Senior FP&A Analyst — Commercial Pricing

Great Lakes Cheese; Hiram Township (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Lakes Cheese is seeking a Senior Analyst, Commercial FP&A to drive pricing strategy and financial performance across the Commercial team. The role requires building and maintaining financial models, evaluating profitability, and delivering actionable insights to guide pricing decisions.

You will partner with multiple functions to balance competitiveness with profitability, support forecasting and AOP, and ensure accurate analytics that underpin EBITDA performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance or related disciplines or high school diploma with 6 years of relevant experience.
• 2 years of experience in financial analysis, pricing, or P&L management.
• Strong business acumen with effective decision‑making and communication skills.
• Proven ability to structure data and deliver actionable insights.
• Experience managing projects in dynamic environments.
• Process‑oriented mindset with focus on improvement and scalability.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Participate in development of pricing strategy for major opportunities (including RFPs).
• Execute all pricing proposals with accuracy and timeliness.
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate profitability (cost‑to‑serve, price waterfalls, rebates, freight).
• Conduct margin analysis to identify leakage and implement corrective actions.
• Support forecasting, AOP development, and variance analysis with reliable insights.
• Manage pricing and margin reporting; translate data into concise recommendations.
• Measure and evaluate pricing, sales programs, and promotional initiatives.
• Partner with cross‑functional departments to align pricing decisions.
• Communicate customer and market feedback to leadership for pricing strategies.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance pricing efficiency.
• Contribute to development of pricing tools, processes, systems, and reporting capabilities.
• Build knowledge across SAP, CPQ, Excel and FP&A systems for scalable solutions.
• Manage base price lists; monitor pricing performance and EBITDA impact.
• Generate and analyze price performance reports for stakeholders.
• Determine and review customer segmentation and buying behavior classifications.
• Maintain documentation of pricing and approvals.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

Pricing

P&L management

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/ Economics/ Finance

Tools

SAP CPQ

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Great Lakes Cheese is seeking a Senior Analyst, Commercial FP&A to drive pricing strategy and financial performance across the Commercial team. The role requires building and maintaining financial models, evaluating profitability, and delivering actionable insights to guide pricing decisions.

You will partner with multiple functions to balance competitiveness with profitability, support forecasting and AOP, and ensure accurate analytics that underpin EBITDA performance.