Pricing Specialist 1

Southeastern Freight Lines; Lexington (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeastern Freight Lines is seeking a Pricing Specialist 1 to support National/Local Accounts pricing. You will conduct pricing analyses, review histories, and ensure deadlines are met under the guidance of the Pricing Manager.

The role emphasizes accuracy, strong numerical analysis, and clear written and verbal communication as you work with Account Managers and service centers to develop informed pricing options and prepare for future promotion to Pricing Specialist 2.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• 1 year of Less Than Truckload (LTL) industry experience.
• Experience with data analytics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform pricing analyses for National/Local Accounts.
• Review customer history and shipment data to determine pricing.
• Compute density to use in costing and analyze prior pricing changes.
• Coordinate with Account Manager to ensure pricing requests are understood.
• Provide pricing options during negotiations and support service centers.
• Organize documents for easy reference and track progress toward promotions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerical analysis

Written and verbal communication

Attention to detail

Pricing analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management / Business Administration / Mathematics / Accounting / Finance / Data Science

Job description

As the Pricing Specialist 1, you are responsible for providing support as it relates to all facets of the National/Local Accounts Pricing. You will assist in pricing analyses and ensure deadlines are met for each pricing request. Since work will be carefully examined for accuracy, following the guidance of the Pricing Manager when performing job duties is crucial. To excel in this role, you must have a strong work ethic, strong written and verbal communication skills, advanced proficiency in analyzing and working with numbers, and strong attention to detail.

Review customer history and current shipment information to determine account status and proposed pricing increase. Determine correct density to use in costing, review previous pricing increases and their impact, review any changes since last analysis, review claim history, search for incorrect coding, and review payment history. Work directly with the Account Manager to ensure all applicable accounts are included, the pricing request is understood, and negotiation tools are provided. Follow up with various departments/areas as needed throughout the analysis process. Rework file as necessary throughout the negotiation process, providing various pricing options for further review. Interact with service centers to determine correct operational information for costing. Electronically organize and file all necessary documents to be easily referenced at a later date. The expectation is within 12-24 months, under direction of experienced personnel, you demonstrate the knowledge and ability to satisfactorily perform new tasks required for promotion to the Pricing Specialist 2 position.

For this role, a Bachelor’s Degree is required. A Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, or Data Science is preferred. We also prefer you have 1 year of Less Than Truckload (LTL) industry experience and previous experience with data analytics.

Work Shift

First Shift

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