Pricing & Business Analyst

Givens Talent•Chesapeake, VA

17h•$87,000 - $114,500•Onsite

About The Position

Givens is looking for an experienced Pricing & Business Analyst to develop and continually improve pricing strategies for our transportation and warehousing operations. This role will analyze operating costs, financial data, customer requirements, and profitability to determine appropriate rates and evaluate pricing effectiveness. The Pricing & Business Analyst will also partner with Operations, Accounting, Sales, and leadership to develop reporting solutions, improve data quality, and provide insight that supports better business decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Analytics, or a related field
Four to seven years of experience in pricing, business analysis, financial analysis, operations analysis, systems analysis, or a related role
Experience working with operational and financial data in transportation, logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, distribution, or another asset-intensive environment
Experience gathering business requirements, identifying data sources, evaluating data limitations, and developing analytical solutions
Prior experience with business analytics and pricing methodologies in transportation, freight, or warehousing
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI
Experience with SQL and developing data queries
Strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate complex data and recommendations clearly
Sound judgment with proactive, critical, and strategic thinking skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with ETL processes and data lakes
Experience working with TMS, WMS, or YMS platforms
Experience with Azure, SQL Server, or MCP servers

Responsibilities

Own and continually improve pricing methodologies for Givens’ asset-based transportation and warehousing services
Analyze labor, equipment, facilities, utilization, customer requirements, service levels, operating costs, and profitability
Develop and maintain pricing models, rate structures, cost assumptions, and supporting documentation
Determine and approve pricing based on company objectives, operating capabilities, cost recovery, and operating-ratio expectations
Review pricing effectiveness by evaluating realized margins, customer profitability, cost changes, and overall pricing performance
Identify opportunities to improve rates, margins, and profitability
Analyze transportation, warehouse, yard, accounting, and customer data to identify trends, cost drivers, and performance opportunities
Work with operating teams to understand how information is entered, processed, and reported
Help improve system usage, data accuracy, and reporting processes
Clearly explain analytical findings and recommendations to business leaders
Partner with Operations, Accounting, Sales, and leadership to identify business questions and reporting needs
Translate business needs into clear data and reporting requirements
Document metric definitions, data sources, assumptions, dependencies, and known limitations
Identify and connect information from TMS, WMS, YMS, accounting, and other business systems
Develop SQL queries and other data solutions supporting reporting and data-lake development
Investigate discrepancies and reconcile information across multiple systems
Build, modify, and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and analytical tools
Support consistent definitions, reliable source data, and repeatable reporting practices
Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders, Information Systems & Analytics, and technical resources