Pricing Strategy Analyst
Daimler Truck North America · Fort Mill, SC · 1 mo ago
Hybrid$95k–$121k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections only where there is real content. Use for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to extract content.
Let's parse the posting.
First paragraph: "Inside the Role This role supports the Transaction Council (TC) team (Pricing Strategy and Planning Analyst IV) in executing pricing proposals for DTNA’s largest and most complex customer transactions. The role also works directly with Sales and Finance executives to develop pricing and contribution margin strategies for customer transactions. These aligned proposals are presented weekly to the Transaction Council, comprised of the CEO, CFO, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, and the President of Daimler Trucks Remarketing (DTR). As an integral part of this process, the role provides direct visibility to the company’s highest executive leaders and exposure to top level business decision making. Beyond transactional pricing execution, this role owns key downstream pricing operations, including serial management, concession execution, and pricing protection governance, ensuring pricing strategy is accurately carried out through order placement, invoicing, and delivery."
That's about the role. Could be "About the role" section.
Then "Posting Information We provide a scheduled posting end date..." That's metadata, we can drop or put in short p. We should not include as heading. Probably drop.
Then "We Take Care of Our Team Position offers a starting salary range of $95,000 – $121,000 USD Pay Offered Dependent On Knowledge, Skills, And Experience. Benefits include annual bonus program; 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age; starting at 4 weeks paid vacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paid parental leave; employee assistance program; comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off; short-term and long-term disability plans."
So we have Pay and Benefits sections.
Then "What You Drive at DTNA Transaction Administration ..." This looks like responsibilities. It lists bullet-like sentences but not bullet list. We need to convert to
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to extract content.
Let's parse the posting.
First paragraph: "Inside the Role This role supports the Transaction Council (TC) team (Pricing Strategy and Planning Analyst IV) in executing pricing proposals for DTNA’s largest and most complex customer transactions. The role also works directly with Sales and Finance executives to develop pricing and contribution margin strategies for customer transactions. These aligned proposals are presented weekly to the Transaction Council, comprised of the CEO, CFO, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, and the President of Daimler Trucks Remarketing (DTR). As an integral part of this process, the role provides direct visibility to the company’s highest executive leaders and exposure to top level business decision making. Beyond transactional pricing execution, this role owns key downstream pricing operations, including serial management, concession execution, and pricing protection governance, ensuring pricing strategy is accurately carried out through order placement, invoicing, and delivery."
That's about the role. Could be "About the role" section.
Then "Posting Information We provide a scheduled posting end date..." That's metadata, we can drop or put in short p. We should not include as heading. Probably drop.
Then "We Take Care of Our Team Position offers a starting salary range of $95,000 – $121,000 USD Pay Offered Dependent On Knowledge, Skills, And Experience. Benefits include annual bonus program; 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age; starting at 4 weeks paid vacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paid parental leave; employee assistance program; comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off; short-term and long-term disability plans."
So we have Pay and Benefits sections.
Then "What You Drive at DTNA Transaction Administration ..." This looks like responsibilities. It lists bullet-like sentences but not bullet list. We need to convert to - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to identify list items. The text after "What You Drive at DTNA Transaction Administration" includes many sentences each starting with a verb. We can treat each sentence as a list item under Responsibilities.
Then "Account / Transaction Ownership" also responsibilities.
Then "Knowledge You Should Bring" is qualifications/requirements.
Then "Exceptional Candidates Might Have" maybe additional qualifications/skills.
Then "Where We Work" location info.
Then "Schedule Type: Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote)." That's schedule.
Then other paragraphs about culture etc can be omitted? They are not required but could be part of About the role? Might be considered filler but we can keep as prose under About the role maybe.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove those.
We must not invent sections. So we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications?), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide which headings to use based on content.
We have:
- About the role: first paragraph plus maybe culture paragraph? We'll keep first paragraph.
- Responsibilities: combine "What You Drive at DTNA Transaction Administration" and "Account / Transaction Ownership" bullet points.
- Requirements/Knowledge: "Knowledge You Should Bring" includes education/experience and skills.
- Skills: maybe separate "Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel" etc. But we can incorporate into Requirements.
But we need to follow instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Skills). They gave examples. We can choose appropriate.
We need to avoid thin sections. So maybe combine Requirements and Qualifications into one heading "Requirements". Skills could be separate if we have distinct skill list.
Let's extract:
Knowledge You Should Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university with 4+ years of experience in pricing, costing, proposal development, project management, financial or business analysis OR Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience required
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, prioritize effectively, solve problems, manage complexity and ambiguity, and independently meet proposal deadlines
- Advanced analytical, critical‑thinking, organizational, and attention‑to‑detail skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation capabilities
- An attached resume is required (maybe not needed)
Exceptional Candidates Might Have:
- 1–3 years of related industry experience, including pricing, costing, proposal development, project management, financial or business analysis, or customer/dealer support.
- Experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve productivity, efficiency, or business outcomes
These could be under "Preferred Qualifications" but we don't have that heading. Could put under "Requirements" as additional.
