Analyst, Sr. Pricing

Job title: Sr. Pricing Analyst (Westborough, MA)

Reports to: Manager, Retail Pricing

Company Information

EDF Energy Services provides electricity, natural gas and environmental products to large-scale, energy-intensive commercial and industrial consumers.
Consistently ranked in the top 10 of suppliers to large C&I customers, EDF Energy Services structures single or multi-commodity products with medium to long-term programs.
These product offerings encompass holistic services and include energy supply, hedging strategies and risk management features including demand response and onsite generation management options.
EDF Energy Services partners with customers to establish the best product combination to meet their business objectives.
In addition, EDF Energy Services provides an on-line portal which includes real-time market pricing, analysis and usage data to assist customers in making the best decisions based on their commodity budgets and goals.

EDF Energy Services is a 100% owned subsidiary of EDF, one of the worlds biggest electricity generators.

EDF Trading and EDF Energy Services have around 800 employees with key offices in London, Paris, Singapore, Houston and Calgary.

Department

C&I Power

Main Responsibilities:
* Price retail deals, analyze and model pricing components, communicate with sales team members, and perform various reporting functions.
* Find ways to streamline existing processes and maintaining cost curves.
* Analyze and model pricing components and historical customer load data.
* Price and support the development of new product initiatives.
* Work closely with the C&I and regulatory teams to understand market rules and utility tariff changes, as well as proposed/anticipated changes in the market and how they impact pricing.
* Work collaboratively with multiple functional departments to respond to RFPs.
* Support the information library and data infrastructure of the Pricing team.
* Other duties and responsibilities as may arise and may be assigned by management.

Experience Requirements
* 5 years experience in a substantially similar role
* Bachelors degree required in accounting, finance, economics, mathematics, business, IT or related.
* Strong understanding of the retail power pricing process
* Advanced knowledge of Excel
* Understanding of the cost structures of deregulated electric markets, including capacity, transmission, ancillary services, and losses
* Outstanding quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including ability to present complex analysis in clear, concise written and oral form.
* Strong analytical, planning and organizational skills.
* Attention to detail and strong focus on accuracy of information.
* Able to manage multiple diverse tasks simultaneously and prioritize.
* Ability to communicate effectively at various levels with a strong customer service attitude towards the sales team and other departments.
* Good understanding of business processes and data management.

Leadership Requirements:
* This candidate should show leadership, be able to work autonomously, be resourceful, and well organized.
* Self-starting individual with the ability to identify potential business process change.
* Able to interact at all levels of the organization with ease.
* Highly motivated, self-sufficient and enthusiastic individual who has strong desire to grow within Company.
* Possesses a positive reputation in the energy markets and would attract credibility, respect and deal flow to EDFT.

Pricing & Merchandise Specialist

The Pricing & Merchandise Specialist is responsible for maintaining in-store presentation and controlling inventory pricing practices to meet or beat planned inventory shrink and improve margins.
The Pricing & Merchandise Specialist supports the Sales Team by maintaining accurate pricing on products, ensuring proper tagging, signing, and use of starbursts to convey value to customers.
The Pricing & Merchandising Specialist provides store leadership, a key resource to improve communications and business performance.
They are accountable for complying to the Code of Business Conduct and overall business practices.
The Pricing & Merchandising Specialist must have day, evening and weekend availability to work.

Job Duties:
* Updates 991 tags to maintain accurate cadence pricing
* Maintains price tag presentation by retagging/replacing distressed tags
* Processes Price Change Notifications by updating merchandise tags
* Sets end-cap displays and signing
* Works 991 Exception report and maintains integrity of items on the 991 table
* Assists with store-level Marketing efforts, including postings on Craigslist and local flyer distribution
* Follows the Web-to-Store process for items that are sold from the store through Searsoutlet.com
* Creates promotional signs
* Sets weekly ads and updates pricing of items in the store weekly, including Great Value Items and “Crazy Deal” items
* Supports leadership by performing the following activities: updates the Communications Board, as needed; posts schedules for store Associates; and pulls and posts Key Reports
* Reviews supply quantities and orders replenishment needs weekly (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
* Prepares deposits, handles receipts and disbursements and issues checks for local payments (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
* Performs audits on sales/refunds and disbursement detail (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
* Processes mail, invoices through Dallas Accounts Payable (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
* Adheres to pricing and merchandising processes
* Performs other duties as assigned

Required Skills:
* Strong drive for results
* Action oriented, with strong execution skills
* Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
* Knowledge of store and retail operations
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to pay attention to detail
* Computer literacy

See job description

Pricing Specialist – Lead

Location: Rancho Cordova, CA

Summary:
* Responsible for creating quotes and cost proposals for sales and management.

