Sr Analyst, Pricing

Barry Callebaut•Chicago, IL

1d•$82,000 - $92,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Pricing Analyst for FM & Cocoa, you will play a critical role in driving profitable growth through disciplined pricing execution, cocoa commodity understanding, and strong commercial partnership. You will lead the development of pricing strategies and proposals leveraging chocolate open-book pricing models, commodity market insights, and cost-to-serve analytics. You will act as a key business partner to Sales, ensuring pricing decisions balance competitiveness, margin delivery, and risk management in a highly dynamic cocoa and commodity environment.

Requirements

Fluent in English, Spanish a plus
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
5+ years of experience in Pricing, Finance, or Commercial Analytics, preferably in a commodity-driven or manufacturing environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
Enthusiastic team member with a willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing business demands and priorities
Strong communication skills and the ability to interface with various levels of management
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (lookup, index-match, pivot tables, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a manufacturing environment or with SAP a plus

Responsibilities

Develop a strong understanding of long-term agreements (LTAs), including pricing mechanisms such as cost-plus structures and pass-through clauses, to ensure accurate execution, compliance, and alignment with customer contracts
Create competitive price proposals for the sales team, analyzing historic price and margin levels to drive profitable growth for your business unit
Present proposals to sales, utilizing market and internal data to validate and justify proposal
Book sales contracts upon agreement from customers to lock in business
Take pricing ownership of assigned accounts in an independent and proactive way
Proactively manage the contracts for your account portfolio in collaboration with sales
Utilize open book pricing models, including commodity market coverage, cost & margin analysis and proactive data management
Develop and manage effective and analytic reporting tools to support the business unit and the organization’s needs
Understand the commodity market fundamentals and gather in-depth knowledge on the chocolate manufacturing process in order to improve the pricing process
Actively engage with pricing driven projects and participate in projects impacting the team
Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Sales, Supply Chain, Sourcing, and Customer Service to execute day-to-day pricing activities, ensuring alignment on product specifications, cost inputs, supply considerations, and customer requirements
Provide leadership and mentorship within the BU, supporting team development and driving best practices across pricing activities