Title:  Commercial & Price Operations Specialist

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Commercial & Price Operations Specialist:

The USA Commercial Operations team is a highly visible team that is directly responsible for ensuring that our customer quotes are increased proportionally to our suppliers increases. The team is also responsible for ensuring the field is aware which products are on Sales Control and that the system has these products identified properly. Additionally, the team is responsible for maintaining the departments SharePoint site. Primary responsibilities for this role are to identify supplier cost changes. Changes may come on price increase letters, or a price analysis may be required. This role requires advanced industry, product and supplier knowledge.

What You’ll Do:

• Follow the Mass Quote Update process to:
  • Identify and record products impacted by change
  • Document Product Manager approval
  • Record the Mass Quote Update event
• Identify and record cost or cost‑change information
• Perform detailed analysis to ensure accuracy
• Identify gaps in existing processes
• Maintain the Certificate of Insurance (COI) repository
• Review COIs for accuracy, request updates when needed, and distribute COIs to internal stakeholders
• Perform other related duties as required or requested

What You’ll Need:

• College degree in related field or 5+ years of business experience
• Broad chemical distribution company experience, related to but not solely, Procurement / Supply Chain Support, Sales Support, Analyst and Accounting
• In-depth knowledge of the Microsoft suite products: Outlook and Excel. Strong Univar systems knowledge-SAP, Business Warehouse, Tableau, Access, SharePoint, and OneNote
• Advanced Industry, product and supplier knowledge required to ensure accuracy.
• Solid understanding of cost strategies and margin management effectiveness.
• Experience and understanding of product costing, unit of measure conversions, supply chain strategies, margin effectiveness and logistics terminology.
• Overall strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration. Able to work independently, manage priorities and take on new tasks with a positive attitude. Ability to balance diverse workloads and deadlines.
• Clear and comprehensive understanding of interpreting and deciphering price letters received from multiple and/or alternative vendors.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills including strong skills in English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation. Ability to collaborate effectively with teams internally and externally.
• Full understanding of company and team initiatives with a forward looking, customer focused attitude.
• Perform and coordinate a wide variety of complex administrative duties
• Problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to understand the technical implications of business decisions and requests.

Where You'll Work:

This is hybrid-based role that can report out of the following corporate offices:

• Downers Grove, IL
• The Woodlands, TX
• Dublin, OH

Pay & Benefits: 

• The salary range is $50,000 - $60,000. This role is also eligible for incentive pay. 
• The specific salary offered to a candidate may be motivated by a variety of factors including the candidate’s meaningful experience, education, training, certifications, qualifications, and work location. 
• Available employee benefits include health, vision, and dental. We also provide 401k matching for retirement and personal time off. 

What You Can Expect:  

• Strong work/life flexibility
• To be surrounded by an inclusive team who is collaborative and committed to the achievement of the company 
• To be rewarded for your contributions with a targeted annual company bonus and annual salary reviews 
• Competitive pay and benefits

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more.  Our global team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe! 

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion.  Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry. 

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.

Univar Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms (collectively Recruiting Firms). Recruiting Firms must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Univar Solutions prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by Univar Solutions' Talent Acquisition team and candidates must be submitted via Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by approved vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless the aforementioned conditions have been met. Contacting our hiring managers directly is prohibited.

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