Pricing Associate

About the Role

Bell Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented analytical and motivated Pricing Associate to join our Finance & Accounting team in Northbrook IL. The Pricing Associate will support the administration maintenance analysis and reporting of customer and product pricing to help ensure pricing accuracy consistency and competitiveness across the organization.

This role works closely with Sales Finance Customer Service Technical and Supply Chain teams to maintain pricing data implement customer price changes prepare reports and analyses and resolve pricing-related issues within Bells ERP environment.

The ideal candidate enjoys working with data has strong attention to detail and is comfortable identifying discrepancies solving problems and managing multiple priorities. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a career in pricing finance business analytics or commercial operations within a growing global manufacturing organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain customer pricing records pricing agreements and related information within the Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) ERP system.
• Support the administration validation and implementation of customer price changes and pricing updates.
• Prepare recurring pricing margin and sales reports for management and business stakeholders.
• Analyze pricing and customer data to identify discrepancies trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Validate customer product and sales data to ensure pricing accuracy and data integrity.
• Respond to customer-specific pricing requests and support pricing-related projects and initiatives.
• Support semi-annual pricing reviews through data collection analysis reporting and documentation.
• Monitor pricing documentation customer records and required approval workflows.
• Collaborate with Sales Customer Service Finance Technical and Supply Chain teams to investigate and resolve pricing questions and discrepancies.
• Generate and distribute recurring pricing and margin reports.
• Assist with analyzing commodity and raw material cost changes and evaluating their potential impact on product pricing.
• Support data cleansing validation and maintenance activities to improve the quality and reliability of pricing information.
• Identify opportunities to improve pricing processes reporting efficiency and data accuracy.
• Maintain the confidentiality of pricing customer financial and proprietary business information.
• Perform other duties and support special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business Administration Economics Mathematics Data Analytics or a related field preferred.
• Internship or previous experience in finance accounting sales operations customer service pricing or business analytics preferred.
• Experience working with ERP systems reporting tools or business intelligence platforms is a plus.
• Experience in manufacturing food ingredients flavors fragrances consumer products or a related industry is preferred but not required.
• Entry-level candidates with strong analytical skills and relevant academic or internship experience are encouraged to apply.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Strong analytical critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel including formulas pivot tables lookups and data analysis functions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong attention to detail with commitment to data accuracy.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and identify trends inconsistencies and potential issues.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities meet deadlines and adapt to changing business needs.
• Basic understanding of financial commercial and business concepts.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

Why Join Bell

At Bell Flavors & Fragrances you will have the opportunity to:

• Build foundational expertise in pricing financial analysis and business analytics.
• Gain hands-on experience with pricing processes and enterprise ERP systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Finance Sales Customer Service Technical and Supply Chain.
• Contribute to process improvements that directly support business performance.
• Develop your career within a global privately held manufacturing organization.
• A competitive salary of $35000$70000 based on qualifications and experience.
• Access competitive benefits available to eligible regular full-time employees.

Ready to Make an Impact

If you are analytical detail-oriented and interested in building a career in pricing finance or business analytics we invite you to apply for the Pricing Associate position at Bell Flavors & Fragrances.

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