Pricing Analyst, 100% Onsite, Raleigh

US Foods; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

US Foods, Inc. is seeking a Pricing Analyst at the DC level to support margin goals and local go-to-market strategies. You will review price deviations, respond to pricing queries, and analyze data to drive pricing decisions for local customers and new acquisitions.

Responsibilities include managing DSBC reports, identifying costings errors, and executing weekly promotional pricing. Strong analytical skills and experience with pricing databases are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 3+ years pricing experience.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Review and manage price deviations and exceptions for Territory Managers.
• Analyze and develop pricing recommendations for local bids and new customer acquisition.
• Manage area DSBC reporting to improve margins and identify costing errors.

Skills

Pricing analysis

Sales support

Excel

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

PRIME pricing system

Job description

ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITEJoin Our Community of Food People!BASIC PURPOSEExecute pricing strategy at the distribution center (DC) level to support company margin goals and local \"Go to Market\" strategy. Identify margin improvement opportunities by managing area-wide Daily Sales Below Cost (DSBC) process.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Review and manage price deviations and exceptions for Territory Managers (TMs) aligned to designated DC. This includes evaluating requests for commission-based adjustments (CBAs), self-funded deviations, and price approvals.Answer pricing queries escalated from Sales and other USF employees as required for the designated DC.Analyze and develop pricing recommendations to support bids for local customers (e.g., excluding schools) and conduct special pricing reviews for new customer acquisition for the designated DC, in partnership with Strategic Pricing Manager.Manage area DSBC reporting process to improve area margins. Identify costing errors and work with relevant stakeholders to resolve.Execute weekly promotional pricing in designated DC.Monitor and identify opportunities by analyzing and reporting on margin and market pricing. Work closely with District Sales Managers (DSMs) 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 by the Strategic Pricing Manager, Area President or Region Pricing Manager.Manage and upload exceptions for vendor price list from local/regional suppliers.Maintain customer pricing rationale (CPR) back-up for area.SUPERVISIONNoneRELATIONSHIPSInternal: Pricing Manager; Region Pricing Manager; Area President; AVP of Merchandising and Marketing and area sales team (VP Sales, Sales Manager, DSMs, CSC, and TMs)External: Customers, vendorsQUALIFICATIONSEducation/Training: Bachelor’s Degree, or minimum 3 years of pricing experience required.Related Experience: Pricing experience within foodservice or food manufacturing companies highly desired. Strong quantitative and analytical skills required.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:• Proven experience working with and supporting sales teams; strong business acumen and interpersonal skills a must.• Proficiency required in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.• Able to access information within established pricing databases and/or analyze data made available from analysts. Knowledge of the PRIME pricing system highly desired.This role may also receive incentive compensation. Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html#LI-PL1Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between$60,000 - $100,000***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***