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Full time
Wyoming, Michigan
Position Summary:
Supports and executes innovative pricing strategies, projects, and systems that drive successful business growth and customer experiences across the Commercial segment. Drives price optimization adoption with Commercial Sales through our strategic pricing systems. Leads, collaborates and deploys training and reporting with Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, IS and vendors to maximize business results.
Essential Functions:
Supports and executes price strategies, analytical tools, and processes that enable Sales , Marketing, and Digital teams to use price as a strategic driver of business results for varying product lines, business channels, and customer types.
Provides expertise to resolve Sales Leadership and CDSs/DSRs questions related to price system outputs, processes, business rules and strategies.
Supports price strategy development and adjustments based on changes in business practices, industry environment, competitors’ pricing strategies, technology advancements, regulatory and legal systems, and customer needs.
Develops and provides skills training for Sales and Marketing Leadership, CDSs/DSRs, Sales Support and Marketing teams
Collaborates with appropriate teams to Identify key opportunities to improve performance and to influence pricing strategies based on market conditions; advises on implementation best practices.
Monitors for appropriate usage of pricing tools; measures and communicates performance results and insights to Division Leadership teams
Maintains knowledge of and communicates the impact price strategies have on other related systems and processes to include digital experience, sales compensation, cost, vendor agreements, margin, special order and bid systems.
Monitors and alerts Division Marketing, Region Merchandising, MMSC and Store Marketing/Pricing to any product or segment specific cost anomalies
Performs other duties as assigned.
What you’ll bring to the table:
Understands the impact price strategies have on other related systems and processes to include sales compensation, cost, vendor agreements, margin, special order and bid systems.
Demonstration of solid influencing and peer leadership skills
Knowledge of pricing science and theories with ability to assess applicability for Gordon Food Service today and in the future
Demonstration of a high level of detail management and follow through
Knowledge of applications that are available to help support price initiatives
Ability to train other teams in the value and use of new processes and tools
Effective organizational and time management skills
Compelling presentation and communication skills
Strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative, to mine through data, translate this information for other departments, and use data to drive action and influence decision making
Comprehensive knowledge of the food service industry (product, cost, customer, competition)
Must have the ability to prepare and deliver presentations and speak at functions and to leadership as a department or company representative
Represents the culture of GFS through tact, diplomacy, and integrity
Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.
Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line. Please keep in mind this method is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.
All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.
Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and drug tests all employees.
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