Analyst, Commercial Pricing

AAR; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Generous paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

AAR is seeking a Commercial Pricing Analyst to support customer and contract pricing, RFP/RFQ processes, and margin protection. You'll collaborate with Sales, Operations, Procurement, Finance and other stakeholders to keep pricing accurate and aligned with business goals.

Responsibilities include maintaining pricing histories and market trends, building pricing models, creating dashboards and reports, and presenting recommendations to management.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's preferred.
• Advanced experience in Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Power BI, or similar tools.
• US Citizenship required with no sponsorship due to security clearance.
• Excellent communication skills in English; able to read/write fluently.
• Ability to turn data into clear summaries or presentations.
• Strong attention to detail with zero errors in information presented.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and review historical pricing data and market trends to support pricing decisions.
• Create and validate customer pricing for contracts, RFPs, RFQs, and flat-rate pricing; track RFP/RFQ data.
• Organize and maintain contract pricing terms, renewal and expiration dates, and escalation clauses.
• Coordinate with internal teams to confirm labor, materials, turnaround times, and margins.
• Prepare pricing summaries, margin reviews, and business recommendations for management.
• Create dashboards and PowerPoint presentations based on pricing data and business trends.
• Support additional projects and analysis as assigned.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Data analysis

Communication

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Power BI

Job description

Commercial Pricing Analyst.

_PLEASE READ THE JOB DESCRIPTION_

The Commercial Pricing Analyst will support customer pricing, contract pricing, and RFP RFQ opportunities. This role will be responsible for keeping track of historical pricing, reviewing market trends, and helping build pricing that is competitive while still protecting our margins. The Commercial Pricing Analyst will work closely with Sales, Operations, Procurement, Finance and other key stakeholders ensuring pricing is accurate, clear, and aligned with the business. The Commercial Pricing Analyst will support other projects as needed including reports, data analysis, and Power Point presentations. The Commercial Pricing Analyst will report to the Customer Service Manager, with no direct reports.

What you will be responsible for:

• Maintain and review historical pricing data as well as market trends to help support better pricing decisions, including customer history and cost inputs to help recommend pricing strategies.
• Create and validate customer pricing for contracts RFP's, RFQ's and flat rate pricing opportunities. While maintaining the RFP RFQ tracker to help us understand the data.
• Organize and maintain contract information, including pricing terms, renewal dates, expiration dates, and escalation clauses.
• Work with internal departments to confirm labor, material and vendor cost, turnaround time estimations, and margin expectations.
• Prepare pricing summaries, margin reviews, and business recommendations for management
• Create reports, dashboards, and Power Point presentations based on pricing data and business trends.
• Support additional projects and analysis as assigned
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

What you will need to be successful in this role:

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED is required. Bachelor's degree in business or related field is preferred.
• Advanced experience in Excel, Power Point, Access, Power BI, or similar tools preferred.
• Due to the security clearance required for this role, US Citizenship is required with no sponsorship
• Excellent communication skills including strong English comprehension. Must be able to read and write in English fluently.
• Ability to turn data into clear summaries or presentations.
• Strong attention to detail, with zero errors in information presented.

The rewards of your career at AAR go far beyond just your salary:

• Competitive salary and bonus package
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and Short-Term Disability coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Generous paid time off program with additional employer recognized holidays.
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities.

Physical Demands Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility. The environmental characteristic for this position is an office setting. Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business environment.

AAR provides accommodation in accordance with applicable laws through all stages of the hiring process. If you require accommodation for any part of the application and or hiring process, please advise Human Resources.

_PRIORITY GIVEN TO CANDIDATES THAT ARE LOCAL TO THE DFW AREA, PREVIOUS AVIATION EXPERIENCE, MILITARY VETERANS OR SPOUSES_

Job: Customer Service

Primary Location: United States-Texas-Grand Prairie-Triumph Accessory Services

Schedule: Full-time

Overtime Status: Exempt

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.