Manager Pricing

Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc.; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401k with Generous Company Match

Company Paid Life Insurance and Long‑V

Short-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Job summary

LKQ Corporation is seeking a pricing strategist to implement and support pricing across products and markets. You will analyze data, develop pricing models, and coordinate with Sales to optimize profitability.

The role focuses on providing metrics, maintaining pricing infrastructures, and driving margin improvement with cross-functional teams. A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of analytics are required, with strong Excel and BI tool skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years experience in analysis, finance, statistical data interpretation or another related role.
• Ability to communicate complex pricing concepts.
• Strong analytical/statistical foundation.
• Cross-functional business partnership and works well in team environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement pricing guidelines for products/suppliers.
• Perform market research and derive competitive and customer intelligence to inform pricing decisions.
• Develop pricing models and scenario analyses to assess margin and profitability impacts.
• Monitor and optimize pricing strategy in coordination with Sales goals.
• Develop, implement, report, document pricing infrastructures and evaluate their efficacy.

Skills

Pricing strategy

Data analysis

Market research

Cross-functional teamwork

Pricing models

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Pricing platforms

Job description

Join the LKQ Family! We're looking for motivated individuals to join our team at LKQ Corporation. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive work environment, LKQ is the place to be.

Join Our Team!

Responsible for implementing and supporting the Company's strategy for sales and profitability across our lines of business, including collecting, analyzing, and evaluating data on products, costs, and markets in coordination with cross-functional teams to support development and presentation of optimum price structures.

Starting range - 100K - 110K w/Great Benefits!

Essential Job Duties

• Define and implement appropriate pricing guidelines for products/suppliers.
• Perform market research and derive competitive and customer intelligence, that evaluates competitive pricing, market dynamics, and customer behavior to inform pricing decisions.
• Develop pricing models and scenario analyses to assess margin, elasticity, and profitability impacts.
• Monitor and optimize pricing strategy in coordination with Sales team goals through process control and analysis.
• Develop, implement, report, document, and maintain pricing infrastructures, including evaluating their efficacy and modifying them as needed.
• Provide management and the sales team with metrics, data, or criteria related to customer purchasing agreements.
• Assist in developing processes, systems, procedures to simplify and streamline price-related information.
• Leverage business analytics for continuous upward pressure on price points.
• Accountable for team accuracy, thoroughness, thought process, timeliness, and viability of recommendations.
• Mentor, coach, and develop direct reports.
• Perform diverse analysis of commercial business transactions to proactively manage margin, grow sales, implement pricing disciplines, and improve processes and reporting metrics.
• Own pricing programs that set targets and measures geared to drive profitable sales growth.
• Conduct regular cadence reviews with sales leadership to drive margin enhancement, sales conversion of discount requests, and share market intelligence.
• Review pricing processes regularly to implement new tools, processes, or structures that enhance margin, increase pricing disciplines, and improve processes.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling and reviewing work, ensuring quality standards.
• Responsible for hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance and administering corrective action for staff.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years experience in, analysis, finance, statistical data interpretation or another related role.

Preferred Requirements

• Ability to communicate complex pricing concepts.
• Strong analytical/statistical foundation.
• Cross functional business partnership and works well in team environment.
• College or work-related experience in communications and statistical data.
• Experience with data modeling programs such as SQL, Tableau, , Microsoft Power BI or similar pricing platforms, etc.
• Experience within a manufacturing or remanufacturing industry.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Frequent use of Outlook, Word, Excel, graphics, etc.
• Ability to create, maintain and incorporate functions into Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, databases, and PowerPoint presentations to support business objectives.
• Advanced Excel and ability to pull information from multiple databases.
• Frequently communicates complex information across departments and interacts with management.
• Can present, resolve and address delicate situations.
• Can motivate and persuade others.
• Problems are varied and complex, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation.
• Problems are solved using knowledge and skills, general precedents and practices.
• Decisions impact the management and operations within a department or business unit.
• May contribute to business and operational decisions that affect the department.
• Ability to be a business partner and handle pricing pushback and exceptions.
• Provides and sets goals and priorities for functional areas.
• May make recommendations for department policies, practices, and programs.
• Makes decisions for and/or resolves problems for others.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment

Work is primarily sedentary: must be able to sit for extended periods and use a computer, keyboard, and mouse, frequently. Travel may be required periodically, including overnight stays (contingent on position requirements). Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.

Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401k with Generous Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts

Join us for an exciting career journey with positive, driven individuals.

Leading With Innovation As a Fortune 500 leader (#318), LKQ is at the industry's forefront, operating across 25 countries with over 1,600 locations. Join us to shape the future of vehicle repair and customization, where your impact resonates globally.

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