Position Summary:
The Business Analyst is responsible for analyzing price performance and communicating with leaders to establish rates and guidance to drive towards company revenue and profit goals. They will manage the process from rate creation, review, approval and publishing to the field. They will also look for opportunities to improve pricing model for efficiencies and to improve pricing position of the product line.
Major Responsibilities:
* Analyze, interpret and communicate pricing results
* Effectively communicate pricing recommendations to Pricing Department leadership, corporate cross-functional Pricing leadership team and field leadership through persuasive presentations, easy to understand analytics, confident verbal presentation skills and solid analytical rigor.
* Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices in pricing analysis.
* Develop expertise in management tools including third-party pricing software, analytical tools and customer data warehouse applications.
* Work closely with sales, marketing, finance, and product development teams to align pricing strategies with business goals.
* Conduct thorough market research to understand industry trends, competitor pricing, and customer demand.
* Develop, implement, and monitor pricing models to ensure competitive positioning and profitability.
* Other Sales, Pricing and Profitability-related projects as assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications:
* Minimum of 5 years of work experience with a focus on data/business analytics, especially in Sales or Pricing environments.
* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or a related field.
* Experience in synthesizing data & information from multiple sources.
* Ability to turn data analytics into actionable & supportable recommendations.
* Experience in using analysis, visualization and data mining tools.
* Proficient in the use of Excel and PowerPoint.
* Strong communication skills and experience interacting with senior leaders.
* Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
* Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.
Physical Requirements:
-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Category: Finance/Accounting
Job Family: Finance
Address: 100 Gundy Drive
Primary Location: US-PA-Reading
Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
Req ID: 2412769
