Pricing - Associate Mgr., Pricing

BlueLinx • Marietta, GA

6d

About The Position

The Associate Manager, Pricing supports the execution of regional pricing strategies across assigned markets and product categories. Reporting to the Sr. Regional Pricing Manager, this role maintains pricing accuracy, analyzes market and transactional data, monitors gross margin performance, and delivers recurring reporting and insights to support informed business decisions. The position supports profitability through timely pricing execution, identification of pricing opportunities, and collaboration with Sales, Product Management, Cost Management, and Operations teams.

BlueLinx describes itself as one of America's largest distributors of building products, with more than 70,000 branded and private-label SKUs. Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, the company has over 2,000 associates and distributes products to approximately 15,000 national, regional, and local dealers, specialty distributors, national home centers, industrial customers, and manufactured housing customers. Its stated values are Customer Centric, Respect, Collaboration, Integrity, and Grit.

Requirements

• Generally 2+ years of experience in pricing, financial analysis, category management, or a similar analytical environment.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to transform large data sets into meaningful business recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis functions.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated accuracy in work affecting revenue and profitability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to engage sales, operations, and business leaders effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to interpret financial and operational data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Proven ability to build effective cross-functional partnerships without direct authority.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of gross margin drivers and pricing fundamentals.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience working with pricing models, margin analysis, or business performance reporting.
• Experience creating reports, dashboards, and executive-level presentations.

Responsibilities

• Enter, validate, and maintain customer-specific pricing, cost-driven adjustments, and price changes in the pricing system according to established schedules.
• Review pricing requests and exception submissions for completeness, policy compliance, and margin impact before escalating them for approval.
• Audit pricing records and agreements for accuracy and address discrepancies, expired agreements, and outdated costs.
• Communicate pricing updates and effective dates to Sales, Customer Service, and Operations teams.
• Analyze pricing transactions to identify outliers, margin leakage, and opportunities to improve price realization by customer, product category, and market.
• Monitor competitive activity, supplier cost changes, and market trends to support regional pricing decisions.
• Model the financial impact of pricing actions, rebates, volume commitments, and other strategic initiatives.
• Support bid and quote activity through profitability analysis, historical pricing reviews, and win-rate evaluations.
• Monitor gross margin performance across regions, branches, customers, and product categories; identify adverse trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Reconcile pricing, cost, and freight data to ensure accurate margin reporting.
• Partner with Cost Management and Product Management teams to ensure timely response to cost changes and margin erosion risks.
• Identify low-margin or unprofitable accounts and SKUs and develop supporting analyses for pricing actions.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly pricing and margin reports for business leaders and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reporting tools, and templates to increase visibility into pricing and profitability performance.
• Translate complex data into concise presentations, reports, and recommendations for leadership.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and month-end activities through pricing and margin analysis.
• Document reporting methodologies and data definitions to ensure consistency, repeatability, and audit readiness.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Life insurance.
• Generous paid time off; the posting also specifies 15 days of paid time off accruing from the first day.
• Eight company-paid holidays.
• Career growth and advancement opportunities.
• Health care, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance starting the first day of the month.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level