Pricing Strategy Lead - Maximize Profit & Growth

Confidential; Wheeling (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Wheeling, IL is seeking an experienced Pricing Manager to lead pricing strategy and analysis across products and contracts. You will partner with Sales, Finance, Operations, Procurement, Customer Service, and Project Management to optimize margins and drive profitability.

You will develop models, monitor performance, and influence pricing decisions with data-driven insights, ensuring governance and consistency in ERP and quoting systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or related field.
• 7–10 years of pricing or financial analysis experience.
• Manufacturing experience required; packaging/plastics preferred.
• Strong cost accounting and margin understanding.
• Advanced Excel skills for financial modeling and data analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems (Radius, SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute pricing strategies aligned with revenue and margins.
• Review quotations and contract pricing to meet target margins.
• Analyze costs, materials, freight, and market trends for pricing.
• Lead pricing reviews for new products and bids.
• Collaborate with Sales to balance competitiveness and profitability.
• Monitor customer profitability and optimize margins via price or mix.
• Maintain pricing models, governance, and documentation.
• Ensure pricing accuracy across ERP/CRM/quoting systems.
• Develop dashboards to monitor pricing performance and margins.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting and forecasting.
• Identify opportunities to automate pricing processes.

Skills

Pricing strategy

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel modeling

Data analysis

Communication

Decision making

Pricing governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics/Supply Chain

Tools

Radius ERP

SAP ERP

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Confidential in Wheeling, IL is seeking an experienced Pricing Manager to lead pricing strategy and analysis across products and contracts. You will partner with Sales, Finance, Operations, Procurement, Customer Service, and Project Management to optimize margins and drive profitability.

You will develop models, monitor performance, and influence pricing decisions with data-driven insights, ensuring governance and consistency in ERP and quoting systems.