Sr. Pricing Manager

LOCATION

INTRODUCTION

The Sr. Pricing Manager is responsible for the development and management of competitive market baskets used to secure new and existing customer contracts through the proposal process as well as maintain existing customer pricing & analytics. The Sr. Pricing Manager, engages in developing strategic professional relationships with manufacturer partners and member distributors to communicate opportunities and acquire competitive cost levels. The Sr. Pricing Manager will act as the primary resource supporting the Pricing Managers along with internal departments that include, Business Development, Sales Management, and Account Executives. The Sr. Pricing Manager will maintain an account base and oversee the quality procedures for the Pricing department as well as be the direct supervising manager for a portion of the staff. The Sr. Pricing Manager will assist department leads in establishment of MFR relationships and review of contract pricing to ensure most competitive levels are being realized across all opportunities.

Key Job Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The responsibilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsible for relationship development in conjunction with Pricing Managers, Channel Management, documentation management, and ongoing maintenance of customer specific pricing programs and contracts
Works with the Business Development team, Account Executives, Distributor Members, Channel Management and Manufacturers to create competitive pricing programs

Supports the completion of RFQ’s / Market Basket requests from clients
Obtains Special Pricing Agreements (SPA) from manufacturers and manages them for select National Accounts
Supports the data collection processes to enhance overall data and content for supplyFORCE.

Manages a standard account base of customer agreements.

Develops pre-negotiation analytics in advance of customer price refresh.
Prepares electronic files for upload into e-commerce platforms.
Manages documentation, communication and file maintenance of customer and Distributor price workbooks.
Analyzes customer spend data for savings and margin enhancement opportunities.
Provides value add/cost savings summaries to Account Executives.

Management of pricing in supplyFORCE ERP system.
Completes pricing audits where required.
Handles any other corporate duties and/or projects, as assigned, for the benefit of the organization
Oversees quality review process for team deliverables in conjunction with Director of Pricing

Experience

Minimum 3 years’ experience in the Electrical, Industrial/Safety, BPT, or PVF industries, with solid product knowledge and experience with distribution, manufacturer relationships. Negotiation and collaborative skills are highly valued for this role.
Experience in collection, consolidation and analysis of product data and pricing.

Education

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

About supplyFORCE:

supplyFORCE delivers multi-category MRO (maintenance, repair, and operating) supply chain solutions to Fortune 1000 companies. Our member network of 200+ distributors with more than 2500 branch locations, support each customer plant location with local inventory and best-in-class services at the lowest total cost.

supplyFORCE offers a competitive salary and benefit package that includes:

Medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
Annual bonus
Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account
401(k) contributions and fully vested company match
Company paid STD, LTD and Life insurance.
Voluntary life and AD&D coverage available
Voluntary ancillary coverages for hospital, accident, and critical care
EAP – Employee Assistance Plan
Tuition reimbursement
Referral Bonus
Generous Paid time off (PTO) and holiday schedule

supplyFORCE is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.