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Date: Wed, Apr 30, 2008 2:57 PM CST
Status: Active
Compensation: 100,000
Duration: Annually
Position: Full-Time
Contact: Directly

Pricing Manager

Job Summary
Manages employees and activities of the Price Management function.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned.
- Develops Price Management as a strategic capability by maintaining focus and ensuring proper resource allocation within Group.
- Works with Market Area and Group management to establish and implement pricing guidelines including price increase goals and pricing parameters for new customers.
- Works closely with the Corporate Price Management team to develop pricing strategies and implementation plans, and directs the execution of such plans.
- Directs and coordinates the implementation of emerging pricing tools.
- Directs and coordinates profitability improvement efforts, such as:
o Route profitability review;
o Customer profitability review; and
o Major contract review.
- Monitors market conditions, pricing trends, and the effectiveness of pricing actions.
- Addresses pricing issues pertinent to revenue growth and retention efforts.
- Validates pricing assumptions to support revenue analysis and budgeting process as required.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

IV. Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.
A. Education and Experience
Required: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting or similar area of study, and five to seven years previous experience.
Preferred: Master's Degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting or similar area of study, and seven to ten years previous experience.
B. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
Must have demonstrated work history in the above listed essential job responsibilities. Requires a demonstrated work history in analysis, such as the analysis of profitability, market segmentation and/or business proposals.
5+ to 7 years of experience
Management Experience Required - No
Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
Willingness to Travel - Occasionally

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