Pricing Analyst

Main Purpose of Role:

Primarily responsible for pricing to internal and external customers exporting from the United States and Canada to Latin America destinations. Pricing, monitoring market trends and customer performance.

Main Tasks:

• Handle the rate box and respond to rate requests in a timely manner to keep internal KPIs.
• Manage requests in L2A and respond according to internal KPI’s and rate guidelines.
• Interact with Sales/customers in order to understand market trends and propose updated pricing strategies.
• Evaluate pricing inquiries and provide quotes according to commodities, volume, destination and other factors that influence rates.
• Prepare quarterly rate schedules and update the tariff system.
• Interact with Sales and GAC in the service contract filing process: preparing DTLI’s, getting approval of free time and evaluating rate extensions. Communicate in a timely manner to ensure that contract filings are completed promptly and accurately.
• Weekly completion and distribution of short freight recaps, compiling annual year to date data
• Analyze short freight recaps to monitor trends among multiple vessels
• Monitor “model vessel” on NOR
• Perform monthly NOR analysis
• Review, researching and responding to emails and formal correspondence from account owners and customers

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university;
• 1-4 years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-2 years’ experience in trade pricing positions or equivalent is highly preferred.
• Transportation experience with steamship tariffs and service contracts as well as a familiarity with the US to Latin America trade is a plus.
• Knowledge of Statistics and Analytics, advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Power Point (a plus).