Pricing - Associate Mgr., Pricing

BlueLinx Corporation; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Life Insurance

PTO & holidays

Career growth

Job summary

BlueLinx Corporation in Marietta, GA seeks an Associate Manager, Pricing to lead regional pricing strategies across markets and product categories. You will maintain pricing accuracy, analyze data, and deliver reports that inform leadership decisions.

You will collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Cost Management, and Operations to support profitability through timely pricing execution, identify opportunities, and monitor margin performance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in pricing or financial analysis.
• Experience with pricing models and margin analysis preferred.
• Strong Excel skills required.

Responsibilities

• Enter, validate, and maintain customer pricing, cost adjustments, and price changes.
• Review pricing requests for completeness, policy compliance, and margin impact.
• Audit pricing records and agreements for accuracy and discrepancies.
• Communicate pricing updates to Sales, Customer Service, and Operations.
• Model financial impact of pricing actions, rebates, and volume commitments.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly pricing and margin reports.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Pricing models

Margin analysis

Reporting tools

Job description

Build Your Career as an Associate Manager, Pricing!

At BlueLinx, our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to ensuring our team members can build job security, enhance their skills, and make meaningful contributions. We deliver the building blocks to better lives.

Join us and be part of a company that values its people and strives to make a positive impact on the industry!

Why BlueLinx?

Comprehensive Benefits Include

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and 8 Company Holidays
• Career Growth: Opportunity to develop and advance your career with a leading building products distributor

Job Summary

The Associate Manager, Pricing supports the execution of regional pricing strategies across assigned markets and product categories. Reporting to the Sr. Regional Pricing Manager, this role maintains pricing accuracy, analyzes market and transactional data, monitors gross margin performance, and delivers recurring reporting and insights that support informed business decisions.

This position plays a key role in supporting profitability by ensuring timely pricing execution, identifying pricing opportunities, and collaborating across Sales, Product Management, Cost Management, and Operations teams.

What You’ll Do

• Enter, validate, and maintain customer-specific pricing, cost-driven adjustments, and price changes within the pricing system according to established schedules.
• Review pricing requests and exception submissions for completeness, policy compliance, and margin impact before escalation for approval.
• Audit pricing records and agreements to ensure accuracy and address discrepancies, expired agreements, and outdated costs.
• Communicate pricing updates and effective dates to Sales, Customer Service, and Operations teams.
• Analyze pricing transactions to identify outliers, margin leakage, and opportunities to improve price realization by customer, product category, and market.
• Monitor competitive activity, supplier cost changes, and market trends to support regional pricing decisions.
• Model the financial impact of pricing actions, rebates, volume commitments, and other strategic initiatives.
• Support bid and quote activity through profitability analysis, historical pricing reviews, and win-rate evaluations.
• Monitor gross margin performance across regions, branches, customers, and product categories; identify adverse trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Reconcile pricing, cost, and freight data to ensure accurate margin reporting.
• Partner with Cost Management and Product Management teams to ensure timely response to cost changes and margin erosion risks.
• Identify low-margin or unprofitable accounts and SKUs and develop supporting analyses for pricing actions.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly pricing and margin reports for business leaders and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reporting tools, and templates to increase visibility into pricing and profitability performance.
• Translate complex data into concise presentations, reports, and recommendations for leadership.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and month-end activities through pricing and margin analysis.
• Document reporting methodologies and data definitions to ensure consistency, repeatability, and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Generally 2+ years of experience in pricing, financial analysis, category management, or a similar analytical environment.
• Experience working with pricing models, margin analysis, or business performance reporting is preferred.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to transform large data sets into meaningful business recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis functions.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated accuracy in work impacting revenue and profitability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively engage sales, operations, and business leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to interpret financial and operational data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Experience creating reports, dashboards, and executive-level presentations preferred.
• Proven ability to build effective cross-functional partnerships without direct authority.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of gross margin drivers and pricing fundamentals.

Our Values

• Customer Centric
• Respect
• Collaboration
• Integrity
• Grit

About Us

BlueLinx is one of America's largest distributors of building products, with over 70k branded and private-label SKUs. Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, we have over 2,000 associates and distribute our comprehensive range of structural and specialty products to approximately 15k national, regional, and local dealers, as well as specialty distributors, national home centers, industrial, and manufactured housing customers.

The salary range provided is a good‑faith estimate based on the position requirements and market data. Actual compensation will depend on factors including experience, qualifications, skills, geographic location, and other job-related considerations. BlueLinx also offers a comprehensive benefits package including health care, dental, vision, life and disability insurance starting the first day of the month, 15 days of paid time off that start accruing your first day, and 8 paid holidays per year.

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