Pricing Analyst - Transportation
Position Summary
The Pricing Analyst is responsible for supporting customer pricing activities, managing RFQ submissions, sourcing carrier rates, analyzing transportation costs, and maintaining pricing databases. The successful candidate will work closely with carriers, operations, sales, and customer service teams to develop competitive transportation solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and respond to customer RFQs (Request for Quotations) and spot quotes for domestic and cross-border transportation opportunities.
- Source and negotiate rates with carriers across FTL, LTL, intermodal, and specialized transportation modes.
- Analyze freight costs, carrier performance, and market trends to develop competitive pricing strategies.
- Prepare pricing proposals and customer quotations within established service and margin guidelines.
- Maintain and update pricing databases, lane history, carrier benchmarks, and market intelligence.
- Utilize Microsoft Excel to perform data analysis, cost modeling, reporting, and pricing comparisons.
- Work with operations and sales teams to ensure pricing reflects operational capabilities and market conditions.
- Support carrier onboarding, rate maintenance, and procurement initiatives.
- Develop reports and dashboards to track pricing performance and profitability.
- Identify process improvement opportunities related to pricing, carrier selection, and transportation procurement.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in transportation pricing, freight brokerage, logistics planning, carrier procurement, or supply chain operations.
- Experience responding to and managing customer RFQs.
- Experience negotiating transportation rates with carriers.
- Strong understanding of transportation pricing, including FTL, LTL, and cross-border freight.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills including: Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, IF/AND/OR Logic functions, Intermediate formulas and functions.
- Data analysis and reporting
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in 3PL, freight brokerage, or transportation management environments.
- Experience with carrier sourcing and procurement.
- Knowledge of transportation management systems (TMS) and ERP systems.
- Experience developing pricing models and transportation cost analyses.
What TransPro Offers
- Compensation: Competitive salary plus corporate bonus structure.
- Benefits: Company-paid single coverage including Dental, Extended Health, and Vision care. Excludes mandatory LTD.
- Future Planning: Retirement savings plan options. 3% RRSP match after 1 year of service.
- Culture: A supportive and collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
Details
- Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
- Location: Milton, ON, Hybrid or full time in office (preferred). If Hybrid, 4 days in the office each week, as scheduled by the manager. In office days may be amended as determined by management to meet business needs.
- Typical Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with flexibility for operational needs
- Stat Holiday Coverage: The team will rotate coverage for statutory holidays. Banked hours are provided in compensation.
- Vacations: Timing of PTOs are approved by the manager to avoid multiple team members off at once.
