Pricing Analyst - Columbus, OH

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands - including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Glucerna® and ZonePerfect® - to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The Price Planning team is responsible for coordination and execution of list price strategy at ANPD. The Pricing Analyst directly impacts profitability through administering and maintaining prices for new and existing products and ensuring appropriate approvals are obtained for all business units. This requires overall ANPD business knowledge of the division's go to market strategies to ensure the proper implementation of deals, new item launches, and price change requests to ensure ANPD is in compliance with all Abbott operating guidelines and legal requirements. This position develops and maintains database tables, spreadsheets, and other summary reports showing performance data. Pro-actively communicates service-related issues and facilitates/leads the resolution in accordance with customer requirements. This position interacts with individuals in Customer Service Operations, Retail Sales Force, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Accounts Receivable, Commercial Operations, and Product Master Data Coordinators.

The Pricing Analyst is accountable to the Team Manager CSO for a performance level commensurate to meeting stringent operating and service level goals. This position must work with minimal supervision/direction. Must be familiar with a variety of field concepts, practices, and procedures both compliance-related as well as legal requirements. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

What You'll Work On

• List pricing responsibility for all distribution channels - Retail, Institutions, Hospitals, Distributors, Government, and Cash sales.
• Responsible for executing the Price Justification documents for the ANPD Retail business unit.
• Program Every Day Low Price promotional events from Exceedra.
• Assist in coordination of list price change requests from Sales Strategy, Finance, and Marketing.
• Expert on all SAP pricing functions, legacy functions, and down stream affects on billing and financial reporting.
• Department liaison with IT areas and provide testing of pricing functions within current systems.
• Ensure the accuracy of pricing in the ANPD price catalogs utilized by our sales force members and our direct customers.
• Coordinate activities for Distributor discounts with Commercial Operations.
• Ensure appropriate documentation is gathered for any internal or external price audit or legal subpoena requests and provide to management within timeline set by corporate.
• Ensure any list pricing issues that affect the overall sales dollars for ANPD are reported and escalated to management.
• Assist Accounts Receivable, Customer Service Operations, and the Retail Sales Force with pricing related deductions.
• Review and resolve list pricing discrepancies on billing block and ensure invoices are released in a timely manner.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required

Minimum 3 years of business experience.

Excellent communication skills.

Ability to manage multiple changing priorities through timely completion as well as handling projects of various sizes and multi-task workload.

Possess excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem solving, and decision-making skills.

Solid SAP, Excel, and Cognos skills are preferred.

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The salary for this role is between:

N/A

JOB FAMILY:

Supply Chain

DIVISION:

ANPD Nutrition Products

LOCATION:

United States > Columbus : 2900 Easton Square Place

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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