Pricing Analyst II
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
Description: All of our employees share a common set of values – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our success is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve humanity by carrying out our mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
If you share our values and if you’re looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at the company.
How will you make an impact?
The successful applicant for the Pricing Analyst II position will provide support to the Encompass Third Party North American Pricing Team including – email triage and assignment, price file review/upload and various projects to acquire current pricing from suppliers to ensure accurate information for our customers. Perform work that is multifaceted and sophisticated and rely on previous experience and judgment to accomplish assigned tasks.
What will you do?
Maintain pricing inbox organization, assign owner, follow-up on emails, and other administrative tasks for pricing team
Support customers, commercial team, purchasing team and other internal employees in facilitating pricing accuracy and updates
Ensure coordination of price updates between regions, US and Canada
Contact unresponsive suppliers via email, phone or website lookup for current pricing and update cost/list information in AS400
Collaborate with internal teams to plan and execute pricing requests and updates
Utilize pricing tools to conduct part maintenance
Product Price, and Attribute maintenance
Create/maintain customer specific pricing as required
Macro creation and maintenance within Excel and Access
Process data, generate, create/edit reports using Cognos
Hit quantitative price file upload Clients assigned by manager
Demonstrate leadership qualities and lead by example
Maintain a positive attitude, use opportunities to educate/teach co-workers when appropriate
Train new hires within the pricing group and support training outside of pricing, but still within the Encompass Third Party department
Willingness to adjust to changes that may need to be made to current processes and providing process improvement ideas when applicable
Performs other duties as assigned
How will you get here?
Education:
Bachelor s degree or 3 years equivalent work experience preferred.
o3 years experience in general business, pricing, or finance
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Ability to handle and resolve issues through phone or email
Ability to effectively prioritize multiple projects and tasks to meet designated deadlines
Attentiveness to accuracy and detail
Ability to work independently as well as effectively in a team environment
Excellent organization ability, analytical capacity and attention to detail
Strong customer service focus, including conflict management skills
Exceptional communication skills, including written, verbal and effective listening
Computer skills, including proficient knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications
Mainframe, AS400, AMPS, Cognos, PowerBI, and Smartsheets a plus
Lead through adverse, ambiguous and/or stressful situations with integrity
Adaptable to change and able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Team player with a willingness to join forces to service needs of customer
Demonstrates the companies (The Four I s) – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement