Regional Pricing & Procurement Manager, Airfreight

Role overview

Commercial pricing and procurement

• Prepare airfreight pricing for MEAI trade lanes using the company's markup-on-cost methodology under guidance.
• Gather carrier quotes, track spot and contract rates, and help prepare BSA proposals for senior review.
• Maintain rate cards and draft tender responses, including trucking, handling, and dangerous-goods surcharges in cost-to-serve calculations.
• Track capacity, yield, and rate movements; provide rate inputs for sales and key-account RFQs and tenders.
• Maintain procurement data, carrier scorecards, and regular reporting.

Infrastructure and network support

• Maintain network maps of gateways, trucking corridors, handling partners, and transshipment routings.
• Help assess customs bottlenecks, cool-chain capability, dangerous-goods facilities, and out-of-gauge handling; escalate gaps.
• Research and initially vet local agents, trucking companies, and handling partners in secondary and tertiary markets.
• Organize charter and ad hoc capacity options for senior review when scheduled capacity is insufficient.
• Coordinate with operations on infrastructure and partner effects on transit times and service levels; maintain the infrastructure scorecard.

Cross-functional support

• Build working knowledge of MEAI airfreight capacity cycles, perishables seasonality, and regulatory and customs environments.
• Work with the Regional Manager and wider EMEIA air product team, contributing regional data and insights.
• Support process and tool standardization as directed.

Experience and skills

• 2–4 years in international air freight, freight forwarding, or logistics; pricing, procurement, or carrier-coordination exposure is ideal.
• MEAI market exposure is a plus; basic familiarity with BSAs is expected.
• Working awareness of dangerous-goods classifications, including UN3480/3481, cool-chain handling, and out-of-gauge cargo is expected.
• Comfort with cost and rate data, including multi-currency calculations, and strong Excel and data-handling skills are expected.
• Strong attention to detail, proactive communication, and willingness to travel periodically within the Middle East, Africa, and India.

Education

• A bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain, business, or a related field is preferred.

Performance measures