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Pricing Analyst at BNSF Logistics in Dallas, TX
Job Description
Job Overview
The Pricing Analyst is based in Dallas, Texas, and is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing pricing strategies for Project Cargo activities to support profitability, market competitiveness, and efficient asset utilization. This role reviews and updates sales contracts, evaluates pricing requests, and conducts market and bid analysis to ensure freight rates are competitive, accurate, and aligned with customer requirements and BNSF Logistics’ business objectives. Working closely with Sales, Operations, and Engineering teams to use data-driven analysis to evaluate pricing alternatives, support informed business decisions, maintain pricing tools and reports, and identify process improvements that promote consistent and effective pricing practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement competitive pricing strategies for a 3PL provider that specialized in project-cargo solutions to align with market conditions, customer requirements, and company profitability goals.
- Manage bid, RFP, and RFI processes, including carrier sourcing, rate evaluations, market capacity analysis, and pricing recommendations to support new business opportunities.
- Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Engineering team to evaluate customer requirements, assess pricing alternatives, and develop competitive proposals.
- Apply knowledge of the railway and transportation industries, market trends, historical pricing data, and cost structures to develop accurate and effective pricing recommendations.
- Analyze bid results, customer feedback, and win/loss ratios to measure pricing effectiveness, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
- Assist in developing and maintaining pricing tools, databases, reports, and analytical processes to support accurate, consistent, and efficient pricing decisions.
- Support the modeling and evaluation of supply chain scenarios using optimization tools to identify cost-effective transportation and logistics solutions.
- Maintain pricing trackers, checklists, and reporting to monitor requests, track progress, support timely responses, and communicate pricing activity and results.
- Provide pricing analysis and proposal support for business development initiatives, major bids, and complex customer opportunities involving multiple transportation modes and logistics services.
- Identify cost variances, data inconsistencies, and opportunities to improve pricing methodologies, analytical processes, and overall data quality.
Qualifications
Required: Position in located in the Dallas, Texas and is not open for relocation. Strong data analysis, quantitative reasoning, financial acumen, and Excel skills to assess pricing, sales, and financial information; clear communication and cross-functional collaboration to explain findings. Preferred: Experience with pricing analysis in the transportation industry, specifically the Railway industry. Solid knowledge of financial modeling, or related business intelligence tools, plus familiarity with market research, customer segmentation, or predictive analytics.
Pay: From $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Pricing Analyst - Contract: 1 year (Required)
Location:
- Dallas, TX 75019 (Required)
Work Location: In person