We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!
Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.
Our Mission
We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!
Job DescriptionObjective
The Pricing Supervisor optimizes pricing strategies to enhance profitability and competitive positioning, conducting market analysis, developing pricing models, and implementing pricing policies to attract customers and develop business.
- To maintain a very good relationship with the service providers.
- To maintain always the most updated local port charges, storage and demurrages.
- To maintain always the most updated local transportation charges.
- To build very good relationship with the local carriers and co-loaders.
- To requests rates from local carriers, as well as from destination/origin offices and compare the same with Share point and contract agreements.
- To check with customer service persons, sales persons or managers on the profit margin to be added.
- To revert on requests with quotes within 24 hours, if any delay in receipt of rates, an interim email to the sent to the respective person.
- Quotes to be prepared using the Quoting Database or Approved Quote Format as per company policy.
- To keep good relationship with Sales, Customer Service and to collect feedback for each and every quote.
- Updating the Quote Log with feedback for Market analysis.
- If rejected, the correct reason must be updated
- To gather as much information as possible (carrier’s name, transit time, services used) to be able to quote better and get a high closing ratio.
- To run weekly report through the Quoting Database and analyze the information and keep department managers aware of the best carrier to use from the best port/airport.
- To keep all quotes submitted confidential and never disclose the information to anyone outside the department.
- To make sure job is executed as per company guidelines and policies.
- To always update the team with the GRI, PSS and rate fluctuations and changes whenever they occur.
Physical Demands
- Use of standard office equipment - computer with keyboard and mouse, phone, fax/copy/scan machine, etc.
- Write with pencil/pen/marker
- Functions performed primarily while seated at desk
- Oral and written proficiency in the English language
- Well versed with the trade market
- Pricing experience between 3 to 5 years in the required market
- Strong problem solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work productively both individually and in a team environment
- Sense of urgency for goal achievement
- Self-motivated with ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong rapport and relationship-building focused
- Empowered to make quick decisions in response to changing conditions
- Influences others to action
- Timeliness and accountability for results
- Presentation skills
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:
- Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
- Health Plan: Medical
- Life Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Personnel Development Program
- Growth opportunities within the company
- Employee Referral Program Bonus
Skills Required
- Oral and written proficiency in English
- Well versed with the trade market
- Pricing experience between 3 to 5 years in the required market
- Strong problem solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work productively both individually and in a team environment
- Sense of urgency for goal achievement
- Self-motivated with ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong rapport and relationship-building focused
- Empowered to make quick decisions in response to changing conditions
- Influences others to action
- Timeliness and accountability for results
- Presentation skills
Expeditors Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Expeditors and has not been reviewed or approved by Expeditors.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is supported through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan that is positioned as a standout perk, including references to a purchase discount and contribution limits. Stock-plan availability is treated as a meaningful wealth-building component of the overall rewards mix.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, with additional protections like life and disability insurance. Benefit materials also point to common add-ons such as HSA options, EAP support, and broad baseline coverage in job postings.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) plan with employer matching that is repeatedly cited as a defined component of the package. Auto-enrollment/auto-increase features are also referenced as mechanisms that support participation and savings behavior.
Expeditors Insights
What We Do
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 (374) company, we employ over 16,500 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 320 locations across six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and other value-added logistics services. We pride ourselves on being a solutions-based organization that takes the time to understand each customer's individual business needs. As a non-asset based organization, we have considerable flexibility when managing customers' supply chains. Our relationships with local suppliers and global air and ocean partners provides our customers with the best routing and pricing options. Expeditors' comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge information technology providing the highest level of end to end visibility. To maintain consistent quality and customer service across the globe, Expeditors has regional headquarters located in London, Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore. At Expeditors, our industry professionals, award winning processes and globally unified systems ensure that we always live up to our promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you."
