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.
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A privately-owned regional less-than-truckload transportation services provider specializing in next-day service in the Southeast and Southwest. We serve customers through 89 service centers across 13 states and Puerto Rico. Southeastern has a network of service partners to ensure transportation services in the remaining 37 states, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Mexico. Southeastern Freight Lines provides more than 99.35% on-time service in next-day lanes.
Founded in 1950, we provide quality transportation services of outstanding value in order to perpetuate our company and provide long-term security for our people.
A dedication to service quality and a continuous quality improvement process that began in 1985 has been recognized by more than 500 quality awards received from customers and associations.
