The posting
Pricing Manager
Job Function:
- Supervise the Estimator team
- Responsible for estimates and tenders for Durban office
- Distribute general quotes / RFP / RFQ via a register
- Liaise with clients to discuss rate submissions and provide solutions
- Check and authorise quotations / proposals for all transport modes: Sea, Road, Air, Cross-trade, and Abnormal Cargo
- Negotiate rates with shipping lines, transporters, and airlines as needed
- Ensure rates are updated in the system and remain competitive
- Adhere to the three-rate policy for tenders and abnormal quote requests due to market fluctuations
- Analyze official tender requests (RFQ / RFP / RFI) for all Industrial Project Tenders (excluding Mining Tenders)
- Assist with compiling rates and solutions for tenders
- Compile tender responses together with Bid Desk
- Ensure proper handover of secured quotes / tenders to operations team or management
- Monitor the Quotation Module System and ensure estimators use it according to The Companys standards
- Produce monthly project pricing reports with statistics on RFQ / RFP / RFI and tenders issued vs secured
Client Liaison
- Clarify requests
- Discuss rate submissions
- Discuss solutions
Rates Negotiations
- Negotiate rates with shipping lines, transporters, and airlines
- Ensure rates are competitive
- Apply the three-quote principle for abnormal quotes
Rates Library
- Ensure rates are regularly updated in the rates library
Minimum Education and Experience:
- 5 years of estimator experience
- 2 years as a senior or supervisory freight estimator
- 5 years of shipping background
- Prior experience with Tenders / RFQ / RFI
- Ability to analyze a tender, determine required input, engage stakeholders, and compile technical and commercial responses
- Work within The Companys quotation module (training will be provided)
- Previous experience in Project Pricing / Load Planning essential
- Multimodal pricing experience (Air, Ocean, Road Freight import & export)
- Abnormal cargo pricing experience (heavy lift, air & ocean charters)



