Pricing Analyst

There’s a Place for You at Viking Electric.

A career at Viking Electric is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Viking Electric https://www.vikingelectric.com/about offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout the Midwest and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Viking Electric, we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

Pricing Analyst

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job type: Full time

Schedule: Standard Daytime hours, Monday-Friday

Salary: $71,000 - $95,000

*Compensation for this position includes annual salary, 15% short-term incentive bonus, and full benefits package offerings. The exact amount of base salary may vary based on experience and skills brought to the role as well as the geographic location of the role.

What You’ll Do

The primary role of the Pricing Analyst is to formulate and implement effective pricing strategies that maximize profitability across Viking Electric. The Pricing Analyst will also assist in forecasting and analyzing trends and the profit impact of pricing strategies to provide recommendations for increasing profitable sales volume.

You will…

• Proactively analyze and implement customer pricing Intended to maximize Viking Electric profitability. Analysis to include margin improvement opportunities through price rule optimization, manual override minimization, and SPA utilization.
• Train new and existing Viking Electric sellers about pricing philosophy, structure, and strategy.
• Understand and evaluate market conditions and competitive pricing and rebate support to recommend appropriate matrix levels for company products. Use this information to support the pricing work of the product managers.
• Establish and maintain sell price matrix records.
• Identify and resolve issues around pricing/margin while working with product managers to understand the cost management aspect and the impact on rebate and pricing support.

What You Bring

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent business experience
• 3+ years in electrical distribution with experience in sales/pricing/purchasing or product management is preferred.
• Existing knowledge of the product lines sold by Viking Electric (electrical products)
• ERP Experience preferred.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without VISA sponsorship now or in the future
• Must have valid driver’s license

What We Offer You

We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates:

We’re proud to be a military-friendly company, and our many employee resource groups (ERGs) help you make connections and feel supported.

Learn More About Us

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Learn more at https://www.vikingelectric.com/about.
Viking Electric is part of the Sonepar family of brands: https://www.soneparusa.com/us-en/about-us

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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