Area Pricing Analyst - New England

Pricing Strategy Executive

Basic Purpose : Execute pricing strategy at the distribution center (DC) level to support company margin goals and local "Go to Market" strategy. Identify margin improvement opportunities by managing area-wide Daily Sales Below Cost (DSBC) process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Review and manage price deviations and exceptions for Territory Managers (TMs) aligned to designated DC. This includes evaluating requests for commission-based adjustments (CBAs), self-funded deviations, and price approvals.
• Answer pricing queries escalated from Sales and other USF employees as required for the designated DC.
• Analyze and develop pricing recommendations to support bids for local customers (e.g., excluding schools) and conduct special pricing reviews for new customer acquisition for the designated DC, in partnership with Strategic Pricing Manager.
• Manage area DSBC reporting process to improve area margins. Identify costing errors and work with relevant stakeholders to resolve.
• Execute weekly promotional pricing in designated DC. Monitor and identify opportunities by analyzing and reporting on margin and market pricing.
• Work closely with District Sales Managers (DSMs) on auditing ongoing local self-funded deviations. Utilize Merlin to identify product and category opportunities for pricing strategies.
• Complete ad-hoc pricing analysis as required by the Strategic Pricing Manager, Area President or Region Pricing Manager.
• Manage and upload exceptions for vendor price list from local / regional suppliers. Maintain customer pricing rationale (CPR) back-up for area.

Supervision : None

Relationships :

Qualifications :

This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus. Compensation depends on relevant experience and / or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example : state minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $55,000 - $90,000.