Pricing Coordinator

Pricing Coordinator

Location: The Woodlands (Houston), USA

The first company of the deugro group, deugro was founded in 1924 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, by Carl E. Press, Sr. and is today a leading freight forwarder in the field of turnkey projects, heavy lift and special transports on both a national and an international level. The deugro group specializes in several independently operating service areas to ensure the successful handling of the operative business for the deugro group. All supporting functions such as Controlling, Finance, Human Resources, Business Processes and IT, Consolidation, Marketing, and QHSES are consolidated in one entity.

Become a part of our international Operations team at one of our locations in The Woodlands (Houston), USA. For the next possible date we are looking for you in fulltime (40h/week) as Pricing Coordinator.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Has knowledge and a full understanding in all aspects of international freight forwarding, including overseas services such as local pick-up or inland transportation procedures, bookings, document preparation, port handling, air transportation, customs clearance, and delivery processes in all modes of transport eg. barge, heavy haul, rail, as well as rigging.
• Calculates rates and price conversions.
• Converts and verifies shipment weight and volume.
• Uses rate charts to convert foreign currency to U.S. Dollars and vice-versa.
• Communicates by e-mail, telephone, and others (e.g., MS-Teams) with foreign operations and local customers.
• Possess excellent time management skills and manage multiple tasks simultaneously under tight timelines.
• Customer service responsibilities include maintaining close communication with the operational team and deugro overseas offices throughout the process.
• Preparing proposals to clients, overseas offices, and international agents for all types of transport, as best suited for the cargo and strictly meeting the required deadlines.
• Keep all rate and service contracts, port tariffs etc. on file in an organized manner.

What you can contribute:

• Fundamental knowledge and competence in all modes of transportation including, but not limited to, air, ocean, drayage, and inland transportation as well as barging, rail, heavy haul & rigging. Expected to learn and to reach competences in any deficient areas e.g., air / rail.
• Good working knowledge of domestic and international geography including countries, major cities, air & seaports.
• Able to choose proper routing appropriate to the customer's needs and able to quickly assess a suitable vendor for such operation e.g., heavy haul on basis of their coverage/region of operation, as well as a good knowledge of a vendors’ inventory of available/suitable equipment to perform a given heavy haul and/or rigging operation.
• Possess knowledge and/or awareness of risk factors (analyzing terms and conditions) and be familiar with basic measures to manage and mitigate risk.
• Basic knowledge of U.S. Federal Regulations (i.e., DOT, FAA, FMC, EAR, ITAR, FCPA, Hazmat) and other government agency requirements
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; and PC skills.
• IMO or IATA DGR training preferred

What we offer you:
Joining the team at deugro group offers you a long-term perspective for your professional career in a prosperous and future-oriented company. In addition, you benefit from flexible individual development opportunities in an international environment. We want to work with people who not only bring the right résumé/CV, but who also pursue their ideas with passion and put them into action with commitment.

Contact:
Do you value a motivating, international environment with opportunities for development and freedom? Send your application including your salary expectations and a possible start date.

deugro (USA), Inc.
William Barrett
480 Wildwood Forest Dr Ste 350, The Woodlands, TX 77380-4119 USA

www.deugro-group.com