Pricing Analyst

NFI; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 53,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription Drug Coverage

401k Plan

Wellness Program

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

NFI is seeking a Pricing Analyst in Austin, TX to act as a centralized resource for intermodal costing and pricing decisions. You will analyze pricing, maintain vendor data, and make recommendations to Sales and Operations to drive volume and revenue growth for the Intermodal segment.

You will collaborate with operations and billing teams, manage RFP processes, and continuously seek profitable routing and new modal alternatives.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Finance or Business preferred.
• 2-5 years’ experience.
• Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills required.
• Proficiency with Excel; MS Access a plus.
• Detail-oriented; ability to identify all cost elements in complex RFPs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player with innovative problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Provide intermodal pricing from spot rate requests to formal RFPs.
• Manage process from receipt through submission coordinating with operations and sales.
• Work with Operations to ensure freight is routed as quoted and profitable.
• Promote Intermodal and educate Sales on modal alternatives to OTR.
• Maintain railroad and drayage vendor pricing for accuracy and effectiveness.
• Provide regular and ad hoc pricing analysis and reporting for Management and Sales.
• Engage with Operations to understand market conditions to help price levels.
• Work with Billing and AR to resolve missing rates and expirations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Analyze history and market data to identify opportunities to increase margins and grow business.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Organization

Problem solving

Detail oriented

Team player

Education

BA/BS in Finance or Business

Tools

Excel

MS Access

Job description

Overview

The

Overview

The Pricing Analyst will act as a centralized resource for intermodal costing and pricing decisions. The purpose of the role is to establish, maintain and analyze pricing and to make recommendations to the Sales and Operations teams that drive volume and revenue growth to the Intermodal business line. This position reports to the Director Intermodal Pricing.

Responsibilities

• Provide all intermodal pricing ranging from spot rate requests to formal RFPs.
• Manage the process from receipt through through submission including; coordinating with operations and sales throughout the process.
• Work with Operations to ensure freight is being routed as quoted and in the most profitable manner possible through continuous template management.
• Promote Intermodal and educate Sales on the mode by continually offering new modal alternatives to OTR.
• Maintain both railroad and drayage vendor pricing to ensure it’s both accurate and effective.
• Provide regular and ad hoc pricing analysis and reporting for Management and Sales.
• Engage with Operations to understand current market conditions to help formulate pricing levels.
• Work with Billing and AR to resolve missing rates and expirations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Analyze history data and market data to identify opportunities to increase margins, improve carrier base and reduce cost while growing business.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree Finance or Business preferred.
• 2-5 years’ experience.
• Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills required.
• Proficiency with Excel and the proven ability to manage complex data and summarize results and knowledge. Knowledge of MS Access a plus.
• Problem solving skills.
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to identify all cost elements within complex RFP’s.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail. Ability to work as a team player.
• Innovative; uses creativity and good judgment to develop solutions and resolve issues.

We are excited to share that the base salary range for this position is $53,024.40 - $70,699.20, based on the national average for the position. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, targeted at 3%. NFI takes into consideration applicants' qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location when determining a starting rate of pay.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• 401k Plan
• Wellness Program
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• among other benefit plan options.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

LA County Applicants: The Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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