Job Description
About the Role
A well-established national logistics and supply chain business is seeking a Pricing Specialist to join its commercial operations team based in Durban. The successful candidate will support the national sales function by managing customer pricing, maintaining commercial rate structures, and ensuring that all pricing submitted to customers is commercially sound and aligned with the organisation’s margin objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and validate customer pricing prior to submission by the sales team.
- Ensure all pricing aligns with established rate structures and margin expectations.
- Identify potential pricing anomalies or margin risks and escalate where required.
- Maintain and update the organisation’s master rate card across service offerings.
- Monitor pricing renewals and ensure rates remain aligned with cost changes and escalation cycles.
- Conduct periodic reviews of pricing structures to ensure rates remain accurate and commercially viable.
- Work closely with Business Development Managers to support pricing queries and quotation preparation.
- Assist in the preparation of pricing for new business opportunities and customer proposals.
- Provide commercial input on complex pricing or customer-specific requirements.
- Maintain accurate records of approved pricing and commercial documentation.
- Prepare reports relating to pricing activity and rate reviews.
- Support the continuous improvement of quoting and pricing processes.
Requirements
Relevant tertiary qualification in Commerce, Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or a related field
Minimum 5 years’ experience in pricing, commercial operations, or sales support functions
Previous experience within logistics, warehousing, freight, distribution or supply chain environments
Proven experience working with rate cards, tariffs or pricing structures
Strong analytical ability and commercial judgement
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel , including formulas, pivot tables and data analysis
Qualifications
(No qualifications mentioned in the original job description)
Salary & Benefits
(No salary information provided in the original job description)
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