Pricing Analyst at Lynden Transport, Inc. in Seattle, Washington

Job Description:

Work within company pricing philosophy and guidelines to evaluate and price shipments and opportunities.  Demonstrate a firm grasp of company operations, rating principles and knowledge of market conditions to make and authorize decisions on pricing.  Provide rating guidance to Customer Service and Sales Departments. 

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Develop tariff commodity based pricing.


• Evaluate and propose contract pricing.


• Develop rates for Customer Service for shipments exceeding their quoting threshold.


• Provide Pricing support to Sales department to ensure that quotes adhere to company pricing philosophy and guidelines.


• Participate in analysis and development of rates for large projects.


• Evaluate Rate Change Request forms; provide pricing analysis pertaining to competition, volume, market impact, and other areas of concern; offer information and recommendation for outcome.


• Market knowledge & research: maintain current knowledge of competitor tariff data for primary area of responsibility; perform timely analysis and provide reports of changes to market conditions.


• Reports / Research: Compile reports including Contract Comparisons, Regional Volume Analysis, etc.; perform research as required.


• Contracts: create customer contracts, including analysis based on volume and comparable accounts; responsible for ensuring that contract rates and provisions are well-defined.


• Tariffs: responsibility for tariff publication, including page revisions, internal and external publication, regulation compliance and communication with Surface Transportation Board.


• TariffTrak software: proficient in system functionality and ability to provide back up support when other team members are unavailable.


• Contract Reviews: prepare for and direct contract reviews for primary area of responsibility.


• Quote Audit: review quotes to determine which commodities are not being booked as an indicator of potential tariff changes.


• Required to be cross-trained and to be able to fill in for other department individuals.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed 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.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or GED required. Minimum of five years of related job experience in the transportation industry. Business degree or equivalent with business, finance or accounting emphasis preferred.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret spreadsheets.  Ability to write clearly and be understood. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, employees, service partners and the general public.

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and apply those concepts to work related situations.

 

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables.  Ability to interpret and follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule forms.

 

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Ability to design, prepare, analyze and work with complex spreadsheets.


• Minimum of five years of related job experience in the transportation industry.


• Have thorough knowledge and understanding of company’s services in each geographic business region, principles of accounting, contracting, billing and documentation. 


• Ability to meet a regular work schedule.


• Ability and willingness to work overtime as required.


• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work to meet schedules/deadlines.


• Daily physical presence is required.


• Regular attendance and timeliness are essential functions of this position.


• Ability to work alone or as part of a team with minimal supervision. 


• Ability to change focus and job duties in a fast moving, time restricted environment.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and sit during the normal course of daily activities.  The employee is regularly required to talk and hear while communicating with employees and customers either in person or using telephones or radios.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus during the normal course of the job. 

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

The noise level in the work environment is moderate in the office.

 

OTHER COMMENTS: 

Position is located in a non-smoking facility.

Lynden Transport is an equal opportunity employer.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Successful candidate must pass pre-employment drug test.

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