Pricing Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Pricing Analyst to support pricing operations and commercial decision-making for the business in Akron, Ohio. This role focuses on maintaining accurate pricing and rebate data, delivering meaningful analysis, and helping teams respond quickly to customer and market needs. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across finance, supply chain, customer service, and commercial functions.

Responsibilities:
• Maintain customer pricing records, including contract pricing, formula-based pricing, spot quotes, and pricing parameters, while ensuring data is entered accurately and updated on schedule.
• Contribute to the monthly forecasting cycle by preparing pricing inputs and supporting review activities tied to sales and operations planning.
• Serve as a key contact for pricing questions from internal teams, researching discrepancies and resolving issues that affect orders, margins, or customer agreements.
• Administer rebate and incentive programs by organizing supporting documentation, setting up agreement details, tracking accrual activity, and assisting with reconciliation and payment validation alongside Finance.
• Analyze pricing performance, profitability trends, rebate exposure, and commercial risks to provide actionable insight for product and sales leaders.
• Create and maintain reports, dashboards, and recurring analyses that help the business evaluate pricing outcomes and customer-level performance.
• Ensure pricing and rebate activities align with company policies, approval requirements, documentation expectations, and audit standards.
• Partner with Product Management, Commercial, Finance, Customer Service, Supply Chain, Legal, and IT to coordinate price changes, support negotiations, and improve issue resolution.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls, improve data quality, and reduce manual effort within pricing and rebate processes.• Bachelor’s degree required; a background in business, finance, economics, supply chain, data analytics, or a related discipline is preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience in pricing, analytics, finance, commercial operations, product management, supply chain, or a similar business-facing role.
• Prior experience working with SAP pricing, rebate administration, contracts, or condition record processes is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate pricing, margin, volume, rebate, and customer data using sound quantitative analysis.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort working with forecasting models, reports, and structured data sets.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail when managing master data, financial records, and agreement documentation.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multiple functions to support business decisions and resolve issues.