Senior Analyst - Product Pricing

Penske • Cumru Township, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Analyst - Product Pricing supports Penske Logistics’ new business plan and financial goals by completing departmental pricing assignments and workflows. The role provides experienced-based analysis and recommendations to senior leadership, Solution team members, and field operations, including identifying pricing risks, explaining pricing standards, presenting alternatives, and highlighting potential expense-recovery gaps in customer-proposed pricing. The analyst also measures new business activity, improves pricing processes, supports Product Line projects and research, and monitors and updates pricing standard factors in pricing templates.

The position develops costing and pricing with Product Line Managers for enterprise, new, and add-on or existing business. It also provides coaching and associate development for Senior Financial Analysts and Financial Analysts supporting the Solution Team, researches competitive pricing and costing, and assists Product Line leadership with special projects and other assignments. The scheduled hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Reading, Pennsylvania. Travel may be required as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Supply Chain required; equivalent work experience is required if the candidate does not have a degree.
• At least 5 years of business experience, with experience in Logistics Pricing, Solution Design, Logistics Product Line Management, or Cost Accounting.
• Experience with logistics costs and expenditures.
• Intermediate financial analysis skills and ability to formulate creative pricing solutions.
• Intermediate personal computer and IT knowledge and skills.
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel.
• Intermediate time-management skills.
• Ability to receive, understand, and apply operating statistics and pricing assumptions during non-linear data collection.
• Ability to adapt pricing approaches to different product-line strategies.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to evaluate alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to problems.
• Listening and speaking skills, including understanding presented points, asking appropriate questions, and conveying information effectively.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Willingness to travel as necessary and work the required schedule and at the specified location.
• Must complete a Penske employment application and submit to a background investigation, including past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• At least 5 years of logistics industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete pricing assignments and departmental workflows in support of business and financial goals.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to Penske Logistics senior leadership, Solution team members, and field operations, including identifying pricing risks, explaining pricing standards, presenting alternatives, and identifying potential expense-recovery gaps.
• Measure new business activity and continually improve new-business pricing processes.
• Support Product Line special projects and research, and monitor and update pricing standard factors in pricing templates.
• Coach and develop Senior Financial Analysts and Financial Analysts supporting the Solution Team.
• Develop costing and pricing with Product Line Managers for enterprise business, new business, and add-on or existing business.
• Research competitive pricing and costing and provide findings to Product Line leadership.
• Assist Product Line leadership with special projects and other assignments as needed.
• Complete other projects and tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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