Strategic Pricing Leader: Growth & Margin Impact

Daikin Applied Americas; United States; Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) with match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave and tuition assistance

Job summary

Daikin Applied is seeking a Strategic Pricing Manager in Plymouth, MN, offering a hybrid work arrangement. This role partners with Sales, Product Management, Finance, and Operations to craft pricing strategies that boost profitability and market competitiveness.

Responsibilities include leading pricing analyses for launches, maintaining pricing models, and presenting insights to senior leadership. Requires 4–6+ years in pricing with strong Excel and analytics skills, and a Bachelor’s degree in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, or equivalent.
• 4-6+ years in pricing, commercial strategy, revenue management, or a closely related field.
• Strong knowledge of pricing strategies, methodologies, and best practices that drive profitable growth.
• Experience leveraging market dynamics and value-based pricing to develop pricing recommendations and business cases.
• Proficiency in pricing governance, approval processes, and deal economics.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for senior leadership.
• Advanced Excel and analytics skills with large datasets.
• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Identify pricing opportunities via market and financial analysis to drive profitable growth.
• Lead pricing analyses for price adjustments and new product launches with cost impacts and margin considerations.
• Analyze price performance, discounts, profitability, and customer economics to produce actionable insights.
• Develop pricing models, business cases, and financial analyses to support strategic initiatives.
• Present pricing performance and recommendations to senior leadership in reviews.
• Provide pricing guidance for national accounts, PARs, and significant opportunities.
• Review and approve PARs ensuring alignment with governance and profitability.
• Drive pricing process improvements, governance, analytics, and data integrity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance value, competitiveness, and objectives.

Skills

Pricing strategy

Revenue management

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel proficiency

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

PROS

Vendavo

Job description

Daikin Applied is seeking a Strategic Pricing Manager in Plymouth, MN, offering a hybrid work arrangement. This role partners with Sales, Product Management, Finance, and Operations to craft pricing strategies that boost profitability and market competitiveness.

Responsibilities include leading pricing analyses for launches, maintaining pricing models, and presenting insights to senior leadership. Requires 4–6+ years in pricing with strong Excel and analytics skills, and a Bachelor’s degree in a