Pricing Analyst

Company: BlueLinx Corporation
Location: Marietta
Posted on: June 20, 2022

Job Description:

Overview:Position Purpose Summary:Responsible for contributing to the development and management of pricing strategy by analyzing and recommending pricing approaches to improve overall profitability. Supports sales and product managers to implement pricing across multiple product lines and customers. Develops business tools for decision-making processes to maintain pricing competitiveness, generate business and maximize profits.
About BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
BlueLinx (NYSE: BXC) is a leading wholesale distributor of building and industrial products in the United States with over 70,000 branded and private-label SKUs, and a broad distribution footprint servicing 40 states. BlueLinx has a differentiated distribution platform, value-driven business model and extensive cache of products across the building products industry. Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, BlueLinx has over 2,000 associates and distributes its comprehensive range of structural and specialty products to approximately 15,000 national, regional, and local dealers, as well as specialty distributors, national home centers, industrial, and manufactured housing customers.
BlueLinx is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans/DisabledResponsibilities:

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  Understands the company's vision, mission, and strategy; understands business unit objectives and sets/accomplishes individual performance goals accordingly.
• Supports the company's margin and pricing strategic plans / profitability goals. Looks for consistency between the sales and pricing strategies. Establishes pricing programs aligned with product / sales strategy and revenue recognition requirements.
• Prepare analysis for discretionarily-priced customers and analysis of current contract customers for review to suggest pricing strategies. Recommend changes for optimal margin enhancement.
• Designs and performs timely price analyses and develops high impact pricing tools, templates and models. Conduct pricing reviews for the business units served.
• Prepare sales data reports to identify profit opportunities. Compile documentation to support impact of price and market changes.
• Understand all pricing programs and ensure their accurate, consistent implementation. Enter, maintain and update the system pricing in a timely fashion.
• Assist with standardizing operating procedures for various pricing functions.
• Troubleshoot pricing anomalies and inconsistencies. Question low margin or errors from Sales on margin tool. Communicate with Sales Managers.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant pricing procedures and practices.Qualifications:
  • 2-5+ years experience of direct project management success, strategic planning/operations and/or business related experience
  • BA / BS in Business, Finance or related field preferred.
  • Where permitted by applicable law, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or active in the vaccination process (first shot received or scheduled to be received) to be considered for this opportunity. Reasonable accommodations for medical and religious objections will be considered.

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