Pricing Specialist

Columbia Distributing • Kent, WA

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About The Position

Pricing Specialists accurately maintain and monitor supplier pricing calendars, including entering and adjusting pricing structures based on management and supplier agreements. The role gathers, organizes, and prepares data entries for cost and sell prices to the trade, researches cost discrepancies, analyzes cost components, and communicates approved pricing to relevant departments for retail submissions and price catalogs. The position also tracks pricing changes, maintains product files, reviews invoice variances and supplier bill-backs, and works with the Pricing Analyst to identify unprofitable products or programs and recommend solutions. This is a full-time, non-exempt position with varying days and hours, based in a sedentary indoor office setting. Local travel only.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong analytical skills for managing pricing data.
• Basic math skills.
• Intermediate working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Effective organizational and time management skills.

Nice To Haves

• VIP and Cognos experience.
• A minimum of two years of pricing and/or accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Gather, organize, and prepare system data entries for cost and sell prices to the trade, including researching cost discrepancies and analyzing cost components.
• Communicate and deliver approved pricing to respective departments for retail pricing submissions and graphics for price catalogs.
• Track Freight on Board (FOB), front line, and post off pricing changes; notify purchasers, chain departments, and sales departments.
• Maintain existing and create new product files, including preparing paperwork.
• Review invoice pricing variances and month-end depletion bill-backs to suppliers.
• Work with the Pricing Analyst to identify unprofitable products or programs and recommend solutions.
• Develop and maintain positive, cooperative, and team-oriented relationships with co-workers, supervisors, managers, and others encountered through the job.

Benefits

• Medical insurance for employees and their families.
• Dental insurance for employees and their families.
• Vision insurance for employees and their families.
• Basic life insurance for employees and their families.
• Enrollment in the company's 401(k) plan.
• 80 hours of vacation each year.
• 7–8 days of paid holidays per calendar year, depending on location.
• Potential eligibility for incentives or bonuses, including annual bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED