Ben Goetz

Director - Intermodal Marketing

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

About

Experience

  • Union Pacific Railroad (12 yrs 6 mos)
    • Director - Intermodal Marketing
      Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Senior Manager - Intermodal Marketing
      May 2024 - Jun 2024 · 2 mos

    • Manager I - Premium Marketing
      Nov 2021 - May 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Werner Enterprises (Omaha Metropolitan Area)
    • Rate Specialist
      Jan 2010 - Jan 2014 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      - Engineer the annual business forecast for all Mexico operations, a business unit with $200 million annual revenue - Develop and maintain reports to measure pricing trends, resulting in the continual optimization of truckload capacity allocation - Lead weekly meetings to collaborate with sales, pricing, and operations executives on the status of new business opportunities - Achieved $2 million net income growth through customer-specific business reviews annually from 2010-2011 - Negotiate freight rates on a daily basis for both spot quotes and multi-million dollar opportunities - Enhance employees’ skill, knowledge, and talents through coaching and mentoring - Analyze and monitor trends within the Canadian market to aid in pricing and marketing strategies

    • Rate Analyst
      Jan 2006 - Jan 2010 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      - Prepared pricing proposals on bids to fulfill transportation needs for various well-known multi-national companies, some totaling in over $300 million in potential revenue. - Satisfied interdivisional goals by preparing solutions that combined rail, truckload, and brokerage options - Communicated rates and various pricing specifications to customers and co-workers located across North America - Evaluated pricing and operational aspects of shipments moving across the Mexican and Canadian border - Created Microsoft Excel programs to ease the pricing process, increase productivity, and enhance rate accuracy