OPERATIONS AND PRICING MANAGER

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Job Summary: Lead and optimize land transportation operations and pricing, ensuring profitability and effective communication with customers and suppliers. Key Highlights: 1. Strategic role in logistics, pricing, and cross-border operations. 2. Team leadership and optimization of fleets and routes. 3. Negotiation with suppliers and customers to secure competitive rates. **Job Description:** OPERATIONS AND PRICING MANAGER (Must have experience in LOGISTICS and/or TRANSPORTATION companies). **Requirements:** · Bachelor’s degree in International Business, Foreign Trade, Logistics, or related field. · Minimum 4 years of experience in operations and pricing, sales, or supplier negotiation (preferably in freight forwarding). · Advanced English. · Analytical, organized profile with a strong sense of urgency and high attention to detail. **Job Objective:** Oversee general and specialized cargo land transportation operations; manage operational execution of shipments and quotations (pricing), ensuring competitive response times, profitability per operation, and effective communication with customers and suppliers—especially in USA–Mexico cross\-border operations. **Main Responsibilities:** · Oversee general and specialized cargo land transportation operations. · Meet weekly cargo volume budget, reporting daily progress. · General knowledge of applicable NOMs and regulatory frameworks for transportation in the USA and Mexico. · Optimize route planning, delivery timelines, and fleet utilization. · Coordinate teams across logistics, traffic, operators, and operational staff. · Monitor operational KPIs, logistics costs, and budgets. · Fully effective collaboration with Sales, Customer Service, Billing, Collections, etc., to ensure customer service levels. · **Customer Service**: Maintain EXCELLENT operational customer service, accurate communications, and prompt response times. · Daily route planning and optimization. · **Monitoring and Security**: Coordinate with monitoring team to prevent incidents, traffic violations, and track units per company or client-defined criteria. · **Operational Standardization**: Establish order and standardized processes (manuals, checklists, etc.). · **Operational Incidents**: Resolve incidents including accidents, transit delays, federal inspections, and MP matters per established criteria. · Availability for operational support (including after-hours follow-up by phone if required). **Support Pricing Analysts:** · Negotiate and request rates from suppliers aligned with commercial requirements. · Request and negotiate rates with customers. · Conduct market, route, and pricing behavior analysis. · Develop and manage third-party transportation providers. · Generate and update import/export rate sheets in coordination with management and Growth Directorate. · Collaborate with Commercial team on pricing strategies. · Track and record quotations, negotiations, and requests. · Prepare reports and maintain database control. · Request and negotiate rates with carriers. · Analyze cost vs. selling price (margin per shipment). · Track quotations until closure or loss. · Update rate database (internal benchmark). **Required Skills and Knowledge:** · **Transportation Modes**: Preferably knowledge of Dry Van, Refrigerated, Flatbed, USA Border Crossings, Full/Solo. · **Mechanics**: Basic mechanical knowledge for operational decision-making. · **Leadership**: Ability to manage operational staff with firm yet fair approach. · **Technology**: Advanced Excel and Transportation Management Systems (TMS) proficiency. · **Interpersonal Skills**: Emotional intelligence and ability to interact effectively with customers. · **Pro\-active**: Anticipate problem resolution, maintain high order and organization. · Decision-making and conflict resolution. **Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** · Knowledge of maintenance for tractors, dollies, and trailers. · Willingness to travel. · Knowledge of cargo transportation regulations. · Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. · Punctual, reliable, responsible, and detail-oriented. · Cost analysis and resource optimization skills. · Problem-solving and conflict-resolution abilities. **Reports To:** General Manager. **We Offer:** · Statutory benefits. · Weekly payroll. · Uniform. · Competitive salary. **Competencies:** Leadership, planning, analytical thinking, professional ethics, confidentiality, negotiation, working under pressure. **Please send your CV via email:** jvasquez@interlog.mx Employment Type: Full-time Salary: $6,974\.49 \- $21,387\.08 per month Benefits: * Company phone * Complimentary uniforms Work Location: On-site employment