The Product and Pricing Analyst is responsible for setting up and maintaining products, including their pricing and costing, within the pharmacy management system. This individual will be the technical expert in product-related discrepancies leading to improper reimbursement and negative margins. This position will investigate and resolve retail pricing issues from stores, address daily negative margin reports, maintain pharmacy product setup and manage catalog additions & deletions. As key member of the pharmacy division, the individual will work closely with the supply chain team and the retail support team. Other ongoing work will be coordinating product source changes with the Procurement Analyst, managing helpdesk tickets with the support team and coordinating with the Business Analyst on financial reporting.

Essential Functions:

The core functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Act as technical expert for product setup and maintenance within EnterpriseRx
• Provide store level support for open issues with retail costing, pricing, grouping and sourcing as well as other data elements as appropriate
• Coordinate with Grocery West and Pharmacy division to ensure product flow utilizing RAPID, SAP and EnterpriseRx
• Optimize product catalog and retail pricing to benefit pharmacy division sales and profit
• Timely and regular interaction with retail pharmacy staff to address insurance billing issues
• Utilize Wakefern systems, Enterprise RX and RAPID, to generate product reporting and catalog files for store ordering
• As part of the Retail Service team, serve as back-up for the managing of helpdesk tickets
• Support division associates with ongoing work coordinating product source changes and with the coordination of financial reporting
• Regularly partner with Pharmacy division Business Analyst to complete catalog assortment reviews
• Participate and present at Wakefern committees as needed

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Four-year college degree or relevant experience preferred
• 1-3 years of previous retail pharmacy or retail product pricing management experience is required
• Knowledge of Wakefern systems (EnterpriseRx, RAPID, SAP) is preferred
• Well-developed knowledge of MS Excel (i.e., pivot tables, filters, etc.) is required. MS Office experience is preferred
• Ability to work in fast paced environment, with demonstrated ability to multi-task and resolve problems effectively and efficiently
• Proven leadership, assertiveness, interpersonal and analytical skills proficiency is essential
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills including the ability to write and deliver both informal and formal presentations

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to sit in front of a computer for long periods of time
• Ability to adhere to the company’s four day in office requirement