Global Manager - Rate and Pricing Management
Fischamend HQ /
Full-time
/ Hybrid
Join the team to lead and coordinate the development and implementation of a global rate management process, governance model and system, helping to harmonize and standardize the global rate management landscape.
Your work will influence the global rate management productivity, quality and timeliness by enabling instant, automated and data based quotation management features to our customers.
You will collaborate with the Corporate Directors of Operations and Processes, the Chief Digital Officer, relevant IT teams and various other stakeholders- to understand, analyze and evaluate current state of rate, pricing and quotation management environment and ultimately coordinate the recommendation and implementation of a global rate management concept considering strategic customers and cargo-partner demand.
You will drive market research to understand developments in the market and coordinate the Rate Management capability development with internal IT and potentially external vendors.
How will your work look like?
- Analyze, evaluate, suggest, implement and govern a globally rate, pricing and quotation management eco-system / framework: based on relevant parameters like current and future customer segments , internal operational (product) demand , productivity and data intelligence considerations, as well as industry trends
- Oversee, direct and lead a global rate management and rate standardization program and governance process across all relevant products (air, ocean, road and rail), tradelanes and service levels, ultimately enabling an automated rate management process across the entire cargo-partner customer and operator journey
- Drive the evaluation of a required business logic/intelligence layer enhancing the capabilities (shortcomings) of relevant application landscape Wisetech eco-system, aiming at a fully automated, instant and dynamic rate, pricing and quotation management incl. application of behavioral and environmental intelligence in cargo-partners digital customer portal (Digital Freight Forwarder)
- Oversee and coordinate the evaluation of relevant Rate Management solutions and their capability to offer/support global instant rate, pricing and quotation management
- Ensure alignment with relevant stakeholders to integrate rate/price /quote information in relevant 3rd party systems like Salesforce
- Ensure consideration of „innovative technologies" (AI, Machine Learning, etc.) or alternative business models in automating quoting capabilities based on decided market and customer approach (e.g. for particular customer segments, business types, service levels or rate types)
- Identify and communicate risks/issues proactively to Global Steering Board and respective lead problem solving initiatives
What do we expect?
- +5 years of experience in freight rate, pricing and/or quotation management and standardization in the logistics industry AND in program/project and process management type of role
- Strong experience with analyzing and implementing business transformation projects
- Master degree in process-industrial engineering / business informatics or alternatively vocational training with relevant additional management training
- Exposure to agile/lean methodologies and ways of working is a plus
- Expertise in BI/ML/AI in relation to Data, Analytics, proactive data driven decision management etc. would be nice to have
Ready to get things moving?
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Why cargo-partner:
Career plan and professional growth opportunities? We guarantee an individual path of professional development. We give development opportunities in various IT projects.
Implementation of own initiatives? Our success is based on team spirit. This is why our colleagues accept responsibility, are always part of the solution, and act as true partners to customers and colleagues alike.
Stability of employment? Dynamic work in a stable international company with a leading position in the air and sea freight market. We focus on long-term cooperation. After the project is over, we talk, listen and provide further challenges.
Benefits? We provide technical and personal trainings, eLearning, co-financing of language courses and more.
Wage (gross): 6500EUR/month *By legal requirement we are providing the information about the basic wage component (minimum salary) for the advertised position. Based on your experience/profile, the final financial conditions will be the subject to discuss and negotiate at the personal interview, however, not less than above mentioned minimum salary component.