Tall Grass Recruitment

UK Inside Sales & Pricing Manager (Hybrid) Salary: Total Package of 52,200 per year Are you an experienced Inside Sales & Pricing professional looking to take the next step in your career? We're recruiting for an experienced UK Inside Sales & Pricing Manager to lead a busy pricing function within a well-established international freight forwarding business. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong commercial awareness, team leadership experience and a background across Air, Ocean and Road Freight . The Role As the UK Inside Sales & Pricing Manager, you'll be responsible for leading the Inside Sales & Pricing team, ensuring quotations are accurate, competitive and commercially profitable while supporting the wider sales function. Key Responsibilities Lead, motivate and develop the Inside Sales & Pricing team. Manage daily workloads and team performance. Prepare and approve competitive customer quotations. Support Business Development Managers with pricing and commercial proposals. Liaise with Operations, Procurement and overseas offices to obtain competitive freight rates. Monitor quotation activity, conversion rates and gross profit performance. Maintain pricing systems and produce management reports. Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders. Ensure high levels of customer service and compliance with company standards. What We're Looking For Previous management experience within Freight Forwarding or Logistics. Strong knowledge of Air, Ocean and Road Freight pricing . Experience producing customer quotations and managing RFQs/tenders. Commercially minded with excellent negotiation skills. Strong leadership, communication and organisational abilities. Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM systems. A customer-focused approach with the ability to work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment. What's on Offer Total package of 52,200 per year Opportunity to lead an established pricing function. Career progression within a growing international logistics business. Supportive working environment. Work across Air, Ocean and Road Freight. Full-time, permanent position. If you're an experienced freight forwarding pricing professional looking to take ownership of a successful team and play a key role in the commercial success of the business, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.

1 Company - 3 Roles - Road Customs & Deep-Sea Air Import & Export Operators My client is one of the largest independently owned worldwide freight forwarders in the UK. It was established almost 40 years and operates from 9 locations, including the head office in Bradford and two warehouses. Expert teams offer sea, air and road freight, UK warehousing and distribution, and special projects alongside a dedicated customs team. Offices in Birmingham, Bradford, Derby, Halifax, Leeds, Manchester, and Newcastle. They are looking to add to their ever growing ranks Deep Sea & Air Import & Export and Road Freight Operators who can come in and hit the ground running and are well versed in all aspects of customs entries & CDS is a MUST & Cargo wise is a nice to have. Some of the things you ll be doing every day include: Preparing customs entries on imports and exports ensuring a high level of accuracy and full compliance Processing documents such as COO, EUR1 on ICERT Ensuring a screening process takes place to review client documentation such as commercial invoices and packing lists Processing refunds via HMRC Guaranteeing the import/export of finished products and components, ensuring the process is cost-effective and efficient Taking decisive action with the organisation of the flows of activity Ensuring customs authorisation documentation is checked and correctly completed Guarantee compliance with international transport regulations and customs procedures Co-ordinate international transport operations Ensure the prioritisation of local customs administration The role requires: Previous experience of working with customs data and knowledge of customs legislation At least 2 years experience in a customs role Experience of CDS essential, Descartes and FCL preferred Sound understanding of Destin8/CNS Good trade tariff knowledge Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines Eagerness to learn and progress, and the ability to grasp new systems and processes quickly Excellent communication skills Experienced user of Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word and Outlook Committed, motivated, energetic, proactive, and fun with a positive can-do attitude Ability to work well whilst under time constraints with a right first-time approach Benefits include: Up to £40,000 DOE Continuous development with opportunities for progression in a growing company 25 days holiday + BH Company pension Office based no remote / hybrid working Annual Bonus Company nights out & more