Pricing Coordinator – Ocean Pricing and Procurement

Pricing Coordinator - Ocean (9 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Department: Pricing and Procurement

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: London

Join Zencargo and play a key role in delivering competitive, accurate ocean freight pricing across global trade lanes. Working closely with sales, procurement, and operations, you’ll manage spot and long-term FCL and LCL pricing, build strong carrier partnerships, and use data-driven insights to optimise performance. If you’re commercially minded, detail-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced, tech-enabled logistics environment, this is an opportunity to make real impact.

• Manage and respond to spot and long term sea freight pricing requests for all trades ( FCL/ LCL) in a timely manner prioritising accuracy, competitiveness and transparency.
• Assist in maintenance of all pricing related internal tools to support the ongoing business requirements.
• Support the sales teams to align pricing proposals and develop a clear framework of client requirements and routing information
• Collaborate with operations and procurement teams to ensure seamless transition from quotation to booking.
• Work alongside the pricing&procurement team on projects to develop process improvements and ongoing automation tools.
• Source and negotiate rates with carriers, LCL consolidators, hauliers and agents to maintain competitiveness and service reliability.
• Conduct comparative cost analysis to optimise pricing strategies, maximising business.
• Analyse success of quotes and follow up with sales / clients.
• Support pricing teams with any other pricing/ procurement related tasks as business requires.

• Negotiation:
  Ability to secure competitive pricing and service commitments from carriers and suppliers using spot tools and other sources.
• Analytical Thinking:
  Strong ability to assess pricing structures, evaluate market trends, interpret cost data.
• Communication &
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Effective in engaging with internal teams, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Problem-Solving:
  Proactive approach to addressing challenges, making data-driven decisions and optimising procurement strategies.
• Time Management:
  Ability to handle multiple pricing requests efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-Oriented:
  Ensures accuracy in pricing submissions and pricing documents.
• Flexibility:
  Ability to be open to working on different pricing related tasks as the business requires.

• Strong understanding of ocean freight LCL and FCL pricing structures, carrier quote tools, trade lane dynamics, and carrier relationships.
• Understanding of supply chain operations in order to translate the necessary moves into a pricing quote
• Ability to compare ocean carrier pricing to optimise profit
• Experience with contract management and rate filing processes to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Proficiency in Google Sheets/Excel, including pivot tables, Vlookup and other formulas to speed up the pace of data analysis
• Knowledge of global supply chain economics and how they impact the ocean freight