Spot Pricing Analyst and Auditor

Remco; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Remco in Mississauga, Canada, is seeking a pricing coordinator to prepare spot quotes for customers via phone or email and to analyze shipment details to develop competitive freight rates.

You will review costs, interline rates, and operational requirements to meet profitability targets, coordinate with Sales and Operations, and maintain accurate quote records. Strong Excel and TMS experience are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in transportation, logistics, LTL pricing, freight quoting, billing, or auditing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel to analyze shipment, rate, and cost data.
• Experience with a transportation management system (TMS), preferably TruckMate.
• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage spot quote requests for customers via phone or email with timely pricing.
• Analyze shipment characteristics to develop appropriate freight rates.
• Review costs, interline rates, and requirements to meet profitability targets.
• Coordinate with Sales, Operations and Rates to develop competitive pricing.
• Maintain records of spot quotes, including quoted rates, costing assumptions, approvals, and quote validity periods.
• Follow up on outstanding quotes and monitor turnaround times.
• Audit interline and partner carrier invoices against rates and contracts.
• Identify discrepancies between expected and actual charges.
• Provide reports on spot quote activity and cost savings.
• Assist Rates team with rate audits and maintenance.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numerical ability

Problem solving

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Tools

TruckMate

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage spot quote requests for existing and prospective customers over phone and/ or email, ensuring timely turnaround and accurate pricing.
• Analyze shipment characteristics, including origin, destination, weight, dimensions, pallet count, accessorial requirements, and service expectations, to develop appropriate freight rates.
• Review transportation costs, interline rates, and operational requirements to ensure quotes meet established profitability and contribution margin targets.
• Coordinate with Sales, Operations, and the Rates team to clarify shipment requirements and develop competitive pricing solutions.
• Maintain accurate records of spot quotes, including quoted rates, costing assumptions, approvals, and quote validity periods.
• Follow up on outstanding quote requests and maintain visibility into quote activity and turnaround times.
• Escalate quotes requiring exceptions to established pricing guidelines or additional management approval.
• Support ongoing pricing initiatives, rate maintenance, and customer-specific pricing requirements as needed.
• Audit interline and partner carrier invoices against agreed-upon rates, applicable accessorials, shipment details, and contractual terms.
• Verify that invoiced transportation costs align with quoted costs, approved rate agreements, and applicable pricing schedules.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies between expected and actual interline charges.
• Communicate billing discrepancies to the AP department, interline partners and coordinate corrections, credits, or adjustments as required.
• Identify recurring billing errors in customer invoices, missed charges, and opportunities to improve cost control and prevent revenue leakage.
• Maintain accurate audit records and supporting documentation to ensure discrepancies are tracked through resolution.
• Assist Rates team in implementing customer rates in Truckmate
• Assist Rates team with Spot Quotes and rate maintenance during peak times.
• Support the Pricing team with rate audits, rate maintenance, costing templates, and pricing data validation.
• Provide reports on spot quote activity, quote accuracy, interline audit findings, cost savings, and identified discrepancies.
• Provide other adhoc reports on spot quote activity, quote accuracy, interline audit findings, cost savings, and identified discrepancies.
• Perform other pricing, revenue assurance, auditing, and administrative duties as assigned.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Experience in transportation, logistics, LTL pricing, freight quoting, billing, or auditing is preferred.
• Experience in calculating freight rates specifically CWT format is an asset.
• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to analyze shipment, rate, and cost data.
• Experience with a transportation management system (TMS), preferably TruckMate, is an asset.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify pricing and billing discrepancies.
• Effective communication and follow-up skills when working with internal departments and external carrier partners.
• Ability to prioritize multiple quote requests and audit deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding freight costing, accessorial charges, interline rates, and contribution margin concepts is an asset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong interpersonal and phone skills, and ability to deal with customers.

Additional Information

• This post represents a current vacancy.
• We use automated tools to support application screening.