Pricing for Transportation Services and Operations
Apply knowledge in transportation services and operations together with understanding of needs of shippers and consignees to develop reliable and affordable transportation pricing models
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Freight Forwarding
Levels
Support in documentation of cargo pricing
Support documentation of transport services and operations pricing
Support data collection of market prices
Maintain data records according to norms and guidelines
Implement transportation pricing models
Analyse shippers and consignees’ needs
Analyse prevalent market prices
Implement transportation pricing models to advise shippers and consignees on shipment charges
Develop reliable and affordable transportation pricing solutions
Review new developments, and suggest related measures and other approaches to achieve cost savings and ensure customer satisfaction
Process, analyse, and price complex transportation route solutions
Assess third-party transportation costing models that can be adopted
Develop and maintain network-wide and regional transportation costing models that can be rapidly applied during sales and business development efforts to affiliate new customers
Facilitate drafting of transportation pricing language into contractual service agreements
Develop cost models that accurately depict impacts of proposed changes in logistics network
Facilitate transportation rate reviews and provide recommendations for action
Assess customer behaviours and pricing results in support of pricing strategies
Formulate transportation pricing strategies
Evaluate freight, rate, and transportation capacity trends and apply insights to influence pricing strategies
Evaluate market trends and fluctuations and apply insights to influence pricing strategies
Coach key internal stakeholders on application of pricing models
Devise performance metrics aligned to sales and marketing strategies
Evaluate effectiveness of pricing models according to key performance metrics
Lead implementation of pricing models appropriate to changing market conditions