Strategic Pricing Specialist

Columbia Distributing Company; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Distributing is seeking a Pricing Specialist to maintain pricing calendars, input pricing structures, and collaborate with management and suppliers. The role emphasizes data accuracy, cost analysis, and timely communication across departments.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, be comfortable with Excel/Microsoft Office, and possess experience with pricing workflows. Local travel is possible; this is a full-time on-site position in Kent, WA.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum two (2) years of pricing and/or accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Gather, organize and prepare data entries; cost of and sell price to the trade into the system including research of cost discrepancies and analyze costs components.
• Communicate and deliver approved pricing to respective departments for pricing submittal to retail and graphics for price catalogs.
• Track Freight on Board (FOB), front line and post off pricing changes; notify purchasers, chain and sales departments.
• Maintain and create new product files including paperwork preparation.
• Review invoice pricing variances and month end depletion bill backs to suppliers.
• Work with Pricing Analyst to find unprofitable products/programs and recommend solutions.
• Develop and maintain positive, cooperative and team-oriented relationships with co-workers, supervisors, managers and others you come into contact with through your job.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills for managing pricing data.
• Basic math skills.
• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• VIP and Cognos experience.
• Effective organizational and time management skills.

Skills

Pricing analysis

Data entry

Cost analysis

MS Office

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Time management

VIP experience

Cognos

Basic math

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

VIP

Cognos

Job description

Columbia Distributing is seeking a Pricing Specialist to maintain pricing calendars, input pricing structures, and collaborate with management and suppliers. The role emphasizes data accuracy, cost analysis, and timely communication across departments.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, be comfortable with Excel/Microsoft Office, and possess experience with pricing workflows. Local travel is possible; this is a full-time on-site position in Kent, WA.