Pricing Analyst II - APS

Parker-Hannifin, Corporation•Cary, NC

41d•Hybrid

About The Position

Parker Lord is seeking an Pricing Analyst II to join our Assembly and Protection Solutions (APS) Division. The Pricing Analyst II will assists the APS Global Pricing Manager in proactively analyzing and making pricing recommendations, considering value-delivered, competition, costing, and profitability expectations. Will operate in a global division across multiple geographies, cultures, and time-zones. The Pricing Analyst II will be responsible for supporting pricing analysis and implementation for a rapidly growing, global division. This position interacts regularly with team members within and outside the Unites States, in analyzing product pricing, co-developing a strategy with the local regional team, and ensuring the implementation of pricing actions. This role will follow a four day in office, one day remote hybrid schedule and will be located out of our Cary, NC office. For more information on our Assembly and Protection Solutions division, you can check out our website here --> https://www.parker.com/us/en/divisions/assembly-and-protection-solutions-division.html

Requirements

Education: BS Degree in a field of business or relevant technical discipline.
Work Experience: Three or more years of work experience in pricing, finance, or business analysis.
Strong Analytical and Quantitative Skills
Excellent PC skills and high proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Strong problem-solving capabilities: ability to manage several projects simultaneously with effective planning and execution
Strong Program/Project Management Skills
Detail -oriented and ability to manage multiple projects
Results oriented, self-starter
Ability to keep global team of salespersons and sales managers on-track and on-task when developing and passing pricing increases
Develops clear, succinct dashboards to communicate progress achieving pricing goals
Communication Skills
Can keep conversation direct, succinct, and respectable regarding progress towards pricing goals, results achieved, and next steps
Comfortable working in a collaborative team environment and having direct conversations about progress or lack thereof
Able to communicate with non-native English speakers without frustration, at-times at-hours convenient to that region

Nice To Haves

P/SBO & BI/BW experience
Power BI experience
Additional languages are of benefit and should be noted
Marketing, Sales, or customer service experience a plus, negotiation experience a plus
Understanding of manufacturing processes, practices, and cost accounting

Responsibilities

SAP maintenance - review active pricing keys for accuracy (price, validity, customer, MOQ, etc), set up new pricing keys, update pricing aligned with planned increases, and expire price keys as needed, and additional tasks as required.
Point of contact for daily pricing requests - fielding questions from Sales and Customer Service, quoting business with price reference aligned to price structure, updating/maintaining shared documents, MU exception table maintenance, etc.
Data analysis - assist pricing manager with needed data analysis to help support overall business strategy
Global price review for harmonization, price/cost impacts on product lines and customers
Provides regular analysis and reporting to support management in effectively responding to changing economic conditions and market changes; performs ongoing measurements and reporting on pricing effectiveness.
Manages and executes pricing process for LTA and distributor customers
Performs periodic audits in support of data alignment and accuracy
Assists in analyzing division product markets determining the ceiling and floor prices of products, evaluates cause and effect with pricing, volume, cost, competition, distribution, and segmentation; recommends appropriate price levels
Monitors and keeps division focused on corporate strategic pricing initiatives and objectives; responsible for creating and reinforcing continuous feedback vehicles to encourage successful pricing implementation; responsible for implementation of tools to be used by marketing and field sales
Using a data driven approach, assists the division in determining appropriate list prices, standard discounts and rebates, and managing any restructuring, updating, communication, and publication of price increases.
Responsible for design and implementation of continuous improvement techniques and methods to internal processes and systems, to eliminate waste and improve process accuracy and effectiveness
Identifies opportunities for profitability improvement through pricing actions/alignment, gains necessary internal approvals, and support their recommendation