Pricing Analyst

Jobtailor; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a pricing analyst to execute pricing strategies at the distribution center level, supporting margin goals and local go-to-market plans. You will manage area DSBC opportunities, review deviations, and respond to price approvals.

You will analyze bids for local customers, support sales teams, and utilize Merlin and pricing databases to drive accurate pricing decisions. Collaboration with district sales is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, or minimum 3 years of pricing experience required.
• Pricing experience within foodservice or food manufacturing companies highly desired.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills required.
• Proven experience working with and supporting sales teams.
• Strong business acumen and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to access information within established pricing databases and/or analyze data from analysts.
• Knowledge of the PRIME pricing system highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Execute pricing strategy at the distribution center level to support margin goals and local “Go to Market” strategy.
• Identify margin improvement opportunities by managing the area-wide Daily Sales Below Cost (DSBC) process.
• Review and manage price deviations and exceptions for Territory Managers aligned to the designated distribution center.
• Evaluate requests for commission-based adjustments, self-funded deviations, and price approvals.
• Answer pricing queries escalated from Sales and other US Foods employees.
• Analyze and develop pricing recommendations to support bids for local customers and conduct special pricing reviews for new customer acquisition.
• Manage the area DSBC reporting process and identify costing errors.
• Execute weekly promotional pricing in the designated distribution center.
• Monitor and report on margin and market pricing.
• Work with District Sales Managers on auditing ongoing local self-funded deviations.
• Utilize Merlin to identify product and category opportunities for pricing strategies.
• Complete ad-hoc pricing analysis as required.
• Manage and upload exceptions for vendor price lists from local/regional suppliers.
• Maintain customer pricing rationale backup for the area.

Skills

Pricing strategy execution

Quantitative analysis

Sales support experience

Microsoft Office proficiency

PRIME pricing system knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Merlin

Pricing databases

Job description

• Execute pricing strategy at the distribution center level to support company margin goals and local “Go to Market” strategy
• Identify margin improvement opportunities by managing the area-wide Daily Sales Below Cost (DSBC) process
• Review and manage price deviations and exceptions for Territory Managers aligned to the designated distribution center
• Evaluate requests for commission-based adjustments, self-funded deviations, and price approvals
• Answer pricing queries escalated from Sales and other US Foods employees
• Analyze and develop pricing recommendations to support bids for local customers and conduct special pricing reviews for new customer acquisition
• Manage the area DSBC reporting process and identify costing errors
• Execute weekly promotional pricing in the designated distribution center
• Monitor and report on margin and market pricing
• Work with District Sales Managers on auditing ongoing local self-funded deviations
• Utilize Merlin to identify product and category opportunities for pricing strategies
• Complete ad-hoc pricing analysis as required
• Manage and upload exceptions for vendor price lists from local/regional suppliers
• Maintain customer pricing rationale backup for the area

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, or minimum 3 years of pricing experience required
• Pricing experience within foodservice or food manufacturing companies highly desired
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills required
• Proven experience working with and supporting sales teams
• Strong business acumen and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook
• Ability to access information within established pricing databases and/or analyze data made available from analysts
• Knowledge of the PRIME pricing system highly desired

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in executing pricing strategies and analyzing market data to enhance profitability. Proficient in managing pricing processes and collaborating with sales teams to support customer acquisition and margin improvement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Pricing Strategy Execution
• Quantitative Analysis
• Sales Support Experience
• Microsoft Office Proficiency
• PRIME Pricing System Knowledge

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Pricing Analysis
• Margin Improvement
• Costing Error Identification
• Promotional Pricing Management
• Commission-Based Adjustments Evaluation

Soft Skills

• Strong Business Acumen
• Interpersonal Skills

Industry Keywords

• Foodservice Pricing
• Food Manufacturing Pricing
• Daily Sales Below Cost (DSBC)
• Customer Acquisition Pricing

Tools & Technologies

• Merlin
• Pricing Databases