Pricing Analyst

Employment Type: Direct Hire
Position Type: Full-Time
Work Location: Irvine, California
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Target Salary Range: $90,000–$95,000 annually
Experience Level: Entry Level
Education Required: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field

Position Overview

We are seeking a Pricing Analyst to support pricing decisions through analysis of customer value, competitive markets, manufacturing costs, and business performance.

This entry-level role will evaluate pricing strategies and provide recommendations that support profitability and long-term business objectives. The selected candidate will help assess product pricing, discounts, rebates, and pricing exceptions while developing reports that measure pricing effectiveness.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Access, and the ability to communicate findings clearly across business functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze customer value, competitive market conditions, and company costs to support pricing recommendations.
• Assist with product market analysis to determine appropriate pricing floors and ceilings.
• Evaluate relationships among pricing, sales volume, cost, competition, distribution, and market segmentation.
• Recommend pricing adjustments based on analytical findings.
• Support corporate strategic pricing initiatives across the division.
• Collaborate with other functions to improve pricing systems, reporting, and performance measurement.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement methods to reduce waste and improve internal processes.
• Establish feedback methods to evaluate and strengthen pricing models.
• Implement pricing tools for product managers and field sales teams.
• Assist with establishing list prices, standard discounts, and rebates.
• Support the restructuring, updating, communication, and publication of price increases.
• Analyze pricing exceptions and recommend guidelines, approval authority levels, and consistent procedures.
• Prepare management reports that support responses to changing economic and market conditions.
• Monitor and report on pricing effectiveness.
• Maintain the confidentiality of customer and company pricing information.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Access.
• Strong computer skills and ability to work with business data and reporting tools.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• General understanding of manufacturing processes, practices, and cost accounting.
• Ability to protect confidential pricing and business information.
• Ability to work onsite in Irvine, California.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project management skills.
• Sales or marketing experience.

Work Environment

• Onsite business and manufacturing support environment in Irvine, California.
• Work involves pricing analysis, market research, cost evaluation, and management reporting.
• Collaboration with product managers, field sales, management, and other business functions.
• Regular use of spreadsheets, databases, and pricing tools.
• Strong emphasis on analytical accuracy, confidentiality, and continuous improvement.

Key Competencies

• Pricing analysis
• Quantitative analysis
• Customer value assessment
• Competitive market research
• Manufacturing cost awareness
• Microsoft Excel and Access
• Pricing models and reporting
• Discount and rebate analysis
• Pricing exception management
• Continuous improvement
• Written and verbal communication
• Data presentation
• Confidentiality and attention to detail