Lubricant Pricing Specialist

Senergy Petroleum; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Senergy Petroleum is seeking a Lubricant Pricing & Analytics Specialist to manage pricing administration, perform profitability analyses, and monitor market activity. You will work with Sales, Procurement, Finance, and Contract Administration to ensure accurate and competitive pricing.

The role involves developing pricing strategies, maintaining guidelines and margins, and producing weekly and monthly pricing reports to inform leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong computer skills and able to learn company systems and processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work proficiently in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Adheres to the company’s values and ethical expectations.
• Able to effectively multitask with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Minimum one year of B2B experience (preferred).
• Trade or technical school certificate or diploma in an applicable field (preferred).
• Experience in transportation, lubricants, fuel, or a related industry (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Review lubricant invoices for pricing discrepancies, supplier rebates, discounts, and other applicable pricing programs prior to invoice approval.
• Maintain accurate lubricant supplier costs and pricing within company systems and implement pricing changes as directed by management.
• Monitor supplier price changes and ensure pricing structures are updated accurately and timely.
• Monitor lubricant margins and identify pricing discrepancies, margin erosion, or profitability concerns.
• Support the development and implementation of lubricant pricing strategies to maintain competitive positioning and profitability.
• Assist in developing pricing guidelines, structures, and margin expectations for lubricant products.
• Prepare weekly and monthly pricing and margin analyses; communicate pricing trends.
• Develop spreadsheets, reports, and analyses that communicate pricing trends and business performance.
• Provide pricing data for daily, weekly, and monthly business reviews.
• Identify trends and opportunities within pricing data and report findings to management.
• Collaborate with Sales Management to establish and maintain pricing guidelines.
• Review and process special pricing requests considering costs, requirements, and margins.
• Provide timely pricing information to support customer proposals and decisions.
• Assist in evaluating pricing opportunities that drive volume and margin.
• Work with Procurement to provide pricing, demand, and market information to support decisions.
• Monitor supplier communications regarding pricing changes and rebates.
• Ensure rebates and discounts are identified and incorporated into profitability analysis.
• Collaborate to resolve discrepancies involving supplier costs and pricing.
• Partner with Contract Specialist to update pricing per contract requirements.
• Maintain organized records of pricing, rebates, contracts, and market intelligence.
• Accumulate daily pricing and market intelligence for indexing and retrieval.
• Maintain processes for communicating internal and external pricing information.
• Ensure pricing documentation remains accurate and accessible.

Skills

Strong verbal and written comms

Multitasking with attention to detail

Customer service skills

Ability to learn company systems

Strong computer skills

Education

Certificate or diploma in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Job Summary

The Lubricant Pricing & Analytics Specialist is responsible for the administration, analysis, and maintenance of lubricant pricing to support profitable growth across Senergy Petroleum’s lubricant business. This position monitors supplier pricing, rebates, discounts, contracts, and market activity; analyzes lubricant margins and profitability; and works collaboratively with Sales, Procurement, Finance, and Contract Administration to ensure accurate and competitive pricing.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential

Pricing Administration & Profitability

• Review lubricant invoices for pricing discrepancies, supplier rebates, discounts, and other applicable pricing programs prior to invoice approval.
• Maintain accurate lubricant supplier costs and pricing within company systems and implement pricing changes as directed by management.
• Monitor supplier price increases, decreases, discounts, rebates, and other pricing changes and ensure corresponding Senergy systems and pricing structures are updated accurately and timely.
• Monitor lubricant margins and identify pricing discrepancies, margin erosion, or other profitability concerns requiring management attention.
• Support the development and implementation of lubricant pricing strategies designed to maintain competitive positioning while achieving company profitability objectives.
• Assist in developing and maintaining pricing guidelines, pricing structures, and margin expectations for lubricant products.

Pricing Analytics & Reporting

• Prepare weekly and monthly lubricant pricing and margin analyses, including identification and explanation of key factors impacting profitability and price movement.
• Develop spreadsheets, reports, presentations, and other analytical tools that communicate lubricant pricing trends and business performance.
• Analyze pricing, product costs, rebates, discounts, supplier programs, and customer pricing to identify opportunities to improve margins and profitability.
• Provide relevant pricing and profitability data for daily, weekly, and monthly business review meetings.
• Identify trends, exceptions, and opportunities within lubricant pricing data and communicate findings to management.
• Maintain historical pricing information and supporting documentation to assist with trend analysis and future pricing decisions.

Sales & Commercial Support

• Partner closely with Sales Management to establish and maintain lubricant pricing guidelines.
• Review and process special pricing requests while considering supplier costs, customer requirements, competitive conditions, and company margin expectations.
• Provide Sales leadership and representatives with timely pricing information necessary to support customer proposals and commercial decisions.
• Assist management with evaluating pricing opportunities that support increased volume, margin improvement, customer retention, and profitable growth.

Procurement & Supplier Coordination

• Work closely with the Lubricant Procurement team to provide pricing, demand, supplier, and market information that supports inventory optimization and purchasing decisions.
• Monitor supplier communications regarding pricing changes, rebate programs, discounts, promotions, and other commercial programs.
• Ensure applicable supplier rebates and discounts are properly identified, documented, communicated, and incorporated into profitability analysis.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to resolve discrepancies involving supplier costs, invoices, rebates, or product pricing.

Contract Pricing & Data Management

• Partner with Senergy’s Contract Specialist to ensure pricing is updated accurately and timely in accordance with lubricant contract requirements.
• Maintain organized records of supplier pricing, customer pricing, market intelligence, rebates, discounts, contracts, and related documentation.
• Accumulate relevant daily pricing and market intelligence and organize information within company systems for efficient indexing, retrieval, and use by Senergy personnel.
• Develop and maintain effective processes for the communication, documentation, review, and distribution of internal and external lubricant pricing information.
• Ensure pricing documentation and system information remain accurate, current, and accessible to appropriate stakeholders.

Additional

• None

Supervision of Others

• None

Work Environment

• Typically work is performed in an office setting.

Physical Demands

• Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Able to move about office setting to complete responsibilities.
• Able to move freely around work and customer sites.
• Able to climb stairs and ladders, kneel, bend, and stoop.
• Occasional use of phone, computer, and office equipment.

Travel

• Less than 10%

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required

• Strong computer skills and able to learn company systems and processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work proficiently in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Adheres to the company’s values and ethical expectations.
• Able to effectively multitask with a strong attention to detail.
• Strong customer service skills.

Preferred

• Minimum one (1) year of B2B experience
• Trade or technical school (Certificate or diploma) in an applicable field.
• Experience in transportation, lubricants, fuel, or a related industry

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.