SENIOR PRICING ANALYST

This position is responsible for managing and optimizing fuel pricing and margin performance across the organization’s supply and distribution network. The role supports the development and execution of rack-based and market-driven pricing strategies for refined petroleum products, ensuring pricing structures accurately reflect supply costs, transportation, competitive market conditions, and profitability targets.

Working closely with Fuel Supply, Logistics, Operations, and Accounting, the Senior Pricing Analyst monitors wholesale fuel markets, analyzes cost movements, and maintains pricing structures that support both margin recovery and competitive positioning across branches.

This role requires a strong understanding of fuel supply economics, rack pricing mechanisms, freight impacts, and petroleum market dynamics. The position provides actionable insights on margin performance, supply cost changes, and pricing effectiveness while ensuring pricing systems remain accurate and aligned with operational requirements.

The ideal candidate brings direct experience in fuel, petroleum, refined products, or energy distribution, combined with strong commercial judgment, analytical capability, and the ability to collaborate across supply, logistics, and finance teams to support sustainable profitability.

Essential Functions

• Determine, develop, and maintain key pricing components to ensure profitability aligns with company financial targets.
• Create and maintain pricing structures that reflect cost fluctuations, transportation inputs, tank costs, rebates, and margin recovery objectives.
• Construct and maintain Price Books within AFD’s operating system, ensuring system integrity and pricing accuracy.
• Review and approve Price Book updates, ensuring alignment with margin strategy and corporate pricing policies.
• Establish and monitor maximum margin opportunity related to recovery and margin price components for bulk and cardlock volumes.
• Develop and maintain pricing modifiers and adjustment mechanisms to respond to market volatility and supply changes.
• Assist Supply and Logistics with transportation type and route analysis to support cost optimization and margin protection.
• Conduct research and gather market pricing intelligence to support competitive and strategic price positioning.
• Allocate freight and tank costs accurately across branches and product categories.
• Perform weekly branch profitability analysis, identifying margin trends, variances, and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct branch and inventory analytics to support decision-making and working capital optimization.
• Liaise with Accounting to validate cost inputs, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting accuracy.
• Liaise with the BEER Director regarding accountability matrices and branch performance metrics.
• Support reporting requirements and collaborate with internal departments to provide pricing-related data to applicable government agencies as required.
• Provide pricing and financial analysis support for strategic projects and business initiatives.
• Identify process improvement opportunities within pricing, reporting, and analytics workflows.
• Other related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

Education

• Post-Secondary Bachelor of Commerce, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field preferred.
• High School Diploma required.

Experience

• 3+ years’ experience in fuel supply economics, rack pricing mechanisms, freight impacts, and petroleum market dynamics.

• Experience in fuel, logistics, transportation, commodity, or margin-sensitive industries considered a strong asset.

Other Skills (knowledge)

• Excellent computer and analytic skills and at least 2 years’ experience using MS Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Power BI, and Business Central.
• Able to exercise discretion, judgment, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment.

Supervisory Responsibility

N/A

Decision Making

Exercises independent judgment in maintaining and adjusting pricing structures to support margin and profitability targets. Analyzes cost inputs, market data, and branch performance to recommend pricing actions, identify risks, and resolve discrepancies. Escalates strategic or high-impact pricing decisions to senior leadership while ensuring day-to-day pricing accuracy and system integrity. Work Environment

While performing the duties of this position, the employee primarily works in an office environment but may also spend time in a yard or transportation setting. Occasional visits to work sites may be required. The employee may be exposed to varying weather conditions, moderate noise levels, dust, odors, fumes, and vehicle-related oils. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) will be provided as necessary. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this position, the employee primarily works in an office environment but may also spend time in the AFD yard, client site, driving, and in other transportation settings. Occasional visits to work sites may be required. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) will be provided as necessary. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type/ Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position in office, typically scheduled Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional overtime or work outside of regular business hours may be required based on operational needs.

Travel

Travel to various worksites and customer premises may be required.

As part of the interview process, all candidates will undergo pre-employment checks. If an offer is extended, it will be contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment requirements, including a criminal record check, and verification of employment references.

At AFD, our corporate culture reflects our ongoing commitment to both our customers and our people. We believe that people are our greatest asset, and as such, we promote a safe and friendly workplace, encouraging open communication, teamwork, and personal growth. Our team is essential for our success now and in the future.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, we will communicate only with selected candidates.