05486 - Pricing Analyst
About The Position
The Pricing Analyst supports pricing decisions through analysis of customer value, competitive markets, manufacturing costs, and business performance. This entry-level role evaluates pricing strategies and provides recommendations that support profitability and long-term business objectives. The analyst helps assess product pricing, discounts, rebates, and pricing exceptions while developing reports to measure pricing effectiveness. The position is onsite in Irvine, California, in a business and manufacturing support environment. The work involves pricing analysis, market research, cost evaluation, management reporting, and collaboration with product managers, field sales, management, and other business functions. Regular use of spreadsheets, databases, and pricing tools is expected, with emphasis on analytical accuracy, confidentiality, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Access.
- Strong computer skills and ability to work with business data and reporting tools.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- General understanding of manufacturing processes, practices, and cost accounting.
- Ability to protect confidential pricing and business information.
- Ability to work onsite in Irvine, California.
Nice To Haves
- Project management skills.
- Sales or marketing experience.
Responsibilities
- Analyze customer value, competitive market conditions, and company costs to support pricing recommendations.
- Assist with product market analysis to determine appropriate pricing floors and ceilings.
- Evaluate relationships among pricing, sales volume, cost, competition, distribution, and market segmentation.
- Recommend pricing adjustments based on analytical findings.
- Support corporate strategic pricing initiatives across the division.
- Collaborate with other functions to improve pricing systems, reporting, and performance measurement.
- Develop and implement continuous improvement methods to reduce waste and improve internal processes.
- Establish feedback methods to evaluate and strengthen pricing models.
- Implement pricing tools for product managers and field sales teams.
- Assist with establishing list prices, standard discounts, and rebates.
- Support the restructuring, updating, communication, and publication of price increases.
- Analyze pricing exceptions and recommend guidelines, approval authority levels, and consistent procedures.
- Prepare management reports that support responses to changing economic and market conditions.
- Monitor and report on pricing effectiveness.
- Maintain the confidentiality of customer and company pricing information.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
