Senior International Freight Pricing Analyst

Senior International Freight Pricing Analyst

The Senior International Pricing Analyst is a senior individual contributor responsible for pricing complex international air and ocean freight bids. The role partners directly with US sales leadership on bid strategy and with Operations Managers to keep P&L goals in balance – supporting aggressive growth without compromising business sustainability. It leads major RFQs, indexed-rate bids, and project cargo opportunities, and brings a creative, solutions-oriented approach to how SCS wins and delivers freight.

The selected candidate can operate from our offices in Grand Rapids, MI, Chicago, IL, or Mt. Ephraim, NJ.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead pricing on major RFQs, indexed-rate bids, and project cargo opportunities, including scenario models and competitive comparisons.
• Partner with US sales leadership on bid strategy and solutions-style strategic selling; participate in customer-facing pricing discussions when appropriate.
• Partner with Operations Managers to ensure P&L goals are met – balancing commercial competitiveness with sustainable margin and executability.
• Design creative freight solutions, including consolidation planning and multi-modal structures that differentiate SCS from rate-only competitors.
• Review incoming requests for operational, geographic, and commercial completeness; confirm intent with stakeholders before pricing.
• Translate carrier, capacity, and rate market trends into recommendations leadership can act on.
• Maintain follow-up discipline on quotes, including pursuit of targets and feedback from sales and agents.
• Contribute to rate libraries, dashboards, automations, and pricing templates as the function rebuilds its tooling.

Requirements:

• Several years of direct, hands-on experience pricing international air and ocean freight, including ownership of RFQs or bids.
• Strong domestic carrier experience, particularly LTL airport pickup and delivery – an area where SCS is actively building capability.
• Working knowledge of US air and ocean freight markets, including major gateways (JFK, ORD, MIA, LAX, DFW, and others), intermodal considerations, surcharge mechanics, and operational constraints that shape pricing.
• Creative, artistic approach to solutions design – able to structure wins that standard rate sheets can't.
• Strong technology orientation, including advanced Excel (pivots, lookups, scenario modeling), Power BI, and practical use of AI tools to accelerate analysis and communication.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to explain a pricing decision concisely to senior leaders, sales, and carrier partners.
• Self-directed; manages competing deadlines independently.
• Bachelor's degree welcomed; equivalent professional experience fully considered.
• Preferred: indexed-rate bid experience (BAF mechanisms, WCI-based adders, floating-rate models); project cargo pricing; CargoWise (CW1) or equivalent TMS; Power Automate; vertical experience in automotive, retail, or pharma; cross-border US/Canada freight.

Work Environment:

Will work in a desk area with a computer, phone, and other office equipment required to perform the duties/responsibilities of the position.

Physical Requirements:

• Required to sit, talk, and listen most of the time.
• May occasionally need to lift up to 25 pounds.