Commercial Performance Analyst- Various Locations in US
Oldcastle

Job ID: 495401

CRH's Americas Materials, a division of CRH, is the leading vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete and paving and construction services in North America. Our operations span North America with over 28,000 employees at close to 1,600 locations in 43 US States and 2 Canadian provinces.

Position Overview

The Commercial Performance Associate will play a crucial role in driving strategic decisions and maximizing business performance for AMAT. The role will conduct financial analysis, market evaluation, support performance reviews, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial modeling are essential. You'll contribute to key business strategies, prepare insightful reports, and identify growth opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct financial analysis to support business decisions and strategies.
• Evaluate market trends, pricing, and competitor activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize commercial outcomes.
• Monitor key performance indicators and recommend areas for improvement.
• Develop and maintain forecasting models to drive business insights.
• Assess business and identify growth opportunities.
• Engage with leadership to conduct analytical reviews on business performance and help derive insights.
• Maintain current pricing tools and develop new tools as needed
• Promote adoption of analytical tools to help understand impacts of price, cost, volume and mix on business performance
• Advise leaders and channel pricing overview to achieve consistent pricing and ensuring market competitive pricing
• Understand and review cost impacts to predict increases and recommend price changes based on forecasted increases/decreases
• Support reporting throughout the company as needed helping to develop automated and insightful analytics
• Provide critical data required for the development of annual strategic plans

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field

• Proven experience in pricing analysis or a similar role
• Experience creating financial models
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills (Advanced analytical abilities, such as statistical methods or quantitative modeling, to dissect pricing data, identify trends, and recommend optimal pricing structures)
• Distinctive analytical, presentation development, and communication skills (both oral and written)
• Ability to problem solve creatively
• Ability to collaborate with Sales and Finance teams and work with business unit (operating companies) leadership to drive key business insights and align on pricing plays
• Past experience working in a pricing role with a strong understanding of B2B/B2C cost structures, profit margins, and revenue implications products/materials

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years in an analytical role, preferably finance or pricing specific
• Intermediate to expert with analytic tools Excel, Tableau, Power BI (Expertise in Power BI and Tableau to create interactive dashboards to visualize pricing performance and track KPIs)
• Ability to influence others without direct management or oversight
• Proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis tools
• Experience creating and leading multiple projects
• SAP and building materials experience
• Ability to operate in fast paced and changing environment

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization.

If you're up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

CRH Americas Materials Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Date: Apr 30, 2024

Nearest Major Market: Atlanta
Job Segment: Data Analyst, ERP, SAP, Data, Technology

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