Analyst, Commercial Strategy - Hybrid

What you’ll need to succeed as an Analyst, Commercial Strategy at XPO

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience


• 1 year of professional experience in quantitative analysis


• Demonstrated ability to derive insight from data, formulate solutions and drive action


• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate with all levels of a large organization


• Ability to use, evaluate and contribute to computer-generated decision-support models


• Experience with data mining using business intelligence software


• Ability to manage projects that drive revenue and profitability for the enterprise


• Ability to collaborate with Pricing team leadership to establish and implement a pricing strategy and tactical plan


• Ability to do a critical quantitative evaluation and make recommendations


• Ability to perform data analysis based on input from several departments, including Sales, Pricing, Linehaul, Operations, etc.


• Ability to demonstrate leadership to drive results. Self-driven and taking ownership of workload with minimal management support


• Expert at collaboration with leaders across the organization (i.e. pricing, sales, operations) to establish and implement a pricing strategy and tactical plan


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Statistics, Economics or Mathematics


• Master’s degree


• 2 years of professional experience in quantitative analysis in transportation or pricing


• Project Management experience


• Working knowledge of SQL and statistics and statistical packages in Python, R or similar


• Highly organized work style with proven ability to multitask

About the Analyst, Commercial Strategy job

Pay, benefits and more:

• Competitive compensation package 


• Full health insurance benefits available on day one 


• Life and disability insurance 


• Earn up to 15 days of PTO over your first year  


• 10 paid company holidays 


• 401(k) option with company match 


• Education assistance 


• Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Assist in the development and implementation of Commercial Strategies for the Pricing Organization


• Proactively formulate new commercial and pricing initiatives to drive company results


• Coordinate cross-functionally to develop tools and establish best practices


• Support the Pricing Organization with advanced analytical processes and models


• Execute, evaluate and report success of various initiatives to the senior leadership team


• Conduct analyses under different pricing scenarios to compare net results


• Root Cause analysis

About XPO

XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you’re looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO. 

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test. 

The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification. 

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