Pricing Analyst

SummaryThe overall objective of this position is todrive pricing, margin and general financial analysisat Baker.

This role isresponsible for driving pricing, margin and general financial analysis. This includes price/product optimization, pricing strategies, revenue management techniques and management reporting. The analyst will also build financial analysis templates and models plus assist with analysis of corporate initiatives.

Essential Duties/AccountabilitiesWorks with the pricing and planning teams to develop, plan and recommend pricing actions that drive additional profit for the company through product, customer or regional pricing projects. Supports the pricing team in modeling revenue and margin opportunities.

Regular pricing and analysis: Performdetailed analysis of product and competitive data tooptimizeregular prices for merchandising categories. Track and measure category performance (sales, margin,etc).

Promotion pricing and analysis:

Coordinatewith inventory management, marketing and merchandising tooptimizepromotions. Analyze results and recommend items and prices for future promotions.

Strategic pricing support: Assists in the development of pricing strategy with the pricing and planning teams. Recommends and enforces pricing policies and strategies to maintain or improve competitive position and/or profitability.

Tactical pricing administration: Evaluate exception pricing requests to assess reasonableness.

Data analysis using Excel and other database tools.

Strategic pricing projects as identified by Company Leadership.

Analytical:

Combine complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures. Must be able to implement, monitor sales & marketing programs/promotions successfully by insuring incremental gains from month-to-month and year-to-year.

Strategic Thinking:

Develops strategies to achieve organization goals; Understands organization's strengths and weaknesses; Analyzes market and competition for threats and opportunities; Adapts to changing conditions.

Business Acumen:

Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.

QualificationsBachelor's Degreein finance/math orotherquantitativefieldpreferred.

Analytical and detail oriented with strongproblem-solvingskills.

Experience in retail and/or wholesale distribution pricing,merchandisingor marketing analysis at both strategic and tactical levels (Preferred but notrequired)Experience in pricing optimization/modeling in retail and/or wholesale distributionenvironment.

Knowledge of statistical and pricing models.

Experience in financial and business analysis including sales & marginAdvanced Skill level in Excel and SQLUnderstanding ofbusiness intelligence reporting tools.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work independently with sense of personal ownership and ability to "get things done"AS400 knowledge a plusSkillsAbility to streamline functions and passion to learn and growStrong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skillsComfort dealing with ambiguity and the ability to work independentlyExperience working with and presenting toexecutivesExcellent communication and presentation skills; be comfortable interacting with executive-level managementMust be proficient in speaking, reading, and understanding English to ensure full compliance with safety standards, training, policies, and procedures.

Physical Demands andWork EnvironmentThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of thevarious typesof work that may be performed.

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar,relatedor a logical assignment to the position.

The employeefrequentlyis required tostandsitorwalk,climb, kneel, crouch, orcrawl.

Ability toutilizea computer keyboard, computer monitor, and telephone for prolonged periods of time.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.