Pricing Auditor/Assistant

Lynden Transport is looking for an entry level Pricing Auditor/Assistant whose primary role will be maintenance and management of the company’s tariffs and rating engine as well as coordinating billing from our primary water carrier vendors to insure that billing aligns with water carrier contracts and addendums.  Secondary responsibilities will be answering quote requests and working with Sales and other Pricing Analysts to develop pricing for new business opportunities.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

Other duties may be assigned.

Primary duties


* Primary custodian of Tariff Trak program - the company’s rating engine.  Tariff Trak requires periodic maintenance and annual rate adjustments.


* Perform four times weekly voyage “audits” in which individual loads are declared to the water carrier according to the contract or addendum.


* Audit and approve or reject subsequent water carrier invoices.


* Determine and implement the company’s weekly fuel surcharge adjustment.


* Maintain the company’s on-line tariffs.


* Insure filing requirements with the Surface Transportation Board are met.


* Monitor customer contract expiration dates and notify relevant sales and pricing personnel of up-coming expiration dates.


* Maintain the Pricing page on the company intranet site.


* Creating customer pricing contracts ensuring that contract rates and provisions are clearly and completely defined.

Secondary duties


* Answering quotes requests from shared in-box.


* Develop tariff commodity based pricing.


* Provide Pricing support to Sales and Pricing departments ensuring adherence to company pricing philosophy and guidelines.


* Reports / Research: Compile reports including Contract Comparisons, Regional Volume Analysis, etc.; perform research as required.


* Required to be cross-trained and to be able to fill in for other department individuals.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be capable of performing each essential duty satisfactorily.

Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines is paramount.

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of five years of related job experience in the transportation industry, or relevant education.

Business degree or equivalent with business, economics, finance or accounting emphasis preferred.

Individuals with a High School diploma or GED may be considered depending on experience.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret spreadsheets.  Ability to write clearly and be understood.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, employees, service partners and the general public.

 

MATHEMATICAL S...