Transportation Pricing Analyst

Responsibilities

• Receive, analyze and process all incoming RFPs for cross border, domestic Canada and domestic USA business opportunities.
• Perform detailed costing analysis and develop pricing options to present to Sales team for customer negotiations; use different pricing scenarios to rate shipments and compare net results.
• Aid in planning, developing, and evaluating pricing strategies at a macro and micro level in line with business strategy. Analyze factors such as volume opportunity, profit potential, and service cross-over to other departments, etc. that impacts pricing decisions.
• Review performance data that includes financial, sales, and activity reports to monitor and measure the productivity, goal achievement, and overall effectiveness.
• Support Business Development and Customer Service departments to identify and target new growth opportunities as well as expand existing business with current clientele.
• Identify target markets and track market trends based on the company's current proficiency and competitiveness in response to clearly identifiable advantageous positions.
• Respond to pricing inquiries, investigate and resolve pricing issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, or Analytics is preferred.
• Ability to understand the business processing requirements using technology and conceptualize creative solutions to implement them.
• Previous experience in an analyst role and/or in the pricing function is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is a must.
• Experience performing data extraction utilizing tools.
• Must be able to work to deadlines and sustain high productivity levels.