Pricing/Margin Analyst

The
Pricing/Margin Analyst
is someone that is very detailed, keeps an organized process, loves data and likes to contribute significantly to the financial health of the organization. Detective work comes natural, seeking solutions, being inquisitive, collecting information and putting it all together to create positive results. While it would be great to have these skills with a food/produce background, individuals with an accounting background, inventory background or analytics processing background could find success in this role. Extensive time will be spent setting pricing and creating margin, so solid PC skills and database/software understanding are a must. General Summary: In this role you will be a critical contributor in our food distribution process by ensuring all product is properly priced, customer pricing contracts are complied with, and our margin expectations are exceeded. You will execute all pricing, price related reporting, price/margin related analytics to ensure we maximize the value of our product and services.
What You'll Do: Have fun and be a part of making Foster-Caviness amazing Execute all pricing for all local contract, national contract, third party, and independent customer partners.Coordinate and ensure contract compliance with contracted pricing commitments.Analyze, review, and communicate margin opportunities with sales and purchasing.Review market alerts and comparisons to effectively identify any margin opportunities.Ensure pricing is accurate and distribute to appropriate third parties and customer partners in a timely fashion.Identify customer needs/requests and satisfy them profitably.Update and maintain all customer bids.Identify margin trends with customers and effectively identify and address any margin opportunities.Clarify any discrepancies as they arise and adjust in a timely manner to avoid further issues.Partner with sales to assist in facilitate bid, RFP's, and capitalize on new contracted sales opportunities with pricing strategy. Develop and implement pricing processes and protocols to ensure continued functional excellence.
What You'll Bring to the Table: A sincere passion for positively impacting people and making work, fun (this is first on the list for a reason)Insightful, meaningful, relevant talent coupled with analytics, reporting, and mathematical experience.Strong attention to detail and a passion for excellence.Desire to assess situations, determine a course of action, and relay that opinion based on facts. Why Foster Caviness?
We are a different company. We work to live and promote a People First mentality through our values of Promoting Trust , being Purposefully Collaborative , being Positively Impactful and doing what we say through Progressive Action . We want to be a supply chain company that creates a legacy helping our people live their best lives and become the best versions of themselves. We champion the underdog, giving opportunities to those that embrace our culture and strive to help us on this journey to be better each day. We service our Military bases with fresh produce, we service our children with quality fruits and vegetables at their schools, and we provide food for a lot of the restaurants you may frequent. But we also believe in being more - being a supply chain solutions company, providing value-added services, and helping others find success through our partnership. We're your neighbors - we live in the communities we serve and believe in giving back. What We Offer: We offer over 120 years of stability, community involvement and innovation. We offer the opportunity to collaborate with some great people, all doing what they can to make us a better company. So as a company, we work to offer a competitive wage and a competitive benefits package. Most of our benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Supplemental Employee/Spouse/Child Life Insurance, 401k (with company matching funds) and Paid Time Off (PTO) program, are eligible for enrollment the first of the month following 30 days of employment We also offer another special benefit, but eligibility for it takes 1 year - because you must embrace our values and our focus. Our People Helping People benefit allows employees to schedule off 8 hours per year to volunteer for a specific charitable non-profit, and we pay you to do it We believe in giving back to our communities, and this is just one way we show itThinking about Leadership? We offer our LDP (Leadership Development Program) annually, open to ALL employees no matter their role in the company at no cost.And our Families Eat First program provides for a full box of produce for each employee, every week. Food brings people together, so why not enjoy some excellent quality produce, free of charge? Just another benefit that makes us different.
Joining the Family: If all these things sound like something you would like to be a part of, then we encourage you to continue reading to see if this role might be a fit for you. If so, utilize the process to apply and start your journey. And if not, we would encourage you to look at other opportunities we have open at jobs.fostercaviness.com. Best of luck and thank you for considering us Basic Job Concept:
Positively impact people In this role you will effect change, be yourself, and have a positive impact on our company our community and our future You will perform and manage all facets and functions of pricing and margin analytics to ensure optimal profitability.
Who You Are: You are self-motivated. You thoroughly enjoy numbers, analytics, processes, and compliance all while providing a world class customer experience, resolving problems, and finding ways to make people's days better. You love people, processes, and performance. You believe in the power of 'team' and are driven by a sincere desire to see others succeed. You are a change agent, live culture, and believe in community