Job Description

Summary:

The Drayage Pricing Analyst (Internally referred to as GCS Sales & Operations Analyst) is responsible for supporting multiple functional areas focused on increasing the efficiency of freight brokerage operations and supporting all stages of the sales cycle. Participate in strategic initiatives to achieve goals for business growth for the domestic import / export division. Examples include but are not limited to responding to port drayage RFP’s, improving effective use of available technology, management of data integrity, adhoc reporting and analysis, etc.

Job Duties :

Primary Duties:

• Support RFP and bid response. Pull data from multiple systems for analysis and manipulation for an accurate rating of line haul, FSC, and drayage-related accessorials.
• Understand the business priorities in order to best support the operation
• Oversee various software tools (DrayMaster, S2Q & Bid Portals) performance and engagement across the team. Prepare reporting for consumption by management team. Support data cleansing projects to ensure high level of integrity in data and respond to inquiries for support from internal and external stakeholders.
• Analyze shipping characteristics and increase digital platform adoption to increase carrier reutilization and improve profitability. Strengthen relationships with a portfolio of preferred carriers.
• Work with Carrier & Customer Sales teams to discuss lanes where committed capacity is needed and identify solutions.
• Provides administrative and analytic support to the Sales and Carrier Operations leaders. Performs ad-hoc analysis and reporting as needed
• Recognize operational weaknesses and help sharpen processes or develop new ones
• Acts as the work-stream lead on small scale projects
• Other duties as required and assigned

Requirements:

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED (General Education Diploma) equivalency
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years related domestic import/export drayage experience and/or training
• Carrier, customer or sales experience preferred
• PC proficiency to include strong Microsoft Office skills with Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint. Advanced Excel skills, preferred.

Essential Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organizational skills
• Maintains discretion and sensitivity with confidential information
• A self-starter who can manage priorities and make trade-offs when needs change
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The incumbent is regularly exposed to ambient lighting and temperate climate conditions.

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