Overview

Job Title:                                 Pricing Analyst - Chocolate

Department:                         Finance

Reporting To:                         Commercial Finance Manager

Direct Reports:                      N/A

Work Arrangements:           Hybrid (3 days in office)

Business Location:                Richmond, British Columbia

Puratos Mission

Founded in Belgium in 1919, Puratos is growing rapidly with over 10,000 employees in 100 countries, with €3 billion in revenue. Our mission is to move the planet forward by creating innovative food solutions for the health & well-being of people everywhere. Puratos Canada is headquartered in Mississauga. Our ingredients are found in some of the most recognized industrial bakeries, retailers, and food service organizations in the country. Puratos Canada employs 300 people and has a revenue of $200M.

Role Description

The Pricing Analyst plays a critical role in ensuring Puratos Canada maintains competitive, profitable, and customer‑aligned pricing across all product categories manufactured at the Richmond site.

This role is responsible for:

• In collaboration with Commercial Finance Manager, co-lead the price change strategy and ongoing margin improvement initiatives
• Managing price lists, quotes, profitability analysis, and pricing scenarios
• Supporting Sales, Finance, Product Management, and the Richmond GM with decision‑ready insights

• Manage the budget to oversee volume, revenue, and margin targets.

This position requires strong analytical rigor, financial acumen, attention to detail, and cross‑functional communication skills. 

Mandate

• Ensure compliance with all local, national, and corporate environmental, health and safety rules and regulations.
• Comply with all local and national food safety and legal requirements.
• Perform all job responsibilities under the strictest consideration of health and safety, food quality and production parameters.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Pricing Management & Margin Optimization

• Lead the end‑to‑end pricing process for the Richmond portfolio.
• Build and maintain pricing models incorporating cost changes (ingredients, packaging, labour, FX, freight, overhead).
• Conduct margin and profitability analysis by customer, SKU, channel, and business unit.
• Partner with Sales on pricing proposals, customer quotes, and contract renewals.
• Support ongoing pricing changes, ensuring transparency and accuracy.
• Support pricing scenario modelling for new product launches, reformulations, and customer onboarding.
• Monitor cost evolution and recommend pricing actions to protect margins.
• Maintain pricing governance, version control, and audit‑readiness of pricing files.

2. Business & Financial Analytics

• Develop the yearly budget, including projections for volume, revenue, and margin.
• Provide weekly/monthly reporting on revenue, margin, volumes, mix impacts, and pricing performance.
• Develop dashboards and tools to improve visibility of pricing trends and commercial KPIs.

3. Tools, Systems & Process Improvement

• Maintain and improve pricing templates, models, trackers, and databases.
• Support the transition toward more automated pricing tools (e.g., Power BI, SAP pricing modules).
• Identify opportunities to streamline pricing workflows and eliminate manual inefficiencies.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years experience in pricing, finance, business analytics, category management, or similar role.
• Experience in commodity, food manufacturing, CPG, ingredients, or industrial products is an asset.
• Strong understanding of cost, margin, and pricing analysis.
• Experience working cross‑functionally with Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain teams. Demonstrates the capability to effectively collaborate with various internal stakeholders.
• Proficient in advanced Excel, experienced with SAP, and possess strong analytical skills; familiarity with Power BI is a plus.
• Ability to analyze complex datasets and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Strong business acumen with understanding of financial statements and cost structures.
• High accuracy, attention to detail, and comfort with numerical analysis.
• Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex pricing concepts for non‑technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Proactive, solutions‑oriented, and comfortable challenging assumptions to protect profitability.

Why Puratos?

• Be a key driver of a safety-first culture in a growing and international company
• Access ample learning resources and development opportunities to grow your career
• Benefit from global knowledge-sharing—Puratos is a worldwide leader in safety and quality, so you’ll learn from the best across the globe
• Enjoy clear growth pathways within a supportive, team-oriented environment
• Make a tangible impact on employee well-being and environmental sustainability
• This position offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including a salary range of $72,000 to $108,000, an annual target bonus of 7%, full benefits, and an initial allocation of 15 vacation days per year.