Pricing Analyst
RELX INC
Job Summary:
The Product & Pricing Analyst will be responsible for organizing and maintaining a database of products, packages & pricelists for trade shows and events across the entire RX event portfolio. He/She will interface with groups across the organization that access this data and depend on having the most accurate and up-to-date information available. This is a critical role ensuring that our sales teams are “Ready to Sell”. Accuracy in data entry, knowledge of Oracle, Excel, Salesforce and (to some extent) Project Management will be key to success in this role
Accountabilities:
Entering and Maintaining Products
+ Ensure consistency and alignment between local and global master product lists.
+ Ensure that products and item types/categories are entered correctly; the entry platform ties created items/products through all finance applications and is difficult to make corrections after creating
+ Ensure that bulk product loads are entered correctly in the designated templates for global counterparts to upload.
+ Regularly communicate with the Oracle team to ensure that mass uploads are uploaded/delivered on time.
Enter and Maintain Packages
+ Create logical equations to approach desired pricing in various pricing scenarios.
+ Utilize Package Creation to simplify the business by creating Packages that can Scale to the size of a booth/stand.
+ Test to ensure Package Entries are accurate.
Enter and Maintain Price Lists
+ Ensure that Mid-Year Space Pricing Increases are set correctly for every Package/Price List at the correct price on the desired date.
+ Ensure that Milestone Billing is linked to the correct Event, Event Edition with the correct Deposit and Invoicing Dates and Percentages.
+ Open the following month Inventory at end-of-month to ensure that Canceled Orders are returned.
+ Audit Inventory for updates/additions and communicate product discrepancies.
Manage Communication with RX Departments
+ Ensure that all Products, Packages and Price lists are setup in a timely manner for the show teams to sell.
+ Participate in pricing meetings to ensure that the pricing established meets the needs to be translated into the system.
Ensure setup is tested and signed-off by relevant RX stakeholders
+ Create Opportunities and Quotes in Salesforce for the shows that will be tested.
+ Ensure that product picker within the quote sums up the desired pricing with no errors
+ Troubleshoot any problematic quotes within Oracle EBS to resolve any questions that can lead to the solving of the problem
Subject Matter Expert
+ Develops pricing strategies to meet customers' needs while providing a profit for the organization
+ Evaluates effectiveness of pricing strategies and modifies pricing structures as needed
+ Provides reporting and documentation of pricing structures and serves as the point-of-contact for pricing inquiries from internal sales department, but not customers
+ Understand key business drivers; use this understanding to accomplish own work
+ No supervisory responsibilities but may provide guidance to new associates
+ Prepare pricing and training documentation when required.
+ Solves standard problems by analyzing possible solutions using experience, judgment, and precedents
+ Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies
+ Explains information to others in straightforward situations
+ Coordinate and monitor status of projects and ensure timely completion of projects
+ Other operational tasks as assigned
Other expectations for this role as follows:
+ Ability to translate data and insight into actions for the business to capitalize on
+ Ability to meticulously work on projects while having a never-ending curiosity about the world around us to tailor fit correct approaches and methodologies to support the needs of the business
+ The ability to work with team members locally and from various countries and of varying levels
+ Identify problem situations and question inconsistencies in business processes and practices and propose solutions where appropriate.
+ Creative and high-energy with a drive to build capability, innovate, and deliver results.
+ Implement continuous improvement to pricing products/workflow processes.
+ Perform routine and ad hoc analysis for pricing related matters as required.
Hard/Technical, Soft Skills and Complimentary Skills
+ Intermediate Excel skills
+ More 4 Apps (Excel Based Oracle Application)
+ Oracle EBS Data Loader (Excel Based Oracle Application)
+ Oracle OBIEE
+ Experience with Salesforce
+ Experience with Oracle EBS and OBIEE functionality
+ Data Entry skills
+ Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
+ Ability to meet deadlines within small time periods
+ Ability to prioritize requests
+ Effective Organizational and time management skills
+ Excellent collaborative and communication skills
+ Experience in maintaining & applying Key Controls
Qualifications/Requirements:
+ Must be a Bachelor's Degree Holder
+ Must have at least 2 year s of working experience in the related field is required for this position
+ An understanding of events, sales, advertising and marketing strategy
+ Should have good business acumen, commercial mindset and strong data analytics capabilities
+ Ability to work across various industry segments. B2B experience is an asset .
+ Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills to turn results into actionable plans.
+ Initiate and present reports to summarize activities on data analysis
LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.
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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.
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