Pricing Analyst

York Container Company; York (York County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

York Container Company is seeking a Pricing Analyst to drive profit through strategic pricing of products and services and to support analytics initiatives.

You will handle daily quotes, analyze historical data, forecast growth, and collaborate across departments to maximize margin while maintaining accuracy and adherence to policies.

Qualifications

• Post-high-school business degree preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing/analytics arena preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, operating instructions and training procedures.
• Ability to perform analytical studies and to calculate figures and proportions.
• Ability to generate and interpret graphical representations.
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out written or oral instructions.
• Computer literate with MS Office including Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Daily quoting of items to maximize profits within guided guidelines.
• Research RFIs and RFQs for bid packages.
• Analyze historical data to support profitability analyses.
• Aid forecasting of growth from historical trends and future projections.
• Capture data and develop pricing recommendations for logistics and distribution activities.
• Identify and pursue new market opportunities.
• Support other departmental functions as needed.

Skills

Data analysis

Pricing analysis

MS Excel

MS Word

Analytics mindset

Education

Post-high-school Business degree

Tools

MS Office (Excel/Word)

Job description

The Pricing Analyst is responsible for profit management through strategic pricing of products and services and related ancillary functions as well as active support to the Manager of Business Analytics in complex profit-centric analyses

Essential Job Functions:

• Daily quoting of new and existing items within established guidelines and with the goal of maximizing profits within targeted product lines
• Research and prepare responses to Requests For Information (RFI’s) and Requests For Quotation (RFQ’s) involved with bid packages
• Utilizing spreadsheets and historic data, perform extensive analytical research to aid in decision making relative to opportunity and profitability analyses
• Aid in forecasting anticipated growth through analysis of historical trends and by evaluating future growth projections
• Capture data, conduct analysis and develop pricing parameter-based recommendations for logistics, transportation, and distribution activities
• Assist in identifying and pursuing new market opportunities
• Provide support, as needed, for other departmental functions
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping
• Additional duties may be assigned by management

Qualifications:

• Education
• Post-high-school Business degree preferred
• Experience
• Experience in manufacturing/analytics arena preferred
• Language
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, operating instructions and training and procedures manuals
• Mathematical
• Ability to perform analytical studies
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area and volume
• Ability to generate and interpret graphical representations
• Reasoning
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form
• Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited information or standardization exists
• Technical
• Computer literate (MS Office including Word and Excel and data entry skills)
• Application knowledge of products and production processes

In addition to the functions listed above, the employee is expected to: exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, maintain good attendance by working when and where directed, work safely in compliance with all safety policies, respect the work environment and keep it as neat and clean as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible. The employee is also expected to perform such other duties and functions as required and assigned from time to time.

The Physical Requirements Checklist that specifies the physical demands for this job is attached and is incorporated into this description.