Pricing Analyst, Intermediate

Lawson Products; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits

Vision, dental and medical benefits

Paid holiday

PTO package

Job summary

Lawson Products, headquartered in Chicago, IL, seeks a Pricing Data Analyst - Intermediate to collect, analyze, and report pricing data, ensuring data integrity and actionable insights. The role blends statistical analysis with price modeling and collaboration with customers and suppliers.

Hybrid work includes three days at the office and two remote days. The ideal candidate has a data-driven mindset, strong Excel/Tableau/Python/SQL skills, and a track record of turning data into profitable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in economics, finance, mathematics, or related field and 3 years' experience.
• Proficient with analytical tools including Excel, Tableau, Python and SQL.
• Strong data management, reporting, and presenting findings skills.
• Ability to apply statistics and communicate complex analytics clearly.

Responsibilities

• Ensures data is acquired on-time, accurate, and disseminated properly.
• Creates and maintains ongoing reports based on key business metrics.
• Interprets and analyzes results using statistical techniques.
• Develops data visualizations for business users to enable quick decisions.
• Forecasts using prediction models and analyzes pricing trends.
• Maintains pricing structure and data historically and currently.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Data visualization

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics/finance/mathematics

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Python

SQL

SAP

Job description

Pricing Analyst, Intermediate

City: Chicago

State/Province: IL

Country: United States

Division: Corporate

Job ID: 14208

Since 1952, Lawson Products has worked hard to make our customers' jobs easier by improving their operational efficiency, productivity and overall performance. As a leader in the MRO industry, we partner with customers to make sure they have the right maintenance and repair parts on hand when needed.

We're looking for a Pricing Data Analyst - Int. responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting relevant data to evaluate the effectiveness of the pricing team as well as identifying business trends and opportunities relevant to pricing. This role will ensure the integrity of such data, will generate reports that verify and document their accuracy and will work with business teams to ensure reporting needs are met. Types of data include, but are not limited to, pricing metrics and revenue.

Our corporate headquarters is located in Chicago, IL. Employees work three days in the corporate office and can work remotely the remaining two days of the workweek.

Benefits

• retirement benefits
• vision, dental and medical benefits
• paid holiday
• PTO package

Responsibilities:

• Ensures data is acquired on-time, accurate, and disseminated properly.
• Creates and maintains ongoing reports based on key business metrics.
• Interprets and analyzes results using statistical techniques.
• Developes easy-to-understand and legible data visualizations for business users.
• Identifies performance indicators and meets with program owners to determine best course of action.
• Analyzes large amounts of data, identifies patterns, and reports on trends.
• Forecasts using prediction models.
• Optimizes and efficiently collects data by implementing a database collection system.
• Improves quality of data collected from various sources and maintains clean databases.
• Develops pricing models including profitability & freight factors.
• Ensures pricing accuracy, working in collaboration with co-workers, customers and suppliers.
• Maintains pricing structure and pricing data, both current and historical.
• Performs financial modeling and analysis of existing accounts and company pricing.
• Proposes solutions to meet organizational pricing and profitability goals.
• Develops and maintains knowledge of the competition.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in economics, finance, mathematics, or a related field from a four-year college or university, plus three years' related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Technical prowess using a wide variety of analytical tools including but no limited to Excel, Tableau, Python, and SQL.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze and disseminate significant amounts of information with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experienced with conducting queries, report writing and presenting findings.
• Ability to apply statistical and other research methods into system issues and products, as required.
• Familiar with industry concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Excellent data management skills, capable of planning and accurately executing to goals.
• Ability to interpret and effectively communicate complex analytics.
• Proactive self-starter, with the ability to work independently with little supervision and accomplish goals promptly.
• Effective time-management skills; able to work individually and as part of a team under tight deadlines with changing priorities.
• Excellent people skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and interpersonal skills that foster good, mutually respectful working relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience reporting on financial impacts of business initiatives and making presentations to management.
• Organized and detailed-oriented, with a keen eye for quality control of work.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Word.
• Strong interest in the latest technologies and tools available for analytics.
• Experience with SAP experience is a plus.

Our salary range for this role is $60,200 - $72,200 including a full benefits package.

Lawson Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.