Business Support Analyst - (US-KY-Lexington - 40598)

Minimum Education: None
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: N/A
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Responsibilities: Monitors costs and profit margins for product lines and/or customers. Assess need for pricing actions based on pre-determined ranges of profitability. Requires maintaining cost files, pricing structures and special quotes. Evaluate and analyze data for individual customers and/or products to estimate how changes to sales mix, volume, price, promotions and costs affect gross profit.  Business Management and Reporting:  Develops needed supplementary review tools for on-going business management and control purposes. For example, prepares management information such as SAP/BW reports, and other special financial reports for use by management in key business decisions. Proactively works with accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting with minimal surprises. Special Projects: Performs special assignments as required by management which can cover a wide variety of responsibilities and can involve coordination of other personnel and resources. This position is located in Lexington, KY     To learn more about Ashland, visit    This job is based on a ladder structure and the job level (salary) will be determined by the quantity and quality of your experience.   Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) provides specialty chemical products, services and solutions for many of the world's most essential needs and industries. Serving customers in more than 100 countries, it operates through five commercial units: Ashland Hercules Water Technologies, Ashland Performance Materials, Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, Ashland Consumer Markets (Valvoline) and Ashland Distribution.   At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people - employees, customers and vendors - define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.   Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.     As a Business Analyst you will be responsible for the following:    Product Pricing: Administers appropriate product pricing for Valvoline International's U.S. export business with affiliates, joint ventures and distributors. Requires maintaining accurate and up-to-date customer price lists. Issues the appropriate price lists to the proper internal users. Requires product pricing setup and changes through Master Data group and other costing systems (ASIS in Mexico).  Cost Analysis:  Monitors costs and profit margins for product lines and/or customers. Assess need for pricing actions based on pre-determined ranges of profitability. Requires maintaining cost files, pricing structures and special quotes. Evaluate and analyze data for individual customers and/or products to estimate how changes to sales mix, volume, price, promotions and costs affect gross profit.  Business Management and Reporting:  Develops needed supplementary review tools for on-going business management and control purposes. .

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