Opportunity brief
Avient Corporation is hiring for the role of Marketing Pricing Intern!
Responsibilities of the Intern:
- Drives profitable growth, gross margin targets as a percentage of sales, and gross margin percentage expansion.
- Understands and leads pricing practices to ensure price for value and gross margin expansion.
- Monitors business results. Initiates and updates Strategic Plan in conjunction with management in each region.
- Ability to update quote tool monthly.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of value delivery from the pricing strategy and tactical execution.
- Ensures products and customers' sales records are analyzed, and performance is evaluated against targets. Monitors product gross margins and profitability against control standards. Reviews product prices, approves price deviations, discontinues unprofitable products, and implements price increases and price hold strategies.
- Develops or reviews product forecasts for management approval. Monitors business results.
- Collaborates with various internal departments to optimize the Pricing function
- Generate pricing reports and provide insights based on profitability data.
- Maintain accurate documentation and records.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Supports the department with all necessary project work.
- Other duties/projects as assigned.
Requirements:
- Any Bachelor's in any Science/engineering discipline (Business Analytics, data science fields are preferred)