Air Logistics Pricing Manager

at  KuehneNagel

You will be part of our Air Logistics team, leading the delivery of our growth objectives with yourpricing expertise + skills.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5-7+ years of experience in air freight logistics, specifically in pricing.
• 3+ years in a managerial role within logistics or freight forwarding.
• Extensive knowledge of the air freight industry, including pricing models, market trends, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong understanding of international trade laws, customs regulations, and INCOTERMS.
• Ability to develop and implement comprehensive air freight pricing strategies that align with business objectives.
• Experience leading and managing a team of pricing analysts, ensuring alignment with company goals.
• Strong communication skills to articulate pricing strategies and results to senior management and clients.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and pricing initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving skills to address pricing discrepancies, logistical challenges, and operational issues.
• Strong understanding of financial principles related to pricing, including margin analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and profitability metrics.
  About Kuehne+Nagel
  With over 80.000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne+Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics companies.
  As an employer, Kuehne+Nagel stands for equal opportunity and we are committed to diversity in our teams. We believe that you can make a valuable contribution to Kuehne+Nagel and look forward to receiving your application.

YOUR ROLE

Your primary objective will be to deliver against our growth strategy by ensuring that pricing support to businessdevelopment is a priority + key factor in gaining + retaining volumes. You will do this by working with a varietyof internal + external stakeholders while focusing on the following key objectives:-

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• To gain insight on quoted business + share the same with your team working on pricing requests, ensuringappropriate pricing solutions are offered.
• To liaise closely + regularly with the procurement + carrier management team, staying ahead of marketchanges, then incorporating the knowledge in pricing solutions.
• To pro-actively gain + share information on target customers from a pricing perspective, keeping ourprocurement teams well informed on target business to support carrier discussions.
• To guide the teams to present various alternative pricing options, providing development teams withenough flexibility when engaging with customers.
• To liaise between the pricing + the procurement teams, periodically participating in carrier discussions toshare deeper business insights for building solutions for our customers, keeping the pricing team informedon carrier updates when working on pricing requests.
• To initiate trade lane promotions based on knowledge of market gained from our development +procurement teams to help build additional business volumes.