Pricing & Proposal Manager - Project Logistics

The Pricing, Bids & Proposal Manager - Project Logistics is responsible for managing and maintaining product and service pricing matrices, communicating standard pricing and publishing tariffs to worldwide branches. The Pricing, Bids & Proposal Manager is responsible for providing pricing for quotes, buds, proposals and RFQ’s.; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

Job Duties:

• ;;Manages the proposal lifecycle through the completion of price and service quotation, bids, proposals, RFQ’s, and RFI’s; including gathering feedback regarding comparative positions of rates, and gathering current market data
• Provide pricing and budgetary estimates for OOG and Heavy Lift trucking cargo
• Develop and maintain product and service pricing matrices’, maintain pricing database, develop standard pricing, develop customer specific pricing, and obtain approval from product management
• Analyze achieved cost and profitability, propose changes to standard pricing
• Manage and structure; the project pricing team
• Driver of all RFP responses-establish bid building blocks
• Coordinate with product management regarding current cost per carrier and vendor contracts
• Manages direct reports to meet branch budgetary goals for revenue and profitability
• Ensures proposal process is compliant with corporate, regional, branch and department policies and procedures
• Other duties as required and assigned

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Requirements:

• ;Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field from a 4 year university or college
• Minimum 5 years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• PC literate with experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Access and Excel
• Excellent written and oral communication skills that demonstrate a proven ability to develop relationships with a range of internal and external customers
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Ability to read and interpret basic financial reporting
• Ability to work with daily deadlines and thrive under pressure
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize time management
• Ability to communicate with customers and colleagues and provide excellent customer service

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Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, and talk.; The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.; The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.; The employee is regularly exposed to ambient lighting and temperate climate conditions.

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Job Duties as documented in this job description are considered “Essential Functions” and have been created by the standards of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) require that employees be able to perform “Essential Functions” of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the “Essential Functions”.