Manager, Pricing Deal Desk

Solenis•Mississauga, ON

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As Pricing Manager covering Deal Desk, you will lead the financial analysis related to customer contracts and pricing for key North American customers and sectors. You will business partner with Sales and enable sustainable profitable growth through customer P&L analysis, deal structure and driving price/mix improvement. You will sit in the pricing and product management organization and report to the Regional Pricing Director.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (Business degree preferred).
Experience leading a team
Minimum 5 years’ combined experience in Pricing and/or Financial Analysis providing detailed analytics including experience with managing customer P&Ls
Demonstrated proficiency all MS Office applications, with a high proficiency in MS Excel
Value-add mindset with demonstrated track record of delivering results and process improvement
Experience with accurately compiling, analyzing, presenting and interpreting financial information and data to facilitate decision-making
Professional communication and interpersonal skills
Professional and effective facilitation skills - Should be able to facilitate group discussions
Ability to work in a fast paced environment
Action orientated
Collaborative team player

Nice To Haves

Experience with pricing software (e.g. Vistex, PriceFx, etc) and SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage, lead, develop, coach and mentor a team of analysts
Lead Excel based financial analysis for customer deals including margin improvement, price and mix optimization and annual sales and profit targets.
Partner with Leadership to drive sales in each sector, exceed pricing targets, and enforce ROI and pricing guardrails.
Responsible for effective and efficient customer deal execution, including new customer deal, existing customer deal extensions, existing customer portfolio changes.
Collaborate with Global Pricing team to develop, implement and leverage Solenis best practice pricing tools and analysis.
Responsible for accurate and timely customer pricing setup in SAP and communication of pricing to customers.
Ad hoc analysis of financial data to identify and execute improvement opportunities.