Strategic Pricing Director, Apertures Solutions - Cornerstone Building Brands

Job Description 

The Strategic Pricing Director for the Apertures Solutions – U.S. business unit will report into the Vice President of Product & Innovation and work closely with P&L leaders, Sales, Product, Marketing and Finance to develop and drive the execution of price strategies across the business unit.  This position will be responsible for setting a clear vision for pricing strategy that aligns with overall business unit strategy to deliver on annual and long-range targets. Key responsibilities for this position include designing the price architecture, setting list prices, and implementing policies, process, governance, and tools to ensure price realization and profitability optimization.  This position will have the opportunity to design and build out these core pricing capabilities and team for the Apertures Solutions business unit. 

Responsibilities 

• Lead, build and develop the pricing team for Apertures Solutions – U.S. to enable strategic pricing capabilities 

• Design pricing architecture for products, based on brand and channel strategy, including setting list prices and designing customer incentive structures that drive demand, e.g., discounts, rebate programs 

• Execute customer and competitive research to determine optimal product price positioning in the marketplace, product value proposition to customer, and customer willingness to pay  

• Monitor and analyze macroeconomic conditions, cost trends, and market factors that would influence and inform need for price changes 

• Embed product lifecycle pricing capabilities that support product portfolio strategy, including pricing for both new product innovations and product exit strategies, in collaboration with Product and Marketing teams 

• Establish disciplined discount policies that include target price guidance for frontline sales reps, workflow for price exceptions review and approval, and performance ROI tracking of discounts and other forms of customer incentives, e.g., rebates, marketing funds 

• Identify and address areas of potential revenue leakage that impact customer and product profitability, e.g., reduce customer cost to serve elements or convert to revenue streams 

• Design and develop analytical pricing models as needed to support price setting, deal guidance, and pro forma of pricing/volume/mix changes 

• Work with cross functional go-to-market teams to develop deployment, training, and communication materials to support deployment of pricing initiatives 

• Monitor the effectiveness of the pricing strategies and policies through the creation of performance dashboards, price analytics, and tight operating model feedback loops with sales; share price performance results with cross functional stakeholders. 

• Implement tools as required to enable data-driven, better, and faster pricing decisions and price administration 

• Extend pricing strategies and policies to new acquisitions and share learnings and capabilities across Cornerstone businesses as required 

Competencies 

Strategic Thinking 

• Creates plans that address both near term opportunities and develop capabilities required to capture future opportunities, thinking 2-3 years ahead 

• Translates broad corporate strategies into clear, specific objectives and plans for team and individuals 

• Strategic and critical thinker who can create the big picture vision and manage more granular details 

Driving Results 

• Self-starter with strong sense of urgency in reaching targets 

• Ability to manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously and move quickly to drive results 

• Works to achieve goals while overcoming obstacles and/or planning for contingencies 

• Outcome-driven orientation with a demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a high-performing team 

Collaborating and Influencing 

• Proven leadership, influence, and collaboration in a matrixed organization 

• Spends time identifying all stakeholders necessary to shape a collective consensus 

• Identifies opportunities to build relationships that will help others achieve their objectives  

• Negotiates with a genuine give-and-take approach, acting as a true peer where decisions are shared 

• Must be willing to have professionally challenging conversations that are productive and not destructive 

Communication 

• Skilled at simplifying complex concepts into clear and concise communications 

• Excellent presentation skills and experience presenting pricing concepts with the audience in mind 

• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills 

• 8-10+ years of business experience (or 5-7+ years of consulting experience) in pricing, finance, or sales operations required  

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA degree or equivalent preferred 

• Demonstrated success in setting a vision, defining a strategy, and moving an organization forward with the appropriate capabilities and systems to achieve plan required 

• Experience using and customizing advanced analytics tools to identify pricing opportunities, build decision grade models, and size business value achieved through pricing work required 

• Experience with developing innovative pricing strategies across multiple dimensions of a business, e.g., customer, product, distribution / retail channels, and geography, preferred 

• Broad based customer and competitor research experience including primary/secondary research and advanced analytics approaches to identify key customer value drivers preferred  

• Expertise in pricing organization design, roles & responsibilities, process redesign, KPIs and dashboards preferred 

• Familiarity with pricing software vendors and analytics tools, e.g., Pros, Zilliant, Vendavo, Alteryx, Power BI, required 

Why work for Cornerstone Building Brands?

Our teams are at the heart of our purpose to positively contribute to the communities where we live, work and play. Full-time* team members receive** medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1. Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401k, EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training, and professional development. You can also join one of our Employee Resource Groups which help support our commitment to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment.

*Full-time is defined as regularly working 30+ hours per week. **Union programs may vary depending on the collective bargaining agreement.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.