Pricing Auditor/Assistant

Lynden Transport is looking for an entry level Pricing Auditor/Assistant whose primary role will be maintenance and management of the company’s tariffs and rating engine as well as coordinating billing from our primary water carrier vendors to insure that billing aligns with water carrier contracts and addendums. Secondary responsibilities will be answering quote requests and working with Sales and other Pricing Analysts to develop pricing for new business opportunities.

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

Primary Duties

• Primary custodian of Tariff Trak program - the company’s rating engine. Tariff Trak requires periodic maintenance and annual rate adjustments.
• Perform four times weekly voyage “audits” in which individual loads are declared to the water carrier according to the contract or addendum.
• Audit and approve or reject subsequent water carrier invoices.
• Determine and implement the company’s weekly fuel surcharge adjustment.
• Maintain the company’s on-line tariffs.
• Insure filing requirements with the Surface Transportation Board are met.
• Monitor customer contract expiration dates and notify relevant sales and pricing personnel of up-coming expiration dates.
• Maintain the Pricing page on the company intranet site.
• Creating customer pricing contracts ensuring that contract rates and provisions are clearly and completely defined.
  
  

Secondary duties

• Answering quotes requests from shared in-box.
• Develop tariff commodity based pricing.
• Provide Pricing support to Sales and Pricing departments ensuring adherence to company pricing philosophy and guidelines.
• Reports / Research: Compile reports including Contract Comparisons, Regional Volume Analysis, etc.; perform research as required.
• Required to be cross-trained and to be able to fill in for other department individuals.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be capable of performing each essential duty satisfactorily. Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines is paramount. 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

Minimum of five years of related job experience in the transportation industry, or relevant education. Business degree or equivalent with business, economics, finance or accounting emphasis preferred. Individuals with a High School diploma or GED may be considered depending on experience.

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 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.
• Understand principles of 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.