Financial/Pricing Analyst

Crown Equipment Southeast Asia; New Bremen (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Life and Disability Benefits

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Crown Equipment Corporation is a leading innovator in world-class forklift and material handling equipment and technology. The team is focused on margin and pricing analytics to support key business initiatives and pricing strategy across markets and channels.

The role involves developing pricing tools, dashboards, and reports to inform leadership decisions and drive profitability. Experience in price analysis, budgeting support, and cross-functional collaboration with sales, product management,

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required in business/finance related field.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with Power BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate proposal development with sales management and Manager Pricing Analytics.
• Perform margin and pricing analysis to support key business initiatives.
• Analyze market dynamics, pricing trends, market opportunities, and margins to develop reports and tools for pricing and quoting.
• Develop and implement product price strategies including segment strategies for various markets and channels.
• Analyze monthly data to identify price/margin erosion and support leadership in pricing decisions.
• Build dashboards for MPR and Price Strategy meetings (5-year forecast, margin analyses, market share).
• Download and organize baseline price information, report inconsistencies, and optimize profitability through pricing strategies.
• Support annual budgeting and Price Plan processes; contribute to monthly reporting against the Price Plan.
• Assist Sales with justification summaries and pitches used in negotiations; support Power BI reporting (ANP, Customer Value, Market Index).
• Collaborate with Product Sales Analysis to develop Competitor Pricing library and reporting; support ad hoc leadership requests.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written and verbal communication

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Education

Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Crown Equipment Corporation is a leading innovator in world-class forklift and material handling equipment and technology. As one of the world’s largest lift truck manufacturers, we are committed to providing the customer with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic lift truck possible to lower their total cost of ownership.

Responsibilities

Deal Discount Analysis

Coordinate proposal development directly with sales management and Manager Pricing Analytics. Perform margin and pricing analysis to support key business initiatives. Analyze market dynamics, pricing trends, market opportunities, operating and sales margins to develop reports, procedures and tools for pricing and quoting.

Support Product Management and Manager Pricing Analytics to develop and implement product price strategies including segment strategies for various markets and channels. Perform monthly analysis of existing transactional level data to identify price/margin erosion and assist General Manager Pricing & Data Analytics, sales and product management teams in constructing and implementing solutions. May collaborate with PMs to build dashboards for MPR and Price Strategy meetings that include 5-year forecast, margin analyses and market share growth strategies.

Product and Customer Profitability

Download and organize baseline price information, analyze and report on inconsistencies, and identify opportunities to optimize sales and customer profitability through price strategies. Establish a system of documentation, communication and review of internal and external comparative price data, including wins and losses due to price.

Support the annual budgeting process including Price Plan, realized price, price variance, surcharge, PTH, C-Series. Work with Accounting, Sales and Product teams to help compile the annual Price Plan. Support monthly reporting measuring against the Price Plan. Assist in supporting Sales team including justification summaries and pitches, to be used by Sales in customer negotiations. Support analyzing and meeting reporting requirements inside and outside of Power BI, including ANP, Customer Value, Market Index, Surcharge, competitor pricing of (WP, WJ, PTH). Work with Product Sales Analysis team to develop and implement Competitor Pricing library and reporting. Support resolution to ad hoc requests from Leadership that includes analysis supporting decision making on NPI’s, C-Series, Motive Power, Technology and all related Truck projects.

Provide regular and ad hoc pricing analysis and reporting for management. Monitor, analyze, and report on monthly Price Realization versus budget commitment. Independently develop new Excel models, charts, and graphs. May perform ad-hoc analysis on methods to optimize price through market and pricing strategies. May coordinate the quarterly and annual price increase process with Information Systems (IS), PMs, Sales Rep Assistant (SRA), marketing communications and pricing analyst. Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing
• Less than 2 years related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience
• Experience in finance, accounting, forecasting, cost accounting in a manufacturing environment, along with exceptional analytical skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of lift truck products, customers and market segments and Microsoft Power BI would be helpful.

Work Authorization:

Crown will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Compensation and Benefits:

Crown offers an excellent wage and benefits package for full-time employees including Health/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug Plan, Flexible Benefits Plan, 401K Retirement Savings Plan, Life and Disability Benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement, and much more.

EOE Veterans/Disabilities

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