Pricing Specialist

Omron is a leading global manufacturer of industrial automation products focused on sensing and control technologies. Omron Automation-Americas, headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL, is the industrial automation subsidiary of Omron Corporation, a $8 billion global technology company celebrating more than 80 years of success.

Omron is looking for an energetic and focused Pricing Specialist in Hoffman Estates, IL, to execute tasks associated with maintaining and optimizing data necessary to support sales and distribution special pricing programs. The responsibilities and tasks will support Omron’s sales initiatives across the Americas while directly reporting to the Special Pricing Supervisor.

This is a hybrid position (75% remote and 25% in office) based in the Hoffman Estates office, IL.

Our Commitment to Employees:

• Training and Career Development Program to give employees a learning path with the necessary tools and resources they need to help build their career at Omron.
• Great financial opportunities with competitive compensation, immediate 401k match with 100% vesting, profit sharing, and Blue Cross Blue Shield for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits.
• Community Awareness that includes activities with local non-profit organizations and a Matching Gift Program.
• Work-Life Balance with Flexible Work Arrangements, Flexible Work Hours, and Sick/Vacation/Holiday Pay.
• Wellness Activities such as Walking Contests, Nutritional Learning Sessions, On Site Flu shots and Health Screenings.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for administering the Special Price Request program offered to Omron customers and distributors. Some approval levels are within Pricing Specialist authority level; others require management review.
• Support Omron sales personnel and other stakeholders in matters related to pricing generally
• Perform sales data and integrity analysis using such tools as Salesforce, JDE, Excel, and Power BI.
• Conform to Special Pricing Approval Policies – focus on accuracy and timeliness.
• Provide analysis and operational support for complex national pricing agreements (NPAs).
• Provide a commitment to excellent internal & external customer service.
• Represent Omron in a professional, ethical, and socially responsible manner.
• Represents the Omron Guiding Principles through personal and business interactions with employees, customers, distributors, and colleagues.
• Provide training to external or internal customers, as needed
• Recommend policy or process improvements that support excellent customer service and impact quality and performance standards.
• Data entry in various platforms.
• Maintain performance and quality standards based on established department metrics including turn-around times.
• Work on or lead special projects as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of experience in supporting sales, distributor and accounting functions.
• Direct customer interaction preferred (B2B preferred)
• Technical Abilities: Advanced knowledge of and experience with Office (Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, advanced filtering) required. Experience with JD Edwards, Salesforce and Power BI preferred. Working knowledge of case management platforms preferred (ie. Freshdesk, Oracle Cloud).
• Customer Orientation – Placing a high priority on the internal or external customer’s perspective when making decisions and taking action; implementing service practices that meet the customers’ and own organization’s needs.
• Work Standards – Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Valuing Differences – Working effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations, or backgrounds; seeks out and uses unique abilities, insights, and ideas from diverse individuals.
• Continuous Learning – Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.
• Adaptabili…