We could have "Requirements" for mandatory, and "Preferred Qualifications" but not in list. Since we must only use headings from list, we could put everything under "Requirements". Or we could have "Skills" for the technical skills (Excel, communication). But we already have analytical etc.
Better: Use "Requirements" for education/experience, and "Skills" for analytical, communication, Excel.
Let's decide:
- About the role: paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Requirements: education/experience mandatory.
- Skills: analytical, critical-thinking, organizational, attention-to-detail, proficiency in Excel, strong verbal/written communication, presentation capabilities.
- Benefits: list.
- Pay: salary range.
- Schedule: hybrid.
We must not include sections with placeholder text. All have real content.
Now format.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use
for each heading. Use
for prose. Use
- for lists.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
Let's craft.
About the role: combine first paragraph maybe also include culture paragraph? The culture paragraph after schedule is about DTNA's mission etc. Could be considered "About the role" but it's more about company. Might be considered filler but not boilerplate. It's substantive about company values. Could include as part of About the role. But we must not repeat job title. It's okay.
But we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO etc. The culture paragraph is fine.
Let's include after first paragraph maybe a second paragraph about culture? The paragraph: "At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we’re building to solve with cutting-edge solutions in sustainability and future driving technology across electric, hydrogen and autonomous. These solutions, backed by years of innovative success and achievement, continue DTNA’s legacy as the undisputed industry leader. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we work as one team towards our envisioned future – building a cleaner, safer and more efficient tomorrow for all. That is what we are working toward - for all who keep the world moving."
That's substantive but not about role. Could be considered "About the company". Since we don't have a heading for that, we could incorporate into About the role as extra prose. It's okay.
Now responsibilities: need to list each duty as
- . Let's extract sentences from "What You Drive at DTNA Transaction Administration" and "Account / Transaction Ownership".
What You Drive at DTNA Transaction Administration:
- Communicate with Transaction Council Senior Analysts to ensure error‑free, policy‑compliant execution of customer transaction pricing approvals.
- Identify, clarify, and resolve ambiguous approval guidance, collaborating with leadership when policy interpretation or escalation is required.
- Support Senior Analysts with price walks, spec additions, and pricing logic for large, high‑complexity fleet accounts.
- Attend weekly Transaction Council meetings, document approval decisions, and clearly communicate outcomes to Sales and downstream execution teams.
- Provide invoicing and controlling support for all accounts under Transaction Council / Sales Proposal Workflow (SPW) responsibility, as requested, to ensure accuracy and alignment with management approvals (e.g., order alerts, truck invoice adjustments, reserve analysis, audit issue resolution).
- Own serial management activities for TC‑approved deals, including serial moves, reallocations, and corrections, ensuring alignment with approved pricing, concessions, and requested delivery dates.
- Execute serial moves within established service‑level expectations, validating system‑generated pricing accuracy, concession placement, and system integrity.
- Own execution and maintenance of customer concessions, including stock truck concessions, rollover concessions, and deal‑specific incentives, ensuring consistency with TC or SPW approvals.
- Maintain high concession accuracy and timeliness, auditing for alignment with current‑year strategy and approved transaction terms.
- Own governance of pricing protection codes (“P‑Codes”), managing new and existing requests through a centralized SharePoint workflow, ensuring system accuracy, audit readiness, and alignment across pricing, configuration, and order execution.
Account / Transaction Ownership:
- Manage daily incoming new‑truck price quote requests from the dealer network for assigned top fleet customers, determining priority, required approval levels, and workload sequencing.
- Partner with Field Sales and National Account Executives to develop strategic pricing proposals based on quote requests.
- Coordinate with Controlling, Daimler Truck Remarketing (DTR), Fleet Services Group (FSG), Retail Pricing, and Daimler Truck Financial Services to gather required proposal inputs and ensure cross‑functional alignment.
- Accurately document pricing proposals presented to senior Sales executives for Transaction Council approval or routed through the Sales Proposal Workflow (SPW).
- Align pricing proposals with the Director of New Truck Pricing and Sales leadership prior to TC presentation or SPW routing.
- Attend Transaction Council meetings, record approval decisions, and communicate outcomes to Field Sales.
Now we need to ensure we didn't miss any.
Now Requirements (mandatory):
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university with 4+ years of experience in pricing, costing, proposal development, project management, financial or business analysis OR Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience required
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, prioritize effectively, solve problems, manage complexity and ambiguity, and independently meet proposal deadlines
But note that the second bullet is also a skill; but we can keep it under Requirements.
Now Skills:
- Advanced analytical, critical‑thinking, organizational, and attention‑to‑detail skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation capabilities
Potentially also "Experience leveraging AI tools..." but that's exceptional candidates, could be under Preferred Qualifications but we don't have heading. Could add under Skills as "Experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve productivity, efficiency, or business outcomes" but it's under exceptional candidates. Might be better to add under Skills as optional? But we should not invent content; we can include it as part of Skills if we want. However it's under "Exceptional Candidates Might Have". It's not mandatory but still substantive. We could add a separate section "Preferred Qualifications" but not allowed. Could add under Skills as extra bullet.
