WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
This position will optimize Vanguard’s pricing data sets, acting as liaison to the commercial functions including sales, operations, procurement, and pricing. The Pricing Data Associate will be a key player in the development and execution of best practices, facilitating all aspects of the price data management under the leadership of the Pricing Manager. The function will create and provide critical cost and margin insights, and oversee all aspects of pricing data management, including data conversion, completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of our pricing data sets and RFPs. The Pricing Data Associate will work in close collaboration with the cross functional pricing team to drive tactical pricing decisions, including RFPs. The role will work in close collaboration with the Global Pricing Teams to share leading practices as well as adopt and adapt global strategies for the NA trade lanes.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
· Maintain all aspects of pricing data operations, including tariffs, costs, analytics, and metrics.
· Manage the RFP data conversion and input process
· Analyze cost, utilization, and pricing data, with the aim of producing policy/price change recommendations.
· Drive the adoption of new pricing initiatives through the organization, acting as change agent to promote a Strategic Pricing Culture.
· Work with various function to ensure accuracy of standard costs.
· Development of semi-automation tools for Pricing and Sales Management to build price quotes and manage pricing execution.
· Monitor Sales compliance with pricing policies and structure; ensure consistency.
· Provide guidance to contracting team for improvement opportunities of the quoting and contracting process.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
· 3 to 5 years related experience
· Experience manage large data sets, particular pricing data
· Deep analytical experience and acumen
· Influencing and highly collaborative in group settings
· Strong analytical skills
· Business Financials & Value Proposition Development
· Process management
· Logistic pricing experience required
· Financial Modelling
WE ARE VANGUARD
We are an industry stalwart and a true innovator. We work with our customers to make doing business easier and more profitable. We are a values-driven organization with an objective to sustain sector leadership, always with the aim to create Happy Customers, Happy People, and Happy Shareholders. Day-to-day, we work together to take care of our customers and each other, challenging ourselves to exceed our goals, and thinking ahead to anticipate our customers' future needs.
We set the standard. Come join us--we're looking for people just like you.
Vanguard is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis. We're working to challenge the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion and collaboration.