the Local and Regional Tender Management (TM) team to create, assemble, and deliver key commercial tender responses/proposals.
• Support commercial aspects of tender requests and perform cost analysis
• Assign and distribute tasks and rate requests to overseas offices and support functions during bidding process
• Obtain and negotiate rates with carriers and deugro sub-contractors
• Able to read ocean and air freight rates as well as understanding of common terms and conditions.
• Able to calculate rate and price conversion. Converts and verifies shipment weight and volume. Uses rate charts to convert foreign currency to U.S. Dollars and vice-versa
• Develop and establish communication with foreign operations, carriers, and local customers
• Build communication / relationships with vendor, shipper, customer, carrier and deugro overseas offices throughout the tendering process
• Present competitive pricing / bid packages including follow up with customers to obtain feedback
• Maintain rate database, service contracts and port tariffs and other key documents
• Maintain and follow TM log and be able to generate reports as needed

Skills, knowledge and expertise:

• Excellent knowledge in managing comercial and operational aspects in all major freight forwarding disciplines land, air, ocean, specialized heavy or over dimensional transport for industrial projects (at least 5 years of experience)
• Good working knowledge of domestic and international geography including countries, major cities, airports
• Effective time management skills and capable to evaluate competing deadlines and prioritize workflow
• Strong commercial, technical and financial acumen
• Strong organizational skills (prioritize, plan, assign, control)
• Possess knowledge and/or awareness of risk factors and be familiar with basic measures to manage and mitigate risk
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; and PC skills
• Ability to work under pressure, team focused and self-starter, eye for detail
• MS Office experience: MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Vizio, MS Power Point, and other software/tools
• Has what it takes to create a winning bid proposal in a lead or support function

What makes us the ideal choice?

A family-owned company established in 1924, has evolved into a leading global specialist in project freight forwarding. Our expertise spans various cargo types including break bulk, out of gauge, dangerous goods, and oversized shipments. Complementing our core services are affiliated entities specializing in transport engineering solutions, global ocean transportation, and specialized transportation assets.

We take pride in our commitment to employees, offering opportunities for long-term career growth, hybrid work arrangements, and flexible scheduling options.

We eagerly seek candidates who possess enthusiasm, passion, and innovative thinking, valuing their ability to translate ideas into action through dedication rather than solely relying on their resume or career history.

We value diversity and welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age and sexual orientation.

deugro Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd

Kristina Rostek

Level 4 / 303 Coronation Drive, Milton, QLD 4064 AUS

www.deugro.com