But we must not create thin sections. Adding a bullet under Skills is fine.
Now Benefits list:
- annual bonus program
- 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
- starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
- 13+ calendar holidays
- 8 weeks paid parental leave
- employee assistance program
- comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
- onsite fitness (at some locations)
- tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
- short-term and long-term disability plans
Now Pay: starting salary range of $95,000 – $121,0
for each heading. Use
for prose. Use
- for lists. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Let's craft. About the role: combine first paragraph maybe also include culture paragraph? The culture paragraph after schedule is about DTNA's mission etc. Could be considered "About the role" but it's more about company. Might be considered filler but not boilerplate. It's substantive about company values. Could include as part of About the role. But we must not repeat job title. It's okay. But we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO etc. The culture paragraph is fine. Let's include after first paragraph maybe a second paragraph about culture? The paragraph: "At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we’re building to solve with cutting-edge solutions in sustainability and future driving technology across electric, hydrogen and autonomous. These solutions, backed by years of innovative success and achievement, continue DTNA’s legacy as the undisputed industry leader. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we work as one team towards our envisioned future – building a cleaner, safer and more efficient tomorrow for all. That is what we are working toward - for all who keep the world moving." That's substantive but not about role. Could be considered "About the company". Since we don't have a heading for that, we could incorporate into About the role as extra prose. It's okay. Now responsibilities: need to list each duty as
- . Let's extract sentences from "What You Drive at DTNA Transaction Administration" and "Account / Transaction Ownership". What You Drive at DTNA Transaction Administration: - Communicate with Transaction Council Senior Analysts to ensure error‑free, policy‑compliant execution of customer transaction pricing approvals. - Identify, clarify, and resolve ambiguous approval guidance, collaborating with leadership when policy interpretation or escalation is required. - Support Senior Analysts with price walks, spec additions, and pricing logic for large, high‑complexity fleet accounts. - Attend weekly Transaction Council meetings, document approval decisions, and clearly communicate outcomes to Sales and downstream execution teams. - Provide invoicing and controlling support for all accounts under Transaction Council / Sales Proposal Workflow (SPW) responsibility, as requested, to ensure accuracy and alignment with management approvals (e.g., order alerts, truck invoice adjustments, reserve analysis, audit issue resolution). - Own serial management activities for TC‑approved deals, including serial moves, reallocations, and corrections, ensuring alignment with approved pricing, concessions, and requested delivery dates. - Execute serial moves within established service‑level expectations, validating system‑generated pricing accuracy, concession placement, and system integrity. - Own execution and maintenance of customer concessions, including stock truck concessions, rollover concessions, and deal‑specific incentives, ensuring consistency with TC or SPW approvals. - Maintain high concession accuracy and timeliness, auditing for alignment with current‑year strategy and approved transaction terms. - Own governance of pricing protection codes (“P‑Codes”), managing new and existing requests through a centralized SharePoint workflow, ensuring system accuracy, audit readiness, and alignment across pricing, configuration, and order execution. Account / Transaction Ownership: - Manage daily incoming new‑truck price quote requests from the dealer network for assigned top fleet customers, determining priority, required approval levels, and workload sequencing. - Partner with Field Sales and National Account Executives to develop strategic pricing proposals based on quote requests. - Coordinate with Controlling, Daimler Truck Remarketing (DTR), Fleet Services Group (FSG), Retail Pricing, and Daimler Truck Financial Services to gather required proposal inputs and ensure cross‑functional alignment. - Accurately document pricing proposals presented to senior Sales executives for Transaction Council approval or routed through the Sales Proposal Workflow (SPW). - Align pricing proposals with the Director of New Truck Pricing and Sales leadership prior to TC presentation or SPW routing. - Attend Transaction Council meetings, record approval decisions, and communicate outcomes to Field Sales. Now we need to ensure we didn't miss any. Now Requirements (mandatory): - Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university with 4+ years of experience in pricing, costing, proposal development, project management, financial or business analysis OR Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience required - Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, prioritize effectively, solve problems, manage complexity and ambiguity, and independently meet proposal deadlines But note that the second bullet is also a skill; but we can keep it under Requirements. Now Skills: - Advanced analytical, critical‑thinking, organizational, and attention‑to‑detail skills - Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel - Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation capabilities Potentially also "Experience leveraging AI tools..." but that's exceptional candidates, could be under Preferred Qualifications but we don't have heading. Could add under Skills as "Experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve productivity, efficiency, or business outcomes" but it's under exceptional candidates. Might be better to add under Skills as optional? But we should not invent content; we can include it as part of Skills if we want. However it's under "Exceptional Candidates Might Have". It's not mandatory but still substantive. We could add a separate section "Preferred Qualifications" but not allowed. Could add under Skills as extra bullet. But we must not create thin sections. Adding a bullet under Skills is fine. Now Benefits list: - annual bonus program - 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age - starting at 4 weeks paid vacation - 13+ calendar holidays - 8 weeks paid parental leave - employee assistance program - comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs - onsite fitness (at some locations) - tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off - short-term and long-term disability plans Now Pay: starting salary range of $95,000 – $121,0