What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pricing Analyst - Logistics position at Matson Logistics?
Description
Position at Matson Logistics, Inc
About Us
Matson Logistics is a leading provider of multimodal transportation, warehousing, and distribution services throughout North America. Known for our innovative solutions and financial strength and stability, Matson Logistics' people, processes and systems work together to deliver superior performance and value to our customers every day. Click here to learn more about us!
About The Role
At Matson Logistics, pricing is more than numbers. It's about understanding customer needs, building competitive transportation solutions, and helping drive profitable growth. As a Pricing Analyst - Logistics, you'll play a critical role in developing pricing strategies, analyzing transportation costs, supporting customer opportunities, and creating solutions that balance service, efficiency, and profitability.
Working closely with Sales, Operations, customers, and transportation providers, you'll leverage market knowledge, analytical skills, and industry expertise to help position Matson as the transportation provider of choice. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys solving complex logistics challenges, negotiating with carriers, and using data to drive business decisions.
What You’ll Do
Pricing Strategy & Customer Solutions
The salary range is posted for this position in Illinois. The salary offered will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.
Matson offers medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits as well as a wide variety of other benefits to employees and their families. These benefits options include life insurance, supplemental life insurance, paid leaves of absence, and long-term disability insurance, as well as more specialized benefits such as emergency childcare, death and dismemberment insurance, prepaid legal services, and adoption assistance. Matson offers a 401k with employer matching and profit sharing, along with 9 paid holidays, 5 sick days and a tiered PTO plan. More information on our benefits can be found here.
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Matson is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, AIDS/HIV status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. View our applicant privacy statement: https://www.matson.com/media/Applicant_Privacy_Statement.pdf.
Position at Matson Logistics, Inc
About Us
Matson Logistics is a leading provider of multimodal transportation, warehousing, and distribution services throughout North America. Known for our innovative solutions and financial strength and stability, Matson Logistics' people, processes and systems work together to deliver superior performance and value to our customers every day. Click here to learn more about us!
About The Role
At Matson Logistics, pricing is more than numbers. It's about understanding customer needs, building competitive transportation solutions, and helping drive profitable growth. As a Pricing Analyst - Logistics, you'll play a critical role in developing pricing strategies, analyzing transportation costs, supporting customer opportunities, and creating solutions that balance service, efficiency, and profitability.
Working closely with Sales, Operations, customers, and transportation providers, you'll leverage market knowledge, analytical skills, and industry expertise to help position Matson as the transportation provider of choice. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys solving complex logistics challenges, negotiating with carriers, and using data to drive business decisions.
What You’ll Do
Pricing Strategy & Customer Solutions
- Prepare customer bids, pricing proposals, and transportation pricing projects that support business growth and profitability.
- Partner with customers and the Sales team to understand transportation requirements and develop competitive logistics solutions.
- Match customer shipping needs with the most effective and efficient Matson service offerings and transportation options.
- Develop transportation plans that optimize service, transit times, and cost while supporting customer objectives.
- Analyze transportation rates, market conditions, carrier capacity, and service offerings to support pricing decisions and business opportunities.
- Negotiate rates, service agreements, accessorial terms, and pricing structures with transportation providers.
- Conduct RFPs and support procurement activities to secure competitive transportation solutions.
- Identify carrier capacity solutions during challenging market conditions and help align available capacity with customer demand.
- Maintain accurate transportation rates, carrier costs, and pricing information within spreadsheets, databases, and business systems.
- Compile and maintain carrier and vendor rate information from multiple sources, including websites, communications, and transportation partners.
- Maintain historical pricing records and rate documentation to support future analysis and decision-making.
- Communicate rate changes, service updates, and transit schedule changes to appropriate stakeholders across the organization.
- Work closely with Customer Service, Operations, Sales, and administrative teams to improve workflow efficiency and reduce transportation costs.
- Resolve carrier pricing discrepancies, billing issues, and transportation cost challenges.
- Support cross-functional initiatives that improve pricing accuracy, service delivery, and overall operational effectiveness.
- Provide support to other departments as business needs require.
- Comply with all company rules, policies, and procedures.
- Work and behave safely by following all safety rules and regulations.
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned to support customer requirements and company goals.
- Transportation pricing and rate analysis.
- Carrier and vendor negotiation.
- Financial and operational analysis.
- Strategic thinking and solution development.
- Relationship management and collaboration.
- Attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Continuous improvement mindset and customer focus.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret transportation costs, pricing trends, and market data.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively with customers, carriers, and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to accurately maintain and analyze data within pricing and business systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Finance, or a related field.
- Two or more years of transportation, logistics, pricing, carrier procurement, or related industry experience.
- Experience negotiating transportation agreements and conducting RFP processes.
- Knowledge of North American transportation geography and transportation networks.
- Familiarity with AI tools and technologies, including the ability to effectively leverage and evaluate them to improve productivity, efficiency, and overall business results.
The salary range is posted for this position in Illinois. The salary offered will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.
Matson offers medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits as well as a wide variety of other benefits to employees and their families. These benefits options include life insurance, supplemental life insurance, paid leaves of absence, and long-term disability insurance, as well as more specialized benefits such as emergency childcare, death and dismemberment insurance, prepaid legal services, and adoption assistance. Matson offers a 401k with employer matching and profit sharing, along with 9 paid holidays, 5 sick days and a tiered PTO plan. More information on our benefits can be found here.
#ML
Matson is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, AIDS/HIV status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. View our applicant privacy statement: https://www.matson.com/media/Applicant_Privacy_Statement.pdf.