Freight Pricing Manager

Uber Freight; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental and vision benefits

401k match

Equity awards

Job summary

Uber Freight is seeking a Manager, Pricing to lead day-to-day pricing execution, analyze market conditions, and implement process improvements to improve margins. You will support operations, sales, and management with pricing decisions and rate setting.

Responsibilities include reviewing rates and margins monthly, building and maintaining rates in the system, and leading pricing requests. The role requires collaboration across teams and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of related experience.
• Prior experience in logistics and transportation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide pricing support to the operations team, sales and management.
• Prioritize and assign pricing, pricing maintenance and accounting audit tasks and needs daily.
• Recommend optimal routing and transit time needs per requirements.
• Review rates and profit margins on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Exercise judgment to evaluate market conditions to ensure competitive pricing.
• Define priority based on cost, service and volume requirements.
• Formulate and apply analytical tools and other optimization methods to develop and interpret information for decision making.
• Create pricing process improvements across teams.
• Build and maintain rates in the system.
• Lead response to daily pricing requests – changes, corrections and adjustments.

Skills

Pricing analysis

Excel proficiency

Logistics & transportation experience

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

About the Role

The Manager, Pricing is responsible for leading day to day pricing execution, using proactive analysis and process improvements to increase profit margins and go above and beyond expectations.

What the Candidate Will Do

• Provide pricing support to the operations team, sales and management
• Prioritize and assign pricing, pricing maintenance and accounting audit tasks and needs daily
• Recommend optimal routing and transit time needs per requirements
• Review rates and profit margins on a monthly/quarterly basis
• Exercise judgment to evaluate market conditions to ensure competitive pricing
• Define priority based on cost, service and volume requirements
• Formulate and apply analytical tools and other optimization methods to develop and interpret information for decision making
• Create pricing process improvements across teams
• Build and maintain rates in the system
• Lead response to daily pricing requests – changes, corrections and adjustments

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of related experience
• Prior experience in logistics and transportation
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of providing decision support using sophisticated analysis or decision support tools
• Strong project management skills

Benefits & Compensation for U.S. Employees

Employees working more than 30 hours in the US at Uber Freight are eligible for benefits like a company sponsored health plan, dental and vision benefits, 401k match, financial and mental wellness benefits, parental leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance and more. US based employees may also be eligible for a performance or sales incentive bonus program, participation in Uber Freight equity awards, and other types of compensation depending upon the role.

Illinois: The target base salary for this position is between $102,000-125,000

EEOC

Uber Freight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.