Strategic Transportation Pricing & Sourcing Analyst

DRiV Incorporated; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

DRiV Incorporated is seeking an experienced Transportation Procurement & Pricing Analyst to support development, evaluation, and management of transportation procurement and pricing programs. The role blends transportation analytics, carrier sourcing, cost modeling, and pricing strategy to optimize freight spend.

The position focuses on pricing and rate analysis, with involvement in RFPs, pricing databases, and expansion into multimodal pricing strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years in transportation pricing/procurement/logistics analytics or related fields.
• Experience with carrier pricing, 3PL, or transportation service provider environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and develop LTL pricing, rate structures, and carrier pricing strategies.
• Evaluate transportation costs, profitability, density, lane characteristics, accessorial impacts, and service requirements.
• Maintain and enhance transportation pricing databases and analytical tools.
• Build models for market benchmarking, cost analysis, and pricing recommendations.
• Support carrier negotiations and sourcing initiatives with procurement and operations teams.
• Assist with carrier RFPs, bid evaluations, and award recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve pricing processes, reporting, and data management.

Skills

Transportation pricing

Pricing analytics

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

TMS

BI tools

SQL

Power BI

Alteryx

Tableau

Job description

DRiV Incorporated is seeking an experienced Transportation Procurement & Pricing Analyst to support development, evaluation, and management of transportation procurement and pricing programs. The role blends transportation analytics, carrier sourcing, cost modeling, and pricing strategy to optimize freight spend.

The position focuses on pricing and rate analysis, with involvement in RFPs, pricing databases, and expansion into multimodal pricing strategies.