Senior Pricing Analyst

The Pricing Analyst designs and implements data-driven pricing strategies that stabilize margins, manage risk, and maintain market competitiveness within a food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods environment. This role ensures accurate price positioning and alignment of contracts and quotations by collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. The Pricing Analyst balances sales commitments with ingredient coverage, applies best-in-class pricing protocols, optimizes system usage, and continuously improves the efficiency and effectiveness of pricing methodologies.

• Design and implement pricing strategies that stabilize margins, manage risk, and support market competitiveness.
• Ensure accurate price positioning and alignment between contracts, quotations, and internal pricing policies.
• Collaborate with relevant departments, including sales, finance, and procurement, to balance sales commitments with ingredient and commodity coverage.
• Manage pricing files in SAP ERP, including product information maintenance, pricing updates, and vendor setup.
• Schedule pricing changes and maintain accurate gross margins across product lines.
• Conduct margin analysis and forecasting using inventory and pricing data to ensure ongoing profitability.
• Coordinate inventory and procurement activities by handling purchase orders, communicating with vendors, and managing freight cost information.
• Generate, analyze, and interpret inventory and pricing reports to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Perform advanced data analysis in Excel, including building and maintaining complex formulas, pivot tables, and financial models for pricing and margin calculations.
• Support financial planning and analysis activities related to pricing, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Review and analyze large data sets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities in pricing and margin performance.
• Develop clear, insightful presentations that communicate pricing analysis, margin performance, and recommendations to various audience levels within the organization.
• Articulate analytical insights effectively and recommend actionable steps to improve profitability and pricing effectiveness.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines, prioritizing tasks in a demanding and evolving environment.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of pricing protocols, methodologies, and system utilization.
• Leverage industry knowledge of food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods, including commodity pricing and product assortment, to inform pricing decisions.

• Bachelors degree required, preferably in Business.
• 35 years of experience in pricing or risk management.
• SAP ERP proficiency, including managing product information, pricing files, and vendor setup.
• Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and analyzing complex data sets for pricing and margin calculations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• Proven experience in margin analysis and forecasting to ensure profitability.
• Experience in pricing file management, including scheduling pricing changes and maintaining accurate gross margins.
• Experience in inventory and procurement coordination, including handling purchase orders and vendor communication.
• Ability to generate, interpret, and present inventory and pricing reports for decision-making.
• Strong organization and project management skills with the ability to meet demanding, evolving, and competing deadlines.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization.
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