Pricing Strategy and Planning Analyst III

Daimler Truck North America • Fort Mill, SC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role supports the Transaction Council (TC) team in executing pricing proposals for Daimler Truck North America’s largest and most complex customer transactions. It works directly with Sales and Finance executives to develop customer-transaction pricing and contribution margin strategies. Proposals are presented weekly to the Transaction Council, which includes the CEO, CFO, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, and President of Daimler Trucks Remarketing. The position provides visibility to senior executives and exposure to high-level business decision-making.

In addition to transactional pricing execution, the role owns downstream pricing operations, including serial management, concession execution, and pricing protection governance. It ensures that approved pricing strategy is carried through order placement, invoicing, and delivery. The analyst also manages incoming quote requests for assigned top fleet customers and coordinates proposal development across Sales, Finance, and other business groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least 4 years of related experience; or a master’s degree and at least 2 years of related experience; or at least 6 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to learn quickly, prioritize effectively, solve problems, manage complexity and ambiguity, and independently meet proposal deadlines.
• Advanced analytical, critical-thinking, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation capabilities.
• An attached resume is required.
• Must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country where the position is located; visa sponsorship and applicants who already hold visas are not accepted.
• Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check; a pre-employment drug screen may also be required.

Nice To Haves

• 1–3 years of related industry experience, including pricing, costing, proposal development, project management, financial or business analysis, or customer/dealer support.
• Experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve productivity, efficiency, or business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Transaction Council Senior Analysts to support accurate, policy-compliant execution of customer transaction pricing approvals.
• Clarify and resolve ambiguous approval guidance, working with leadership when policy interpretation or escalation is needed.
• Support price walks, specification additions, and pricing logic for large, complex fleet accounts.
• Attend weekly Transaction Council meetings, document approval decisions, and communicate outcomes to Sales and downstream execution teams.
• Provide invoicing and controlling support for accounts under Transaction Council and Sales Proposal Workflow responsibility, including order alerts, invoice adjustments, reserve analysis, and audit issue resolution.
• Manage serial activities for approved deals, including serial moves, reallocations, and corrections, ensuring consistency with approved pricing, concessions, and requested delivery dates.
• Execute serial moves within service-level expectations and validate pricing accuracy, concession placement, and system integrity.
• Execute and maintain customer concessions, including stock truck concessions, rollover concessions, and deal-specific incentives, in accordance with approvals.
• Audit concessions for accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with current-year strategy and approved transaction terms.
• Govern pricing protection codes (P-Codes), managing new and existing requests through a centralized SharePoint workflow and ensuring system accuracy, audit readiness, and alignment across pricing, configuration, and order execution.
• Manage incoming new-truck price quote requests from the dealer network for assigned top fleet customers, determining priority, approval levels, and workload sequencing.
• Partner with Field Sales and National Account Executives to develop strategic pricing proposals.
• Coordinate with Controlling, Daimler Truck Remarketing, Fleet Services Group, Retail Pricing, and Daimler Truck Financial Services to gather proposal inputs and align stakeholders.
• Document pricing proposals for senior Sales executive review and Transaction Council approval or Sales Proposal Workflow routing.
• Align pricing proposals with the Director of New Truck Pricing and Sales leadership before Transaction Council presentation or Sales Proposal Workflow routing.
• Record Transaction Council approval decisions and communicate outcomes to Field Sales.

Benefits

• Annual bonus program.
• 401(k) company contribution with company match up to 6%, plus a non-elective company contribution of 3–7% depending on age.
• Starting at 4 weeks of paid vacation.
• 13 or more calendar holidays.
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employee assistance program.
• Comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs.
• Onsite fitness at some locations.
• Tuition assistance.
• Paid volunteer time off.
• Short-term and long-term disability plans.

What This Job Offers

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