Pricing Specialist

$17.44 - $21.80 PER HOUR

GENERAL PURPOSE:

The purpose of this position is to assist the Pricing Director, Pricing Team, and Sales Directors with miscellaneous pricing tasks/projects which will consist of helping with Center Store and Fresh Foods. This person manages the schedule for surveys, survey requests, and processes changes. This person is responsible for creating new items in the system as well as assisting with Fresh Food data management, such as pricing, recipes, and scale system information.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follows established departmental and store policies and procedures
• Ensures the pricing accuracy for Harmons products based on agreements with third party vendors
• Creates multiple reports for store and Support Office use which includes validation
• Assist with Fresh Food data entry that could include but not limited to: regular and ad pricing recipes, scale information, ingredients, allergens, etc. in multiple systems
• Assists testing and upgrading new systems
• Process new items for AFS and UNFI
• Prepares and communicates New Item Reset information
• Loads and processes assorted vendor files
• Manages sales director survey requests, surveyor tasks and schedule
• Creates, validates and processes all survey information in various systems.
• Communicates openly and frequently with the Pricing Manager and the Pricing Director
• Assists as needed to ensure the success of the Pricing department as a whole
• Sets up new items from weekly AFS and UNFI files

MARGINIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

NATURE OF WORK CONTACTS:

• Consistent and daily interaction with store associates and Support Office teams
• Consistent and daily interaction with vendors

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities:

A high school diploma or GED preferred; or any combination of education, experience, and training which provides the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Working knowledge of computers including Microsoft Office and the internet
• Experience using the BR Data and lnterscale system is preferred
• Basic math skills
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures
• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Must possess solid communication skills, including verbal and listening skills in order to effectively and efficiently communicate with customers and fellow associates
• Ability to professionally and appropriately handle conflict
• Must possess the ability to accept constructive review and be accountable for one's own success as well as the success of your team
• Required to make logical, significant decisions using general, recognized skills and techniques
• Must possess integrity, a positive attitude, be mission-driven, and be self-directed with a demonstrated passion for Harmons' mission and commitment to working collaboratively
• Continually strives to be product minded, customer minded, personnel minded, detailed, forward focused and consistent
• Ability to be on-call for rotating weekends to respond to help desk requests

PHYSICAL/SENSORY DEMANDS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is generally performed in a safe and comfortable office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to perform tasks requiring repetitive motion and eye, hand and foot coordination; hear and respond to customer inquiries. Also requires standing, walking and bending throughout the entire work day and the ability to occasionally maneuver objects weighing up to 20 pounds from location to location.