Senior Pricing Analyst

Westlake•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Senior Pricing Analyst independently executes and manages complex pricing activities across multiple product lines, business segments, and regions. The role serves as a subject matter resource for pricing operations, pricing governance, and ERP pricing execution while supporting the stabilization and optimization of SAP S/4HANA. The analyst partners with Sales, Customer Service, Finance, IT, Product Management, Operations, and other business partners to resolve complex pricing issues, ensure pricing accuracy, and support business objectives. The position also identifies process improvement opportunities, supports analyst development and knowledge transfer, and contributes to pricing controls, reporting, testing, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Statistics, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience in pricing analysis, pricing operations, financial analysis, commercial operations, or a related field.
Strong experience working within SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA environments, including pricing execution and condition-record maintenance.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, and data analysis.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills, including the ability to interpret complex data sets and business scenarios.
Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex pricing activities and serve as an escalation resource.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels and functions.
Ability to manage competing priorities and operate independently in a fast-paced environment.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, pricing governance, and operational excellence.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting ERP implementations, system transitions, stabilization efforts, or operational process improvements.
Experience working within manufacturing, industrial, distribution, or commercial pricing environments.

Responsibilities

Independently manage complex daily pricing activities across multiple product lines, business segments, and regions.
Manage and maintain customer pricing, price lists, rebates, contracts, condition records, and other pricing data within SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA.
Analyze complex pricing requests, quotations, bids, profitability impacts, and pricing exceptions in alignment with established policies, approvals, and commercial direction.
Serve as an escalation point and subject matter resource for complex pricing issues and operational questions.
Perform root-cause analysis of pricing discrepancies and partner with appropriate functions to resolve recurring or systemic issues.
Support S/4HANA transition, stabilization, and optimization activities, including pricing validation, testing, data accuracy reviews, and post-implementation support.
Lead or participate in user acceptance testing and validation for pricing-related system enhancements and process changes.
Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Product Management, IT, Master Data, and Operations to resolve pricing issues and support operational needs.
Develop and maintain pricing models, reporting tools, analytical dashboards, and operational metrics to support business decision-making.
Monitor pricing trends, margin performance, pricing exceptions, operational risks, and data-quality concerns.
Support pricing governance, workflow approvals, escalation processes, audit requirements, and compliance with internal controls.
Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, standardization, and operational efficiency within pricing workflows.
Support the development and maintenance of standardized pricing procedures, documentation, work instructions, and knowledge resources.
Provide training, coaching, and knowledge transfer to Pricing Analysts and other business partners as appropriate.
Support ERP master-data integrity and pricing-related system maintenance activities.
Maintain accuracy while independently managing competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.