Trucking Pricing Associate

About the role

We are looking for a Trucking Pricing Associate to work within our trucking organization. We are looking for an individual who is detail-oriented, analytically driven, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where accuracy and speed directly impact revenue.

Responsibilities

• Manage pricing requests, bids, and formal RFPs across Drayage, Cartage/LTL, FTL, and Transload - synthesizing market data, collaborating with procurement on carrier negotiations, and delivering competitive rates that protect margin and win business.
• Collaborate with demand and partner pricing teams to support the acquisition of strategic accounts through comprehensive pricing exercises
• Develop strategies to win trucking business for our freight forwarding client base
• Manage RFPs for trucking and coordinate with regional trucking procurement team to ensure we have the service offerings in place to win the business
• Provide account executives with the necessary trucking network intelligence to secure new business
• Set up, implement and drive new procurement strategies and programs that will enable Flexport to build a more competitive trucking product
• Conduct complex network studies based on volume flows, strategic priorities and market trends to develop recommendations on future trucking procurement
• Provide insights and visibility to the regional procurement teams to enable them to make data driven decisions in regards to procurement strategy
• Enable the global trucking team to accurately report on cost and net revenue for all trucking services

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, BBA or similar relevant area of study is preferred
• 3-5 years of prior experience as a Supply Chain Solutions Analyst or in Supply Chain or Management Consulting, Investment Banking, Private Equity or Venture Capital Research would be preferred
• Experience in building complex data models on Excel, developing macros and prior SQL knowledge is a plus
• Experience in market research, building reporting tools and dashboards and working on process improvement
• Experience working in the Logistics industry or developing strategy for ground transportation would be a plus
• Strategic thinking and ground floor execution - no job is too big or too small
• Exceptional technical aptitude and strong desire for learning new technologies and solution architectures.
• A "compliance first" attitude to keep our regulators happy and enthusiastic about Flexport since we operate in a heavily regulated industry.

Pay

The US base salary range for this position: $64,064—$80,080 USD. Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at Flexport, which also includes bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefit offerings such as medical, dental, and flexible time off.