Pricing Analyst - Margin Improvement

Pricing Analyst - Margin impact

As part of Watsco's Strategic Pricing team, the Pricing Analyst - Margin Impact will work collaboratively with Watsco's subsidiary companies to improve margin performance by strengthening pricing and costing analysis. This role reports to the Strategic Pricing Manager and helps the design, execution, and continuous improvement of margin enhancement initiatives focused on actionable opportunities tied to supplier costing and pricing performance.

rESPONSIBILITIES

Data Analysis & Margin Opportunities:

• Prepare, extract, and analyze price, cost, and margin data to identify opportunities at each business unit.
• Use pricing and margin performance diagnostics to understand root causes and quantify opportunity size.
• Build and maintain financial models to evaluate scenarios and recommend actions based on expected margin impact.
• Measure results and support tracking of performance against defined objectives.
• Identify and document opportunities for improving Pricefx functionality that supports margin growth initiatives.

Professional Experience and Qualifications

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Understand of the drivers of profit margin, including price, cost, volume and mix impacts
• Demonstrate results orientation and ability to tackle project work efficiently and accurately
• Develop and deliver documentation, tools, and training for price, cost, and profitability processes
• Quickly learn system capabilities and have a bias for leveraging technology to improve processes

Background and Experience:

• Experience in B2B distribution costing and pricing with large SKU counts
• Minimum of two years of relevant professional experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook; Access/SQL preferred)
• Experience with Pricefx or similar pricing software is a plus