Commercial Performance Analyst- Various Locations in US

 

 

 

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 projec