The Woodlands, Texas (US-TX) United States (US) Nexeo Plastics is a leading global thermoplastic resins distributor, representing quality products from world-class suppliers, and serving a diverse customer base across North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. From material selection to supply chain and inventory solutions, we go beyond traditional logistics to provide value-added services across many industries, including automotive, healthcare, packaging, wire and cable, 3D printing and more. Our people, our passion, our global reach, and our technology platform allow us to create unique ways to reduce complexity in your business, identify efficiencies, and unlock value for suppliers and customers. Nexeo Plastics facilities are ISO 9001 certified. We diligently observe a commitment to quality in all of our practices and adhere to a defined quality policy. The Pricing Manager serves as the leader of the pricing team, with direct responsibility for guiding team priorities, providing day-to-day direction, and ensuring consistent execution of pricing strategies and governance practices. This role is accountable for developing team capability, aligning pricing activities with commercial objectives, and fostering a disciplined, data-driven approach to pricing across the organization. In this capacity, the Pricing Manager provides strategic pricing leadership and actionable insights to commercial leaders related to cost, market conditions, competitive positioning, and selling price. The role is responsible for driving pricing governance, improving margin performance, supporting commercial execution, and enabling informed decision-making across regions, product lines, and customer segments. Position Responsibilities <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead, mentor, and develop pricing team members to drive performance and continuous improvement</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Build strong partnerships with Sales team, Product Management, Finance, and IT to support pricing strategy and execution</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Develop and manage pricing strategies that optimize margin, price realization, and competitive positioning</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Evaluate customer pricing, project pricing, discount structures, and non-standard pricing requests to protect profitability targets</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provide predictive and actionable pricing analysis to support strategic and transactional pricing decisions</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Design, maintain, and enhance pricing models, frameworks, and analytical tools to ensure data integrity and pricing effectiveness</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Research market trends, competitive pricing, customer behavior, and cost drivers to support pricing recommendations</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Develop dashboards and reporting to monitor pricing KPIs, discount behavior, margin performance, and pricing compliance</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Identify profitability opportunities through detailed analysis and track initiatives through implementation and root cause resolution</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Partner with Finance to align pricing recommendations with cost-to-serve, margin analysis, and profitability goals</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Drive pricing governance, process improvement, and workflow automation to improve speed, consistency, and insight quality</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Support executive leadership through strategic presentations and data-driven storytelling</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Reduce low margin activity and improve overall pricing discipline across the organization</li> </ul> Minimum Requirements (Education, Experience & Skills) <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Mathematics, Finance, Business, Economics, or related field preferred</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">8+ years of experience in pricing, pricing analytics, market insights, or commercial strategy in a B2B distribution or industrial environment preferred</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Proven experience leading pricing strategy, margin optimization, and pricing governance initiatives</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Product Management, and IT</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Demonstrated success translating complex pricing and market data into actionable business recommendations</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Advanced proficiency with Excel required</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience with Tableau, QlikView, Alteryx, SAP, and Salesforce strongly preferred</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, organize work effectively, and meet deadlines</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience developing dashboards, KPIs, and executive-level reporting preferred</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Commitment to and proponent of Company’s core values</li> </ul> Competencies: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Communication</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Internal Network</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Pricing Strategy</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Market & Competitive Insight</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Margin Optimization</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Creating Solutions</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">System Fluency</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Root Cause Analysis</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Cross-Functional Leadership</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Executive Storytelling</li> </ul>Nexeo Plastics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Additionally, Nexeo Plastics participates in the E-Verify program to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.

Pricing Manager (The Woodlands, TX, US, 77380) @ Nexeo Plastics, LLC

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