Associate Manager Pricing

Essential Job Functions

Supports pricing requirements and creates pricing models in response to request for proposal (RFPs) to ensure that adequate support is provided for business solutions / proposals.

Maintains products and pricing information on business systems, and assists in the development of quotation and deal evaluation methods to ensure consistent use throughout the business unit.

Utilizes cost modelling methodologies, tools and techniques and software to determine pricing costs and to create and maintain departmental pricing reports. Analyses and reports trends on pricing. Utilizes quality tools to make recommendations on improving pricing, billing and costs.

Analyses RFPs to identify pricing and contractual requirements and manages the development and production of cost volumes to ensure feasibility of projects with respect to company costs and budget.

Coordinates with vendors and merchandising associates to determine pricing costs and related information to ensure that all material is obtained in a cost effective manner.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting or related field preferred

Three or more years of cost analysis accounting or pricing experience

Experience working with company products and services

Experience working with all phases of solicitation processes such as, request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP) responses and negotiations

Experience working with relevant programming languages and software to conduct pricing analyses

Experience working with negotiation process, contracting, pricing and purchasing

Other Qualifications

Communication skills

Analytical skills to identify and analyze cost factors for proposals

Organization, time management and creative problem solving skills

Ability to work with relational databases

Ability to work independently and as part of a team