Global Pricing Analyst with Oracle Expertise

RONALD VACHON

Houston, TX 713-***-****

*********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-vachon/

GLOBAL PRICING ANALYST

Drive Clarity and Precision in Complex Global Pricing

Detail-oriented pricing leader with deep expertise in Oracle, JD Edwards, and SAP pricing systems, specializing in global trade, intercompany pricing, and contractual discounting. Strong aptitude for pricing system implementations and process optimization. