MARKETING ANALYST

Overview :

Marketing Analyst will be responsible for performing transportation and supply chain market research of industries, regions, and customers.

Accountable for developing and managing market based-pricing for intermodal transportation Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) provides to its customers.

Responsible for performing commercial analysis such as competitor bench-marking, project evaluations, budgeting and forecasting, service schedules, and market share.

Develops clear and compelling presentations for multiple stakeholders; internal users, customers, senior management, etc.

Responsibilities :

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following :

• Supply Chain & Transportation Market Research :
• Creative, organized, structured, work by objectives.
• Search for public or private sources of information in order to build a clear understanding of markets and customers trends, products, routes, competitors, in order to determine FEC current market share and go-to market strategies and tactics
• In coordination with the AVP Commercial Analytics, establish a clear path of action to grow the companys market share as part of the full commercial strategy of the company
• Transportation Pricing :
• Develop knowledge of FEC active routings and services. Build FECs pricing levels based on financial, logistics trends, market price indices, competitor offerings and volume fundamentals.
• Develop and furnish Intermodal pricing for current and prospective customers, working in close collaboration with FECs logistics consulting team.
• Furnish FEC revenue requirements to Class 1s Railroads for joint-line prices.
• Use costing programs to develop Intermodal costs for price development.
• Publish and manage pricing contracts, quotations and tariffs.
• Assist FECs Customer Service and Account Receivables teams with misroutes, diversions and routing questions.
• Commercial Analysis :
• Perform commercial analysis and prepare presentations on an accurate, timely and professional fashion

Qualifications :

Education and / or Experience

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from Four?year College or university in marketing; or equivalent combination of education and experience. MBA preferred.
• Knowledge of logistics industry and the competitive environments affecting intermodal, trucking, and rail preferred.

Other Skills / Abilities

• Strong analytic and critical thinking skills
• Exceptional written, oral, and presentation communication abilities
• Expertise with Excel, PowerPoint, and SAS
• Ability to write query, data mine, and understanding of relational databases of internal and external data resources
• Ability to reason data findings to uncover issues and develop solution
• Strong time management skills
• Self-motivated with a disposition toward critical / analytical thinking and process improvement .
• Ability to identify issues and propose solutions.
• Excellent research and analytical skills. Ability to conduct and interpret quantitative / qualitative analysis.
• Must have proven ability to communicate effectively, both verbal and written and present information to various audiences, including executives, customers and employees.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work with limited supervision and flexibility as needed
• Proven computer and analytical skills, especially MS Office, database and CRM software and dashboard applications

Work Environment

General office work environment at FECs new commercial offices at Port Everglades, Florida. Occasional customer office or job site visits.

Some out-of-office travel required, that may require night or weekend accessibility

Qualified applicants will be considered for vacancies without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by prevailing state and federal laws, regulations and ordinances.