Jason Bates Email & Phone Number

Rushville, In, Us

United States

Main ResponsibilitiesPricing management and approvals1) Manage and update the defined sector Price Books 2) Manage, update, and utilize margin calculation tools3) Implement and manage the administration of announced price increases4) Approval of Pricing requests in Salesforce In a timely margin with a focus on accuracy and profitability5) Approval of Custom Code and Product Variance Inquiries requests in Salesforce 6) Deep knowledge of costing per product and by plantManson and Knauf price comparison toolsSKU management1) Responsible for all product lines withing the designated sector as it relates to pricing, product vailability and margin analysis.2) Conduct quarterly process analysis for review of all SKUs within the sector to define product availability by plant3) Maintain Price Books in terms of product availability and minimum product runsKnowledge of the competitive landscape of product offeringsSalesforce1) Complete understanding and utilization of Pricing process within Salesforce and the ability to train2) Seek process improvement opportunities to improve speed, accuracy, and profitability3) Einstein super user with capability to run data analysis as needed4) Complete knowledge of Product hierarchy mapping and how products are priced with relation to SAP as well.Margin improvement opportunities1) Deep understanding of plant manufacturing capabilities and associated costs2) Track and utilize freight rate data to understand impact on profit margin. 3) Track and support sale of slow moving and non-moving inventory4) Support project requests and data requests from Pricing Director or other departments

Shelbyville, In

Develop a process to track, measure, and analyze our product portfolio and make recommendations to improve overall profitability within the designated sector. Key to this will be to have a defined strategy and program for on-going SKU rationalizationOwnership of Standard, Non-Standard, and Custom designation for designated sector by producing plant and market area. Make recommendations and changes to the Price Book as necessaryComplete understanding of the competitive landscape of product offerings in order to provide product rationalization recommendations within the designated sector Support pricing process by maintaining pricing matrices by various levels - Product Line, Sales Region, and Sales Office for the designated business. Pricing matrices will be maintained at the invoice level and net-net level. A thorough understanding of rebate structures is necessary Owns the Product Variance Inquiry (PVI) and Custom Code processing as it relates to approval and pricing Support list price analysis in the Price Books and prepares recommendations for list price changes and price increase percentage changes for price increase announcements in order to improve SKU profitability Develop a process to monitor slow moving inventory and have a process to communicate and sell any slow moving inventory Understand the cost structure for manufacturing facility and production line and seek cost reduction opportunities Ensure alignment between plant operations, sales, and the competitive landscape on minimum production run quantities. Update and make necessary changes to Price Books Knowledge and support of Product Hierarchy map in SAP and make recommended changes as necessary Implementation and support of price increase through updating SAP, Price Books, and pricing tools Responsibility pricing and data entry into SAP for New Product Definition Process Maintain and analyze monthly reporting tools

Shelbyville, In

Administers, analyzes, and communicates all forms of pricing (day to day, job, contract, freight, on invoice adjustments, etc.) using product hierarchy, material pricing groups, customer hierarchy and customer pricing groups.Analyzes best pricing method through knowledge of Pricing Sequence and provides pricing and rebate analysis and recommendation to Manager, Pricing Administration.Investigates pricing-related customer issues and resolves them.Analyzes orders for accurate pricing.Establishes and maintains SAP Customer Master (Sold-To, Bill-To, Payers and alternate payers), Customer Hierarchy, and Customer Pricing Groups. Maintains Microsoft CRM Accounts.Administers approved rebate programs and Promotional Funds.

Review, analyze, and improve profitability of pricing services compared to published or disclosed prices of competitors in the market place. Additionally, analyzes business opportunities and creates rates for new and existing customers based upon customer shipping patterns, profile characteristics, and the competitive environment; and presents to Sales pricing options to secure competitive opportunities at profitable levels. Also provides input for profitability projections and corporate pricing strategies.

Evaluate the work of fellow associates to ensure proper procedures are followed and customer orders are accurate. Complete queries and checklists for EDI and problematic accounts. Create traning material to help insure proper billing/coding.

Rushville, Indiana