Costing Engineer

FFE Transportation Services; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Vacation

Sick time

Job summary

A leading transportation company is seeking a Costing Engineer to build and maintain cost models for pricing and profitability analysis. The role involves oversight of the Costing Information System and requires strong analytical skills, alongside a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Candidates should have 2-5 years of experience in LTL transportation costing. This is a full-time position offering competitive salary and benefits, with remote work options available.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in LTL transportation costing, pricing, or freight analysis.
• Strong technical skills and knowledge of SQL, Power BI, or programming languages.
• Highly detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee FFE’s Costing Information System and ensure data accuracy.
• Reconcile cost outputs with financial results and analyze pricing scenarios.
• Support development of freight cost assumptions for financial forecasts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Decision-making skills

Critical thinking skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, Logistics, or STEM

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

The Costing Engineer at FFE is responsible for building, maintaining, and validating the historical and prospective cost model used to support pricing, profitability analysis, customer negotiations, and strategic decision-making. This role collaborates with operations, finance, pricing, and IT to ensure cost data accurately reflects real-world operating conditions across terminals, linehaul, pickup & delivery (P&D), density, weight breaks, service levels, and accessorial activity.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with a working knowledge of LTL carrier pricing structures, accessorials, and market dynamics.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Serve as the system owner for FFE’s Costing Information System, ensuring accuracy and ongoing maintenance.
• Reconcile CIS cost outputs with actual financial results.
• Construct pricing scenarios to project the impact of pricing changes on account performance.
• Support development of freight cost assumptions for pricing models and financial forecasts.
• Provide insights and recommendations to leadership on cost optimization opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance freight costing accuracy and efficiency.
• Partner with IT and analytics teams on CIS enhancements and data quality initiatives.

Qualifications and Skills

• Superior analytical, organizational, decision‑making, and critical thinking skills are essential.
• Capable of identifying the story in data and effectively communicating complex information to management.
• Detail‑focused with the capability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Enthusiastic about tackling new projects and expanding skill sets.

Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations Research, or a STEM field of study.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Expert user in Microsoft Excel.

Preferred Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in LTL transportation costing, pricing, or freight analysis.
• Strong technical skills with basic knowledge of SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or other programming languages.

Job Type

Full-time (remote or based in Lancaster, TX). Must reside in the contiguous United States.

Benefits

Costing Engineers will receive a competitive salary and are eligible for an attractive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance plans, vacation, and sick time.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature of the job requirements and/or duties performed by employees and may not reflect all capabilities necessary to perform the job at all times due to circumstances. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties. Operational, safety, and other needs may require the employee to perform all other duties as assigned. Employees are expected to, and must, perform all such duties and tasks.

Employment will require a criminal background investigation and a drug/alcohol screening. While FFE promotes a drug‑free workplace, we no longer include marijuana in our comprehensive pre‑employment drug screening program for any positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation. Impairment in the workplace is strictly prohibited, and we will continue to test for all drugs and alcohol in compliance with our Reasonable Suspicion Policy.

Frozen Food Express is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origins, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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