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Vaco is hiring for a Bilingual Pricing Manager located in Medley, FL. Schedule:Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., with ability to work extended hours, holidays and/or weekends, as needed.


Overview:
Responsible for the pricing department and maintain efficiencies, productivity, job accuracy, and protect company profit margins. Ensure division complies with Federal Regulations, as laws of foreign countries to achieve the compliant process of a rate proposal and/or contracts. Analyze rates and/or contracts in accordance with the market value in order to offer our customers through rate proposal, the most competitive quote that will secure cargo and provide a margin of benefit to the company.Work and communicate with other members of the company to create an effective team andrepresent the company's interest in any perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

GEOGRAPHIC REGION:
Applications out of the geographic region for this position will not be considered.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required

• Four (4) years of experience in pricing within the NVOCC transportation and/or freight forwarding industry.
• Three (3) years of experience managing staff.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and Spanish (read and write) in a business environment at an advanced level.
• Advanced Computer Skills in programs such as MS Word, Excel & Outlook.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills. Must be able to prioritize and be detail oriented.Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, vendors, and fellow employees.
• Effective analytical and negotiating skills relevant to rate proposal.
• Ability to assess market condition and produce competitive rates.
• Ability to prepare a variety of reports.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment within established systems and procedures.
• Ability to think logically and follow procedures and instructions. Strong decision-making abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with vendors, agents, and fellow employees.
• Strong analytical and reasoning abilities in order to examine, analyze and interpret market trends, competitor's rates and other reports.
• Ability to work extended hours, holidays and weekends, as needed.

• Bachelor's degree.

• Document and execute standard operating procedures and service parameters for pricing.
• Manage the pricing team to ensure effective execution of Seaboard Solutions services and SOP parameters.
• Train the team to meet company's services and regulatory compliance objectives.
• Maintain training materials and training records to support divisional training.
• Execute weekly or biweekly team meetings and circulate and record meeting minutes, assigned tasks and deadlines. Manage deadlines and task completion.
• Define and manage process enhancement projects and execute in a collaborative manner with team members to create a goal oriented enviroment and engage team with common division goals.
• Maintain a continuous and results driven staff development programs.
• Continuously review, modify, and enhance processes and procedures to maintain optimal service standards, team efficiency, and productivity levels.

• Responsible for writing and maintaining division and account standard operating procedures.

• Work with carriers to negotiate and develop strong partnership to contribute to our contracts.
• Maintain a pulse of the market rates structures by service lane and competitors.
• File rates in compliance with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) regulations.
• Negotiate rates with Inland Carriers and manage inland vendors.
• Work with Co-loaders to secure cost competitive Co-load rates.
• Prepare and maintain NSA, MSA, and, Service Agreements,
• Drafts service proposals for customers or internal Sales team based on customer shipping requirements.
• Exercises knowledge of company's services and aspects of department.
• Quotes various types of rates (port-to-port, intermodal, over the road, railroad, transshipment, Customs Brokerage, Forwarding & Warehousing) and effectively work with Transportation Logistics Division in developing rates as per customer's needs.
• Runs and analyzes market analysis report.
• Keeps abreast of all FMC guidelines, tariff changes, including any new regulations and changes in rate applicability.
• Ensure department system is updated with the research results.
• Prepare bids for specific customers in order to secure cargo.
• Responsible for heavy contract rate negotiations.

• Provides support to Sales, Pricing Team, and Operation team members in the interpretations of the tariff rules and/or rates.
• Profiles and identifies accounts in order to ensure the most profitable rate for each shipment/customer is provided.
• Keep abreast of rule changes or related issues as they pertain to areas of responsibility (countries/services in charge of).
• Performs other related duties as they arise.

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact .

Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco's HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
• Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
• Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
• Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.