Rail Asset Market Strategist

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending and health savings

Life insurance

ADD

Disability

Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

KBX Logistics, a Koch company, seeks a Transportation Asset Market Analyst to partner with leadership, using market intelligence, economic analysis, financial modeling, and data synthesis to evaluate transportation asset investments and guide capital allocation.

The role requires translating complex market dynamics into clear, actionable recommendations, identifying opportunities, assessing risks, and supporting growth of KBX's transportation asset platform.

Qualifications

• Experience developing financial models in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience evaluating opportunities using IRR, NPV, ROCC, and related financial metrics.
• Experience performing market analysis and translating data into business recommendations.
• Experience using AI tools to improve analytical efficiency and insight generation.
• Experience in rail, transportation, logistics, leasing, industrial, infrastructure, or other asset-intensive industries.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain market perspectives across transportation asset markets, with primary emphasis on rail.
• Analyze supply and demand fundamentals, asset utilization, lease-rate movements, macroeconomic indicators, and other key market drivers.
• Identify emerging opportunities, competitive threats, industry inflection points, and market headwinds and tailwinds that could affect KBX's asset strategy.
• Synthesize internal and external data into actionable insights, market outlooks, and investment theses.
• Build and maintain financial models supporting asset acquisitions, lease portfolios, capital allocation, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Evaluate investment opportunities using IRR, ROCC, NPV, and other value-creation and risk-adjusted return metrics.
• Support underwriting through scenario analysis, sensitivity modeling, and downside risk assessment for railcar portfolios and other transportation assets.
• Evaluate acquisition opportunities, portfolio transactions, sale-leasebacks, and other organic and inorganic growth initiatives.
• Research adjacent transportation sectors, business models, capital structures, and structured finance markets, including asset-backed securities (ABS).
• Identify opportunities to create competitive advantages by leveraging Koch capabilities across transportation and adjacent markets.
• Translate complex market and investment findings into concise recommendations, reports, presentations, and strategic assessments for commercial, operational, and executive leadership

Skills

Financial modeling

Investment evaluation metrics

Market analysis

AI tools usage

Rail/Transportation industry

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field

Job description

KBX Logistics, a Koch company, seeks a Transportation Asset Market Analyst to partner with leadership, using market intelligence, economic analysis, financial modeling, and data synthesis to evaluate transportation asset investments and guide capital allocation.

The role requires translating complex market dynamics into clear, actionable recommendations, identifying opportunities, assessing risks, and supporting growth of KBX's transportation asset platform.