[Remote] Pricing Analyst
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging serving foodservice, retail, industrial, and other industries. The Pricing Analyst supports pricing programs, profitability analysis, reporting, and commercial decision-making for the Distribution Business Unit while partnering with Sales, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Pricing leadership.
Responsibilities
- Support the execution of pricing strategies, programs, and initiatives across the Distribution business
- Analyze pricing data to identify trends, pricing inconsistencies, and opportunities for margin improvement
- Assist with customer pricing requests, special pricing approvals, and discount analyses
- Monitor pricing compliance and help ensure pricing policies and processes are followed
- Support pricing reviews by preparing data, reports, and recommendations for management review
- Maintain recurring pricing, sales, and profitability reports
- Update dashboards and scorecards that provide visibility into pricing performance and key business metrics
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity across pricing reports and analytical tools
- Assist with data extraction, validation, and management activities from ERP and business intelligence systems
- Support customer, product, and category profitability analyses
- Assist in evaluating revenue, margin, and cost trends across the business
- Provide analytical support for pricing actions, customer negotiations, and business development opportunities
- Help identify opportunities to improve profitability through pricing and commercial actions
- Partner with Sales teams to provide pricing analysis and customer-level insights
- Assist with bid responses, contract renewals, and customer pricing reviews
- Support the evaluation of new business opportunities through pricing and profitability analysis
- Prepare reports and materials that support customer and commercial discussions
- Monitor market trends, competitive pricing activity, and key cost drivers affecting the business
- Assist in tracking changes in raw material, freight, and other cost inputs that may influence pricing decisions
- Gather information to support pricing recommendations and business planning activities
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and analytical processes
- Assist with maintaining pricing databases, models, and business tools
- Support ongoing efforts to automate and standardize pricing-related processes and reporting
- Work collaboratively with Sales, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to support business objectives
- Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to team members and stakeholders
- Participate in business reviews and provide analytical support as needed
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Business, Statistics, Accounting, Data Analytics, or a related field required
- Internship or co-op experience in analytics, finance, sales operations, or business intelligence is a plus
- Experience in manufacturing, packaging, distribution, or foodservice industries is helpful but not required
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, and reporting
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving capabilities
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Effective organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to learn quickly and work collaboratively within a team environment
- Curiosity and desire to develop expertise in pricing, profitability, and commercial analytics
- 0-3 years of experience in pricing, finance, business analytics, sales operations, or a related analytical role preferred
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting tools preferred
- Basic understanding of ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, or NetSuite preferred
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- Paid vacation, and sick days
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Wellness program
- A variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
- Constant opportunities for advancement
- Skills development
- Advanced education programs
- Training and development programs and courses available through MyLearning
- Company and industry training curricula
- Support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)
- A Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization
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