Pricing Analyst

Company Overview Why Choose Us? Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs. Our Sustainability Commitment The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives. Job Description Position Summary: The Pricing Analyst supports the execution of pricing programs, profitability analysis, and reporting initiatives for the Distribution Business Unit. This role assists in evaluating customer and product pricing performance, developing pricing recommendations, maintaining reporting tools, and supporting commercial decision-making. Working closely with Sales, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Pricing leadership, the Pricing Analyst will leverage data and analytics to identify pricing opportunities, support margin improvement initiatives, and provide actionable insights that contribute to profitable growth. This position offers a strong foundation for developing expertise in pricing strategy, commercial analytics, and business performance management.

Key Responsibilities: Pricing Support & Analysis

Support the execution of pricing strategies, programs, and initiatives across the Distribution business. Analyze pricing data to identify trends, pricing inconsistencies, and opportunities for margin improvement. Assist with customer pricing requests, special pricing approvals, and discount analyses. Monitor pricing compliance and help ensure pricing policies and processes are followed. Support pricing reviews by preparing data, reports, and recommendations for management review.

Reporting & Data Management

Maintain recurring pricing, sales, and profitability reports. Update dashboards and scorecards that provide visibility into pricing performance and key business metrics. Ensure data accuracy and integrity across pricing reports and analytical tools. Assist with data extraction, validation, and management activities from ERP and business intelligence systems.

Profitability Analysis

Support customer, product, and category profitability analyses. Assist in evaluating revenue, margin, and cost trends across the business. Provide analytical support for pricing actions, customer negotiations, and business development opportunities. Help identify opportunities to improve profitability through pricing and commercial actions.

Commercial & Sales Support

Partner with Sales teams to provide pricing analysis and customer-level insights. Assist with bid responses, contract renewals, and customer pricing reviews. Support the evaluation of new business opportunities through pricing and profitability analysis. Prepare reports and materials that support customer and commercial discussions.

Market Intelligence

Monitor market trends, competitive pricing activity, and key cost drivers affecting the business. Assist in tracking changes in raw material, freight, and other cost inputs that may influence pricing decisions. Gather information to support pricing recommendations and business planning activities.

Process Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and analytical processes. Assist with maintaining pricing databases, models, and business tools. Support ongoing efforts to automate and standardize pricing-related processes and