Carrier Network Manager

Quantix; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantix Managed Solutions in the United States seeks an experienced LTL professional to lead customer freight sourcing events, analyze bids, and recommend awards. You will evaluate carrier proposals, craft scenarios balancing cost and service, and translate awards into routing guides for implementation.

You will present findings to customers and internal teams, negotiate terms with carriers, and stay abreast of LTL market conditions and network changes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with LTL pricing, procurement, carrier pricing, or transportation analysis.
• Strong understanding of how LTL carriers price freight and how shipment characteristics affect cost and service.
• Working knowledge of national and regional LTL carriers and how their networks operate.
• Ability to independently evaluate carrier proposals and develop clear, defensible sourcing recommendations.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, including experience working with shipment and pricing data.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly and confidently to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple customer projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer LTL bids from initial data preparation and carrier invitations through bid analysis, customer presentations, and award implementation.
• Evaluate carrier pricing proposals, including base tariffs, discounts, minimum charges, FAK provisions, fuel surcharges, and accessorial charges.
• Develop bid scenarios that balance cost, service performance, coverage, capacity, and customer requirements, clearly explaining the tradeoffs.
• Identify suitable carriers based on service areas, network capabilities, transit times, direct versus interline coverage, and shipment characteristics.
• Negotiate pricing and commercial terms with carriers in coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with operations and implementation teams to translate awards into effective routing guides.
• Ensure timely, accurate communication with customers, carriers, and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain knowledge of LTL market conditions, carrier capabilities, and network changes.

Skills

LTL pricing

Pricing analysis

Data analysis

Excel

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in Supply Chain or Logistics

Tools

Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Job description

Quantix Managed Solutions is seeking an experienced LTL professional to lead customer freight sourcing events and support carrier network strategy. This position requires a strong understanding of LTL carrier pricing, market participants, and network operations, along with the ability to analyze bid results and clearly present award recommendations to customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage customer LTL bids from initial data preparation and carrier invitations through bid analysis, customer presentations, and award implementation.
• Evaluate carrier pricing proposals, including base tariffs, discounts, minimum charges, FAK provisions, fuel surcharges, and accessorial charges.
• Develop bid scenarios that balance cost, service performance, coverage, capacity, and customer requirements, clearly explaining the tradeoffs.
• Identify suitable carriers based on service areas, network capabilities, transit times, direct versus interline coverage, and shipment characteristics.
• Negotiate pricing and commercial terms with carriers in coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with operations and implementation teams to translate awards into effective routing guides.
• Ensure timely, accurate communication with customers, carriers, and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain knowledge of LTL market conditions, carrier capabilities, and network changes.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with LTL pricing, procurement, carrier pricing, or transportation analysis.
• Strong understanding of how LTL carriers price freight and how shipment characteristics affect cost and service.
• Working knowledge of national and regional LTL carriers and how their networks operate.
• Ability to independently evaluate carrier proposals and develop clear, defensible sourcing recommendations.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, including experience working with shipment and pricing data.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly and confidently to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple customer projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Logistics, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of Transportation, Carrier Management, or Logistics experience-preferably in chemical or hazmat logistics
• Experience leading LTL RFPs for shippers, managed transportation providers, or logistics companies.
• Experience using transportation sourcing platforms.
• Familiarity with transportation management systems, carrier performance metrics, NMFC classifications, and density-based pricing.

Abilities Required

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential job functions. While performing the responsibilities, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.