Pricing Analyst

Pricing Analyst

Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 per year

Location: Arlington, TX (Hybrid)

About GracoRoberts

GracoRoberts is a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and composite materials serving the aerospace, defense, electronics, energy, and industrial markets. We are committed to delivering exceptional customer service, operational excellence, and innovative solutions while fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented culture.

Position Summary

GracoRoberts is seeking a data-driven Pricing Analyst to support strategic pricing and margin optimization initiatives across our product portfolio. This role will analyze sales, quote, pricing, and market data to identify opportunities to improve profitability, support competitive positioning, and drive informed business decisions. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable translating complex data into actionable recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze sales, quote, and e-commerce transaction data to identify margin trends, pricing opportunities, and win/loss patterns.
• Build and maintain product-level margin models, pricing dashboards, and performance reporting for leadership.
• Develop and manage price floors, target margins, and pricing escalation guidelines by product category and customer segment.
• Evaluate supplier cost changes and recommend pricing adjustments to maintain profitability and competitiveness.
• Support large bids, RFQs, and strategic opportunities through cost-plus and competitive pricing analysis.
• Identify, investigate, and escalate pricing anomalies, including margin-negative transactions, excessive discounts, and pricing inconsistencies.

Requirements

• 1-4 years of experience in pricing, finance, sales operations, or another data-intensive analytical role.
• Associate's degree in Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency required, including pivot tables, lookup formulas, nested logic, data modeling, and analysis of large datasets.
• Strong analytical skills with a solid understanding of pricing and margin fundamentals, including cost, markup, gross margin, and contribution margin, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in distribution, chemicals, industrial manufacturing, or aerospace/defense environments.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Epicor, or similar platforms.
• Experience using business intelligence and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings and pricing recommendations clearly and effectively to stakeholders across the organization.

Why Join GracoRoberts?

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and company holidays

Collaborative, team-oriented culture where your contributions make a visible impactWork Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GracoRoberts is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. GracoRoberts makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

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