Summary:

Assist the Pricing Manager and Office Manager in various duties. Timeliness is essential.  Duties include but are not limited to: confirm Purchase Orders, manage pricing for specific chains

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Pricing Department Duties:

Off Premise Promotional Pricing

• Send individual Retailer promotion pricing reports ( grocery, convenience, and clubs )
• Maintain pre-determined spreadsheets and product lists setup by chains

Frontline Pricing

• Communicate all price changes to Sales and Customers.  Send individual retailer price change reports ( grocery, convenience and clubs ).

• Edit chain contracts to ensure pricing is up to date as measured by pricing issues and non authorized product  reporting
• Make changes due to promotions and fixed price changes to ensure current pricing is in effect
• Make UPC changes as needed (new vintages) in the system
• Submit information for new products for authorization in a timely fashion.  Follow up with contract maintenance to see when an item is on contract so we can ship.

Store Re-sets

• Analyze and setup new items and pricing for store re-sets

Club Stores

• Process all PO’s
• Notify sales / sales manager of deliveries
• Maintain inventory status, pricing and communication between APB and the club corporate.

Daily Maintenance:

• Handle all calls from sales staff regarding item concerns ( pricing, authorizations, etc. )
• Research the nature of the reason a product came back from retailer and send correction needed to retailer.
• Inform sales of all new chain authorizations.

Office Admin Duties:

PO Confirmation:

• Match receiver paperwork with supplier invoice
• Review PO versus supplier invoice for quantity, item, or price discrepancies
• Communicate to Pricing Manager in regards to pricing discrepancies
• Communicate with Supplier in regards to quantity or item discrepancies
• Upon reconciliation of any issues, confirm PO in system
• Make copies for Corporate and file completed paperwork

Monthly Statements to Suppliers

• Email monthly Accounts Receivable statements to suppliers
• Follow up with suppliers in regards to Accounts Receivable

Miscellaneous

• Filing of Purchase Orders, Accounts Receivable, and other paperwork
• Help with projects as needed

Qualifications:

• Time management skills
• Ability to work to and meet deadlines
• Intermediate level or higher in Excel skills
• Organizational skills

Education and /or Work Experience:

• College degree or related work experience
• Microsoft Word and Outlook proficiency

Language Skills:

• Strong oral and written communication skills, including e-mail and attachments

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to work with numbers accurately
• Ability to recognize errors in pricing computations

Reasoning Skills:

• Ability to solve problems
• Ability to prioritize jobs

Physical Demands:

• Sitting and working at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Light lifting

Work Environment:

• APB office environment