Transportation Pricing Specialist

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Summary :

The Transportation Pricing Specialist  will be responsible for all pricing and rating activity for the transportation division of G&D Integrated. This position will be proficient in various customer bid platforms (Coupa, E2open, Keelvar, etc.). Candidate will be able to correspond directly with customers for those who do not use platforms when new rates are needed or ready for renewal. Candidate will understand how to create and manage rate sheets, fuel, workflow processes through the use of Truckmate and other platforms.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities :

• Monitor and manage emails (along with the other members of the pricing team) and phone calls regarding rates and pricing questions.
• Used established tools to create rates and understand assumptions and variables that are required to generate a sufficient rate to garner the correct revenue for the transport move.
• Provide financial modeling, analysis and interpretation helping to support strategic price positioning, identify margin enhancement opportunities, and provide margin impact analysis for proposed pricing strategies.
• Identifies, track and update Key Performance Indicators relevant to the pricing impact and profitability to drive performance measurement and accountability
• Work with Planning Managers, Sales staff and the Transportation Pricing Manager to understand needs when customer lane opportunities are presented to the Pricing Department.
• Capable of learning and understanding different computer based tools including transportation management software, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, both internal and external web based portals.
• Business manager mindset with drive for continuous improvement with very strong analytical and modeling skills.
• Be very organized and deadline driven.
• Capable of learning how to audit rating issues and fuel issues in Truckmate.
• Use of Excel to analyze YoY rates, awarded volumes, market data using functions, pivot tables, graphs if needed.
• Work with Transportation Pricing Manager on understanding how various customer required documents could impact our operation before bidding on customer volume.
• Builds strong cross-functional relationships that facilitate agile pricing decisions to increase opportunity win percentage.
• Responsible for creating and managing internal rate sheets in Truckmate
• Other duties as needed

Qualifications :

Location : 50 Commerce Dr. Morton, IL 61550

Shift and Hours : 1st Shift | 8 : 00AM - 4 : 30PM

Salary : $40K - $55K / YR

Benefits : G&D offers a comprehensive benefits package including : Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, 401K with company match, company paid life insurance, paid time off and many other programs

Company Information :

G&D Integrated has a rich history that dates back to the early 1880s, when freight was delivered with horse-drawn wagons. In the hundred-plus years since, the members of the O’Neill family have been proudly serving Central Illinois with a variety of transportation, freight transfer and storage services. The long term success of the organization can be tied to our focus on three key components.

PEOPLE Our success in delivering excellent service, is supported by our dedicated employees. Looking to the future, we will continue to attract and invest in developing our employees to meet the demands of the future.

PROCESS We are a process driven company, with the ability to work around the requirements of our customer’s production systems, while developing our own standardization to deliver excellent service. Our success in this area is recognized by our continual achievement of client awards.

TECHNOLOGY We leverage technology to enable our people to perform more effectively and to provide a competitive advantage for our customers.

Salary : $40,000 - $55,000