Pricing & Trade Strategy Analyst

The Swan Food Company; Marshall (MN); On-site; USD 68,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement offerings

Time off programs

Job summary

CJ Schwan’s is seeking a Trade Pricing Analyst in Minnesota to shape pricing strategies and optimize trade investments across key channels. You’ll partner with Sales, Customer Planning and Marketing to translate data into actionable plans.

The role focuses on analyzing profitability, monitoring promotions, and supporting contract pricing while ensuring alignment with company policies and financial objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and 5+ years as Analyst or finance-focused role.
• Strong analytical and financial skills in pricing, trade investments, promotions, profitability.
• Knowledge of trade optimization and pricing strategies.
• MS Office experience (Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Develop Pricing & Trade Strategies: Support annual customer and channel pricing, trade, and volume plans by analyzing profitability, costs, competitive activity, market trends, and customer performance to drive profitable growth.
• Manage Trade Investments: Develop, track, and optimize trade spending, promotional investments, and customer trade funds to maximize ROI while achieving volume and profitability objectives.
• Support Contract & Customer Decisions: Evaluate customer contract pricing and trade program opportunities, preparing recommendations that balance competitiveness, profitability, and long-term customer relationships.
• Turn Insights into Action: Monitor customer sales, volume, profitability, and trade performance to identify risks and opportunities, recommending actions that improve business results.
• Partner Across Functions: Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Planning, brokers, distributors, and other stakeholders to develop customer programs, promotional plans, and sales support materials.
• Deliver Business Insights: Create reporting, presentations, and customer analyses that provide actionable insights, support decision-making, and strengthen customer relationships.
• Present Recommendations to Leadership: Develop and present pricing and trade program recommendations to Revenue Growth Management leadership, incorporating customer insights, financial impacts, and business considerations.
• Serve as a Pricing & Trade Expert: Provide guidance and support on pricing structures, trade programs, contracts, and customer profitability while ensuring consistent application of company policies and financial objectives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Trade optimization

Project management

Excel & PowerPoint

Finance analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

CJ Schwan’s is seeking a Trade Pricing Analyst in Minnesota to shape pricing strategies and optimize trade investments across key channels. You’ll partner with Sales, Customer Planning and Marketing to translate data into actionable plans.

The role focuses on analyzing profitability, monitoring promotions, and supporting contract pricing while ensuring alignment with company policies and financial objectives.