* Manage pricing activities with sales, sales engineers, product managers and senior management.

* Responsible for developing complex cost/pricing models spanning multiple years.
* Review presales and contractual documents to ensure written content aligns with cost proposal.
* Review and approve other Pricing team work.

* Prepare P&L and ROI presentations for senior management.
* Work with engineering and PMO teams to transition presales estimations to implementation phase.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* 50% Develop daily custom quotes, BOMs for sales and manage the quotation process. Individual must maintain confidentiality of the pricing quotes. As needed basis develop MS Word pricing proposal, RFP response cost proposals, contract pricing exhibits.
* 20% Develop customized pricing model for large turn-key solutions.
* 10% Review customer orders, support creation of SOW and contractual documentation.
* 5% Review accuracy and work of other Pricing team members.
* 5% Review cost proposal requirements for competitive bidding process and generate compliant documentation.
* 5% Work with engineer and PMO teams to transfer presales information for implementation.
* 5% Negotiate pricing and terms/conditions with vendors and subcontractors.

Prerequisites:
* Education:
B.S Degree with Finance & Accounting as a major.
* Experience:
At least 7 years of relevant experience in pricing, business accounting and financial modeling plus solid understanding of computer technology products and services is required.
* Certifications, Licenses, etc.:
None required.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
* Language Skills: Outstanding communication skills.
* Mathematical Skills: Basic math skills; professional, analytical, detail oriented.
* Reasoning Skills: Proficient with computers, particularly MS-Excel. Working knowledge of with MS-Word necessary. Applicant must be good at time management and willing to work on multiple assignments and pricing sheets the same time. Applicant must have understanding of criticality of time commitments and honor the deadlines. Applicants must be responsible, proactive, willing to take initiative. Applicant must possess a team player attitude. Applicant must possess high level of business integrity and ethics.
* Computer and/or Technical Skills: Experience building or deploying computer systems and/or experience with Biometrics desired.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:
* General Work Environment: General office environment.
* Noise:
Moderate noise level.
* Standing/Lifting:

* Visual:

* Stress:
At times high due to workload.
* Travel:
None required.
* Supervisory Responsibility, if any:
Review team members work.
Provide guidance and training.

ABOUT NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC is a leading provider of innovative IT, biometrics, network, and communications products and solutions for service carriers and Fortune 1000 and SMB businesses across multiple vertical industries, including healthcare, government, education, and hospitality. NEC delivers one of the industry’s broadest portfolios of technology solutions and professional services, including unified communications, wireless, voice and data, managed services, server and storage infrastructure, optical network systems, microwave radio communications, and biometric security. NEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader with a presence in over 44 countries and more than $37.5 billion in revenue. For more information, please visit http://www.necam.com.

NEC Corporation of America and its subsidiaries is committed to the maximum utilization of all human resources and the goal of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, genetic characteristics, height, weight, arrest record pertaining to misdemeanors or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran, or any other class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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Pricing & Merchandise Specialist

The Pricing & Merchandise Specialist is responsible for maintaining in-store presentation and controlling inventory pricing practices to meet or beat planned inventory shrink and improve margins.
The Pricing & Merchandise Specialist supports the Sales Team by maintaining accurate pricing on products, ensuring proper tagging, signing, and use of starbursts to convey value to customers.
The Pricing & Merchandising Specialist provides store leadership, a key resource to improve communications and business performance.
They are accountable for complying to the Code of Business Conduct and overall business practices.
The Pricing & Merchandising Specialist must have day, evening and weekend availability to work.

Job Duties:
* Updates 991 tags to maintain accurate cadence pricing
* Maintains price tag presentation by retagging/replacing distressed tags
* Processes Price Change Notifications by updating merchandise tags
* Sets end-cap displays and signing
* Works 991 Exception report and maintains integrity of items on the 991 table
* Assists with store-level Marketing efforts, including postings on Craigslist and local flyer distribution
* Follows the Web-to-Store process for items that are sold from the store through Searsoutlet.com
* Creates promotional signs
* Sets weekly ads and updates pricing of items in the store weekly, including Great Value Items and “Crazy Deal” items
* Supports leadership by performing the following activities: updates the Communications Board, as needed; posts schedules for store Associates; and pulls and posts Key Reports
* Reviews supply quantities and orders replenishment needs weekly (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
* Prepares deposits, handles receipts and disbursements and issues checks for local payments (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
* Performs audits on sales/refunds and disbursement detail (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
* Processes mail, invoices through Dallas Accounts Payable (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
* Adheres to pricing and merchandising processes
* Performs other duties as assigned

Required Skills:
* Strong drive for results
* Action oriented, with strong execution skills
* Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
* Knowledge of store and retail operations
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to pay attention to detail
* Computer literacy

See job description