Pricing Coordinator

3-4 Month Contract role with Possibility for Extension
Monday - Friday 8am-5pm

Position Summary :

The Pricing Coordinator will function as a member of the Distribution Pricing team. This individual will assist by giving guidance in pricing strategy implementation with a focus on driving improvement in gross margins by providing visibility to all components of the value chain. This role is expected to work autonomously with minimal direction required with a demonstrated ability to interact with and influence effectively at both a managerial and peer level.

Responsibilities:
The purpose of the Pricing Function is to:
Deliver profitable growth.
Implement and maintain accurate pricing records.
Understand pricing practices which ensure price for value and gross margin expansion.
Provide margin exception reporting; Analyze, evaluate, and report margin and sales data, using discretion and guidance on how to increase revenue or mitigate margin leakage.
Interface with Suppliers on Credit Upon Proof of Sales calculation, documentation, and implementation, giving guidance on how to streamline, enhance, or modify our processes, to ensure that are financials are accurately stated.
Analyze pricing credits to verify the proper course of action to diminish future credits.
Ensure products and customers' sales records are analyzed and performance is evaluated against targets. Monitor product gross margins and profitability against control standards. Reviews product prices, approves price deviations, and implements price increases and price hold strategies.
Support and show commitment to 's LSS improvement process. Plan strategies to ensure error-free work and convey this attitude in the daily performance of various duties.
Coordination, support, and participation in the POL process and the situational analysis system.
Drive measurement and tracking activities including all pricing dashboards.

Qualifications
BS in Business or applicable field
1 3 years relevant experience required.
Ability to apply complex analytical and critical thinking skills.
Strong Business Acumen in understanding profitability concepts relative to growth strategies.
Requires strong math aptitude and ability to understand impacts of variables when providing pricing recommendations.
Ability to mobilize internally and externally to set and achieve business goals; able to articulate and drive required change and translate into actionable objectives for the extended marketing network.
Good oral and written communication skills and excellent presentation, research and project coordination skills.
Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task.
High customer service orientation with desire to spend significant time interacting with others. Must have strong sense of urgency and ability to deal with high stress situations in tight time frames.
Ability to perform the function with little to no direction and oversight.
Demonstrated ability to interact with and influence effectively at both the managerial and peer level.
Exceptional aptitude with Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Excel, and Access; SAP experience a plus.

Competencies
Each position at focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. Additionally, management positions focus on Leadership Competencies as a Leader of Others and/or a Leader of the Business. These competencies are designed to drive behavior that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles, while supporting individual and career development.

Physical Demands:
The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical and environmental demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Requires remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time, and frequent communication.
Must be able to traverse and operate computer and other office equipment.
Typical work is in an office environment where the noise level is low to moderate.