Senior Pricing Analyst

Location:

Engineered Seal Products, 5920 Dry Creek Ln NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, USA

Engineered Seal Products, a 55-year-old employee‑owned business that Thrives Together through Employee Ownership to Drive Customer Success.

We specialize in Engineered Sealing and Supply Chain Solutions for global customers. Our ever‑growing list of customers is in the Oil and Gas, Mining, Fuel, Aerospace, EV/Semiconductor, Agriculture, Construction, and Food & Beverage markets. We all work together to hit our Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs)!

What makes us unique?

Our passion and expertise are driven by an engaged Employee Ownership Culture, providing high‑level service to not only our customers and suppliers, but each other, making today better and our future secure. We define our culture as one that wants the individual and the company to grow vigorously, flourish and prosper together— in a word: thrive!

This particular role is responsible for …

Developing, executing and communicating the pricing strategies of ESP International. Ensure the accuracy of all pricing data, develop usable data‑mining processes, and analyze the performance of pricing strategies. Manage the investigation of margin creep, negative margin and low‑margin items and make recommendations for correction.

If you have experience working in the area explained above, or want to learn, this role could be a great fit.

You will love it here if you:

• Take Ownership
• Have Fun
• Create Raving Fans
• Have your co‑worker’s back
• Put value in every day

You’ll love coming to work every day if you get, want, and have the capacity to:

• Analyze large sets of data to discover pricing/costing/margin discrepancies and make fact‑based decisions that drive company profitability
• Create ad‑hoc reports that extract data from several different sources
• Understand mathematical formulas
• Draw conclusions from data analysis and explain to others in simplified language
• Ensure data accuracy and have excellent attention to detail

You’ll have success here if you value clear processes and feel qualified to do the following things:

• Monitor daily reports for customer margin erosion
• Proactively research data to identify cost increases and margin changes
• Effectively present price changes to customers and price recommendations to other ESP departments
• Ensure timeliness of new pricing implementation and accuracy of data
• Create or alter reports to meet or anticipate business changes
• Work effectively with Supply Chain or other ESP departments regarding cost/pricing changes
• Mentor/coach other analysts and provide training as needed

We train our team to help them succeed, and everyone on our team helps with our success. In this role, you’ll be accountable to hit the following numbers each week:

• Meet or exceed yearly gross margin goals as established by leadership
• Reduce invoice discrepancies as a percentage of annual sales
• Reduce the total number of negative invoices as a percentage of annual sales

Expectations on Qualifications include:

• 3‑5 years’ experience in financial analysis, data analytics and scenario modeling
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, business or related experience
• Advanced Excel experience
• Strong analytical skills and proficient with data analysis tools
• Proven ability to multi‑task and manage projects with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and with flexible hours in a deadline‑driven environment

As a member of our team, you will have a leader who:

• Makes sure you have the necessary tools
• Acts with the greater good in mind
• Delegates appropriately
• Takes time to truly understand your role and how you can help the company
• Makes their expectations clear
• Communicates well
• Meets one‑on‑one with you quarterly or more, if needed
• Rewards and recognizes your performance

To continue conversations regarding a future together, please apply. We will be reviewing applications and conducting general phone interviews soon. Those that continue in the process will be invited to an in‑depth in‑person interview followed by reference checks.

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