What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pricing Specialist position at Patterson Companies, Inc.?
Job Summary
The Pricing Specialist is responsible for data mining and clean-up, cost and pricing projects, and providing analytics support. Additionally, incumbent will assist in helping evaluate and refine pricing strategies for competitive pricing objectives. Other responsibilities include maintaining accuracy in existing price lists and cost changes, and updating with new information as its available. The role requires strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and ability to maintain data integrity in a working environment with rapidly shifting priorities.
Essential Functions
To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. To request a reasonable accommodation, notify Human Resources or the manager who oversees the position.
Required Qualifications
Physical Demands
The Pricing Specialist is responsible for data mining and clean-up, cost and pricing projects, and providing analytics support. Additionally, incumbent will assist in helping evaluate and refine pricing strategies for competitive pricing objectives. Other responsibilities include maintaining accuracy in existing price lists and cost changes, and updating with new information as its available. The role requires strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and ability to maintain data integrity in a working environment with rapidly shifting priorities.
Essential Functions
To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. To request a reasonable accommodation, notify Human Resources or the manager who oversees the position.
- Analyzing and implementing cost and price changes
- Work on various projects to clean up pricing files and data
- Analyze reports to ensure data accuracy
- Complete cost and price increases in SAP via upload or manual entry
- Do calculations based on cost, margins and adjustments
- Maintain price accuracy in the systems while meeting time requirements / target dates
- Help follow / enforce workflows and business processes
- Ability to think both strategically and analytically to identify new opportunities
- Performs other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- BA/BS in Business or related field
- Data entry experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Applications, Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint
- Ability to work independently and communicate with a wide variety of individuals,
- Technical/analytical skills
- Quick learner
- Detailed oriented
- Pricing analysis or financial analysis preferred
- SAP experience
Physical Demands
- Operating a computer or other office devices for the majority of the workday
- May occasionally need to move packages up to 10 pounds such as office supplies or equipment
- Must be able to communicate with others in person, over the phone, and in writing.
- Must be able to understand and effectively exchange accurate information with others such as coworkers, customers and vendors
- Must be able to read and interpret various electronic and written documents.
- This position is in an office environment in which team members occupy desks in assigned areas or at meeting/collaboration spaces within the building. The building’s primary work areas consist of desks, chairs, computers and other office equipment and devices for professional services.
- Role requires occasional travel, as dictated by business needs.
Salary : $23 - $28