Senior Pricing Analyst

Gategroup

  • Reston, VA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better. Responsible for performing pricing functional work. The pricing function involves the development, creation and maintenance of customer’s prices in ERP and customer system. The pricing and billing/reconciliation teams work together for a given customer(s) under the leadership and supervision of the manager and director. The core objective of the department is to drive operations in the area of order-to-cash.Main Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for the determination of the final costing and pricing for the assigned customer(s) per contractual terms.
  • Responsible for the determination of the pricing inputs through coordination with the procurement/sourcing and industrial engineering teams to determine respective direct material and labor costs for a given menu and/or service.
  • Required to work directly with the department manager, commercial, and customer’s finance team on the pricing approval process.
  • Responsible for routine contractual escalations for customers as it relates to CPI, food, and labor cost updates.
  • Participate in customer presentation activity to support new business ventures and/or menu refresh activity (i.e. summer and winter menu refresh) for assigned customer. This involves working with the commercial and FP&A teams.
  • Input final pricing into ERP and customer system. Additionally, perform audits to ensure expected prices have been loaded to appropriate ERP and/or customer system.
  • Support local unit finance and operations teams as it relates to pricing build-up for menu and services.
  • Analyze revenue trends through various reports to look for opportunities to improve revenue accuracy (i.e. revenue per meal, per flight, actual costs versus theoretical costs, zero priced bill-codes report, etc.).
  • Perform sensitivity analysis with pricing that may include “what if” analysis and/or review of inputs that drive customer contribution margin.
  • Support month end closing process.
  • Act as point of escalation on any delays or problems experienced in achieving startup deadline.
  • Work on projects & develop KPIs to improve the functions output through continuous improvement initiatives
  • Directly interacts with customer(s)
​Training:Assist team with training and development requirements of the Business Unit and or department. Assist in the training and development of peers and other ASG team members.Leadership and Development:Collaborates with all functional business units within ASG to achieve strategic, tactical and project goals.ASG Core Competencies
  • Analysis and Reporting
  • Business Acumen, Planning and Management
  • Communication and Presentation
  • Champions Diversity & Inclusion
  • Customer Focus and Relationship Building
  • Champion for Change
  • Influencing
  • Information and Technology Proficiency
  • Leadership
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making
QualificationsEducation:
  • Bachelor's Degree required, from an accredited university.
  • Previous Financial experience preferred
Work Experience:
  • 5 years demonstrated analyst work experience.
  • Proven experience within an ERP environment.
  • Work experience in an operations or manufacturing environment
  • Work experience in a food production or food service environment
  • Experience working within a cross-functional team
  • Prior training and development experience preferred
Job Skills:
  • Must demonstrate and have advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Must have solid analytical skills.
  • Must be detail oriented, take ownership of work quality, and display an outstanding work ethic.
  • Must work effectively in a team based environment.
  • Must have the ability and desire to meet required timelines.
  • Strong mathematical aptitude.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
Work Demands:
  • Regular and on-time attendance.
  • Hours regularly exceed 40 hours per week.
  • Must be willing to participate in an on-call rotation that would involve evening and weekend work approximately once every two months.
  • Occasional travel by conventional means including aircraft, motor vehicle and the like within the region and to other locations as required up to 40 %.
Language / Communication Skills:Ability to communicate well with internal and external customers, verbally and in writing.Job DimensionsGeographic Responsibility: USAType of Employment: Full-timeTravel %: up to 40%Exemption Classification: ExemptInternal Relationships: culinary, procurement/sourcing, industrial engineering, accounting finance, commercial, FP&A, unit operations/financeExternal Relationships: Customers and vendorsWork Environment / Requirements of the Job: Normal office environmentOrganization StructureDirect Line Manager (Title): Mgr, ASG Analysis; Dir, ASG; or Mgr, ReconciliationDotted Line Manager (Title, if applicable): 0Number of Direct Reports: 1Number of Dotted Line Reports: 0Estimated Total Size of Team: 3gategroup Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job:Thinking – Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skillsEngaging – Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing PeopleInspiring – Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectivelyAchieving – Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer FocusDemonstrated Values to be Successful in the PositionEmployees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Integrity, Passion and Accountability. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone:We treat each other with respect and we act with integrityWe communicate and keep each other informedWe put our heads together to problem solve and deliver excellence as a teamWe have passion for our work and we pay attention to the little detailsWe foster an environment of accountability, take responsibility for our actions and learn from our mistakesWe do what we say we will do, when we say we are going to do itWe care about our coworkers, always taking an opportunity to make someone’s day betterThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status or other category under applicable law.For further information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:For California Residents, please click to view our California privacy notice.If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us!

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