Region Pricing amp Profitability Director

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hard-working team, eager to drive our business forward?

 

Apply Now and move your career forward with Airgas as a Pricing and Profitability Director based in the Great Lakes Region!

 

 

What you will do:

The Pricing
& Profitability Director leads the analyses that support the development
and implementation of Region pricing strategies, price execution, and overall
price management. This role will maintain close alignment with the Divisional
Pricing Leader as well as our national pricing strategy.  They will develop ongoing pricing analytics
and timely actionable information for Region business leaders, including:
President, VP Finance, Area Vice Presidents (AVPs), District Managers and the
field sales team.  Provides these
business leaders with in depth profitability analysis of product line, channel
or service offerings in their areas of responsibility.  Works closely with the Region President to
identify areas of opportunity to expand both near term and long term
profitability within all operations of the region.

 

Your responsibilities:

Monitors and enhances margin trends
by providing actionable information at a customer and material level across all
functional areas of the business.Implements market analytics that
will foster sales and margin growth opportunities.Work closely with sales support
specialists in each area of the region to build and maintain price levels, rent
matrices, fee tables, and exemption lists.Responsible for the updating and
ongoing maintenance of all SAP price lists, working to align lists and customer
placement in lists with regional profitability goals.Prepares sales and customer price
increase support materials.Maintains and adjusts retail pricing
in alignment with regional, divisional, and national strategies.Generates and analyzes price
performance reports. Presents key findings to internal stakeholders and
facilitate the development of new strategies and tactics to improve
performance.Collaborates with operations and
functional business process teams to understand and define real cost-to- serve,
and incorporate costs into pricing decision processes.Applies pricing rules, policies and
decisions, and provide detailed explanations supporting decisions. Researches
pricing discrepancies and proposes solutions to fairly resolve pricing
disputes.Provides analysis pricing relative
to competition and recommends appropriate actions to the business units.Ability to effectively coach, mentor
and influence business leaders at all levels.Other duties and projects as
assigned.






















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What you will need:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance,
Business or related degree required.Post Graduate Business or Finance
educations such as an MBA preferred.Minimum of 7 years of increasing
responsibility in financial analysis, pricing, profitability analysis, product
marketing, and/or economics.Prior experience utilizing SAP
preferred.Prior experience leading teams and
managing people preferred.Ability to manage multiple
priorities and deadlines.Strong business and financial acumen to clearly communicate information to business leaders.Ability to analyze and disseminate
large amounts of data in way that is easily interpreted by all region business
leaders.Skilled in Microsoft Office
including Word, Excel and Outlook as well as a demonstrated ability to utilize
financial applications within ERP software (i.e. SAP) and SQL.Demonstrated knowledge of
financial/statistical modeling and pricing tools preferred.Ability to deal with difficult
situations in a diplomatic and professional manner.Excellent analytical and creative
problem solving skills with the ability to make independent. decisions based on
investigation and judgment as well as ability to discern when to escalate
issues.Exhibits customer focused behavior
such as building positive relationships and strives to understand customer’s
needs, both internal and external.Self-motivated with ability to work
independently and as part of a team.Excellent oral and written
communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to adjust communication method
based on customer situation.Ability to manage multiple
priorities and deadlines.Experience integrating new
technologies into day-to-day operations.Vision, creativity and a quality
mindset.Lives by Airgas safety programs, OSHA,
and all related rules, regulations, procedures which are applicable to this
position’s responsibilities.





































 

 

We take care of you:

Airgas offers a full benefits package that includes: 
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability
Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, 401(k) Retirement Plan with company
match, Tuition Assistance and much more!

 

Who we are:

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is the leading U.S. supplier of
industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related
products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading
U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals.

 

Dedicated to improving the performance of its more than one
million customers, Airgas safely and reliably provides products, services and
expertise through its more than 18,000 associates, over 1,100 locations, robust
e-Business platform, and Airgas Total Access® telesales channel. As an Air
Liquide company, the world leader in gases, technology and services for
Industry and Health, Airgas offers customers an unrivaled global footprint and
industry-leading technology and innovations. 

 

Check out what a career at Airgas can offer you!

 

What do our Team Members have to say about being part of the team?

 

“Great place to work with great growth potential” - Director,
Atlanta

“Opportunity to advance and a great safety program” - Driver,
Cheshire

“Fun people to work with and flexible management” - Sales
Specialist

 

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