Lead Pricing Analyst

Key Skills

Agile methodologies, Analytical and Problem solving, B2B, Business Development, CPQ, Data Analysis, Data Analytics, Data Modeling, Data science techniques, Database, Distributed systems, Effective communication skills, Finance, Growth Analytics, Information Retrieval, Large data sets, Leadership, Mathematics, Microsoft-Excel, Optimization, Planning and organization, Product Development, Product Management, Recommendation Systems, Sales, Salesforce, SQL, Statistics

Job Description

Want to drive a change in a business that helps create a more resourceful world?

This is an exciting position for someone who wants to make a real difference in how a $3B company pursues business. This is also an opportunity to contribute to Itron’s mission to create a cleaner, more resourceful world—helping people better use electricity, gas, and water.

We are seeking a pricing strategist, analyst, modeler who is analytical, inquisitive to learn, understands systems and processes and loves pricing and analytics.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• This role will establish price standards, strategies, and performance; build organizational capabilities and communicates key pricing insights and recommendations to Senior Leadership and other relevant business partners.
• This position offers professional growth opportunities that resonate beyond pricing and financial analytics.
• Retrieve, consolidate, analyze and summarize data from very large data sets using SQL/Excel. Provide analysis and technical support for pricing initiatives that include setting list prices, establishing customer specific discounts and identify product conversion opportunities.
• Develop tools in SQL and excel to help businesses set strategic prices in the market, implement pricing improvement programs, and report financial impact.
• Cross Functional Role: Collaborate with Product Management in the adoption of standards for price/cost books; Represent Sales team in establishing pricing across product lines; Support Manufacturing, Delivery, Managed Services, and Finance in determining appropriate cost assumptions, ensuring that costs are accurate in our pricing models; Manage communication of changes on pricing calculators back to Pricing & Proposal teams.
• Drive training, usage and expansion of pricing tools across regional Pricing teams
• Knowledge of CPQ systems such as Salesforce, Conga preferred.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Sales, and Product teams to align pricing to Itron global standards.
• Evaluate price-volume tradeoffs of deals and provide reporting to management Assists team in optimizing customer pricing.
• Perform analysis and prepare executive-level reports of findings.
• Perform ad hoc data analysis for business units, customer, products and vendors.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (data science, engineering, mathematics, statistics) Typically requires a minimum of 5+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 4+ years and an advanced degree or equivalent work experience; MBA preferred
• Experience with in-depth financial modeling as well as strong analytical problem-solving skills, including data handling and programming skills
• Excellent analytical capabilities including SQL, Excel and relational database skills
• Proven ability to drive projects to completion within tight deadlines across cross functional teams and through uncertainty
• Experience using and/or deploying B2B pricing tools preferred
• A passion for understanding pricing strategies and execution methodologies in a manufacturing and/or distribution business Ability to work cross-functionally and optimally influence and partner
• Strong communication skills, able to communicate with both a technical and commercial audience interchangeably
• Self-starter, well organized, flexible, and motivated to grow Itron’s business

Travel: 1 - 10%

Physical Demands: This is a typical office job, with no special physical requirements or unusual work environment.

Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences don't perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. In the end, you may be just who we are looking for!

The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience. This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more! Liberty Lake, WA: The base salary for this position is $80,000 - $160,000. California: The base salary for this position is $92,000 - $160,000. This position is eligible for our annual bonus program.

Itron is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, medical condition, veteran status, disability, genetic information, gender identity or other characteristics protected by law. If you require an accommodation in order to apply to this position, please contact your local recruiting representative at 1-800-635-5461 or email Accessibility@itron.com.

Itron is a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water. We provide comprehensive solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and water. Our broad product portfolio includes electricity, gas, water and thermal energy measurement devices and control technology; communications systems; software; as well as managed and consulting services. With thousands of employees supporting nearly 8,000 customers in more than 100 countries, Itron applies knowledge and technology to better manage energy and water resources. Together, we can create a more resourceful world.