Technician, Pricing

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The role of the Pricing Technician is to ensure the link between product management and price management. More specifically, you will be responsible to:

- Initiate effective collaboration with market managers. Prepare and analyze changes in costs and margins. Present the reality of the resale structure in worksheets;
- Detect and report margin and cost problems;
- Monitor and maintain the accuracy of pricing data;
- Create descriptions of new products in the right product category; Specifications for entry into the computer system;
- Compile and analyze price update processing times to identify bottlenecks: Supplier, Product Manager, MIS, Purchasing Clerk. Find and propose solutions;
- Analyze weekly « discrepancy » reports to determine the source of problems and make the necessary corrections. Develop new work tools or processes to curb the phenomenon;
- Analyze monthly prices of national promotions to ensure that there is no conflict with regional pricing structures. Propose new prices;
- Prepare the inflation report that is used by senior management to calculate the percentage increase in organic sales;
- Prepares and distributes the price change reports published weekly in « L’approvisionneur »;
- Analyze prices and gross margins of contract price requests sent by the store network and distribution centers to ensure a reasonable profit margin.

**Qualifications**
To join our team, you need:

- College or university degree in Operations Management, Logistics or Administration;
- Minimum of one (1) year of relevant experience;
- Very strong knowledge of Excel and databases;
- Very good analytical and mathematical skills;
- Rigorous in the execution and follow-up of established procedures;
- Good computer skills;
- Oral and written bilingualism (French and English).

**Additional Information