Pricing Specialist

Overview

This role is responsible for managing pricing strategies and supporting purchasing and Profit Center teams through data analysis, system maintenance, and prompt resolution of pricing issues. The position is remote.

Responsibilities

• Manage pricing strategies for an assigned area and support purchasing and Profit Center teams.
• Analyze and interpret data from Eclipse software to produce actionable insights aligned with business objectives and operational needs.
• Independently manipulate, analyze, and present complex data sets in Microsoft Excel to provide strategic insights to the Purchasing Department, Profit Center Managers, and for Divisional Reporting.
• Design and implement data templates for use in the Eclipse software system, ensuring uploads are accurate, well-organized, and aligned with internal reporting standards.
• Manage and resolve pricing discrepancies, perform price corrections, and conduct independent research on pricing inconsistencies using advanced knowledge of product pricing and internal systems.
• Maintain accurate product pricing by investigating pricing errors, identifying duplicate records, and managing merge/purge processes to ensure data integrity.
• Independently manage and maintain Sell Groups within Eclipse to ensure product groupings are optimized for operational efficiency.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the purchasing team and other teammates to facilitate communication and resolve pricing issues while ensuring alignment with company strategy and territory-specific requirements.
• Proactively communicate vendor price increase notifications to the field, ensuring updated price sheets and vendor letters are distributed accurately and promptly.
• Oversee and perform regular updates to the sell matrix, managing field requests, support ticket requests, vendor price fluctuations, new product additions, line changes, and product discontinuations with minimal supervision.
• Use mass load functions in Eclipse to process large-scale data updates efficiently, leveraging advanced reporting tools to extract relevant data for analysis and decision-making.
• Independently manage and prioritize pricing requests from the field, ensuring support ticket requests are processed quickly and effectively in alignment with company timelines.
• Complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.
• Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Requirements

• 5 or more years of experience managing pricing strategies for a business.
• Intermediate knowledge of pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and date functions in Microsoft Excel.
• Intermediate to advanced skills using Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access) to analyze data and communicate via email.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with strong listening skills.
• High accuracy and attention to detail with an analytical mindset.
• Ability to research and analyze data and solve problems.
• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with customers, vendors, and co-workers.
• Ability to learn and operate computer-related systems used to create and submit quotation packages and create orders.
• Read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership qualities and the ability to be viewed as a leader.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office software to effectively analyze data and communicate.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive starting wage.
• Profit-Sharing Program with an opportunity to earn a direct share of annual profits.
• Full-time benefits (for team members working 30 or more hours per week):
  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and critical care coverage
  • Life insurance and Long Term Disability
  • Pre-tax accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuter benefits
  • Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time (sick time also offered to PT team members as required by state law)
  • Paid pregnancy and parental leave
  • Paid day of community service
• Full-time and part-time benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • Retirement cash account with company contributions
  • Targeted training programs focused on personal and professional growth
  • Company wellness program
  • Employee discounts
  • College tuition benefits
• Benefit offerings may differ for teammates covered under a collective bargaining agreement or employed through an intern program.

Location

Remote position, supporting the East Division Management location.