Senior Pricing Analyst

Company: GOJO
Location: Akron
Posted on: January 15, 2020

Job Description:

Information about #20038 Senior Pricing Analyst
Work Location: GOJO Plaza
GOJO Industries, inventor of PURELL-- branded skin and surface well-being solutions, is the global leader in Healthy Skin and Healthy Places - a force making businesses, institutions, and society stronger. A purpose-driven family enterprise, GOJO and its employees come to work each day with the collective purpose of 'Saving lives and making life better through well-being solutions'.

GOJO has distinguished itself through its focus and investment in market-led innovation and sustainability. GOJO company headquarters are in Akron, Ohio with two nearby manufacturing and distribution centers and three manufacturing centers in France. GOJO and PURELL branded products are distributed in more than 80 countries with six regional locations including Europe, Australia, and Asia.

Nature of the work: In this role you will work with a portion of the United States sales team, administering deviated pricing requests while working within established guidelines and polices.

Essential Job Duties:

Strategy / Policy

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• Perform annual review of pricing policies pertaining to price deviation and recommend updates and changes to pricing leadership
  
• Collaborates in the development and application of general pricing policies
  
  Analysis
  
• Analyzes profitability for end user bid / agreement opportunities and decides appropriate price deviations
  
  
• Advises leadership of appropriate price deviation values and trends
  
  
• Analyzes competitive pricing in all markets and advises leadership of market opportunities, threats, trends and key price points
  
• Provides additional spot pricing analysis as requested by leadership
  
  Auditing
  
• Constantly audits data for integrity
  
• Conducts periodic audits of systems and processes throughout deviated pricing requests
  
• Initiates periodic audits of other systems within the pricing department
  
• Process / System Review and Development
  
• Develops and maintains system to process, track and monitor deviated pricing requests.
  
• Designs, creates and continuously improves system tools required to perform required analytical functions
  
• Designs and develops pricing analytical reports for effective communication throughout leadership
  
  Processing
  
• Processes price deviation requests in a timely fashion
  
  Training
  
• Trains business leaders and sales professionals on price deviation systems, analytic tools, reports and processes to enable more informed strategic decision making
  
  
• Trains and mentors internal support personnel to facilitate process compliance and self service capability
  
  Education and Experience Required
  
  
  
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  • BA/BS in accounting, finance, marketing or related business field required; MBA preferred
    
    
  • Minimum six (6) to eight (8) years' experience in a pricing or business analysis role
    
    
  • Required experience in managing customer relationships and partnering, collaborating, supporting and engaging a direct sales function
    
  • Required experience in data mining and analysis leveraging MS Office programs
    
  • SAP and Salesforce.com experience strongly preferred but not required
    
    Summary
    
    
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    • Full time
      
    • Work Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or similar
      
      
    • Position has direct reports
      
      To Apply:
      
      To apply for this position, please complete the online application process. You will have an opportunity to include your resume and a cover letter. GOJO is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States.
      
      Recruiters, Search Agencies or others referring candidates to GOJO Industries, Inc. without written authorization from GOJO Industries, Inc. Human Resources will not be compensated in any way for their online referral even if GOJO Industries, Inc. hires the candidate. GOJO does not seek or respond to unsolicited resumes for positions that are not listed in the Careers section.

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