EJD Pricing Specialist

Emery Jensen Distribution is a subsidiary of Ace Hardware Corporation that sells and distributes hard-line products to independent Pro/Lumber, Paint, Hardware, and E-retailer customer segments.

Our Pricing & Analytics Team is currently looking for a Pricing Specialist who will be responsible for maintaining wholesale pricing in SAP. They will also be responsible for maintaining, analyzing, recommending retail pricing, creating / preparing customer image and SKU level reporting, and performing ad hoc pricing analysis and project support.

What You’ll Do…

• Maintain, execute, analyze and report wholesale pricing in SAP by channel.
• Maintain, execute, analyze and report customer specific contract pricing and assessorial charges. If anomalies or information is incorrect, provide a solution and work with Pricing & Analytics Manager on necessary changes and protocol.
• Load and maintain custom retail pricing by customer.
• Manage and report recommended retail pricing zones for Emery Jensen Distribution.
• Review, research and resolve order pricing issues in SAP.
• Subject Matter Expert related to pricing system functionality
• Work cross-functionally with the Merchandising, Sales, IT, Finance and Customer Experience teams to ensure pricing enables assigned profit metrics.
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis as directed from Manager and/or Director.

What we are looking for in a candidate …

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or an analytical field such as Math or Data Science
• 1-3 years of pricing experience or analytical functions preferred
• Expert user of Excel
• Working knowledge of SAP is preferred.
• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to provide business solutions.
• Detail-oriented and organized self-starter with proven ability to solve problems and meet deadlines.
• A desire to grow within the team and company
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with a broad internal team ranging from merchandising to sales to finance to senior leadership
• This position is based out of Oak Brook, IL.

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Compensation Details:

$63000 - $73000

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace / Emery Jensen Distribution also offers competitive benefits
* that address life’s necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:

• Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company growth over the past 3 years resulted in incentives being paid out above 106.6% of your target opportunity!)
• Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with a fully vested matching contribution the first year and annual discretionary contribution (once eligibility requirements have been met). Over the past 3 years, company contributions (matching & discretionary) for fully eligible employees have averaged 7.3% of total eligible compensation.
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability – up to 26 weeks short-term disability and long-term disability) & life insurance benefits for you and your dependents
• 21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first year) and up to 6 paid holidays depending on the month of hire
• Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities – and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, 20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation
• Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer on-site classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program,…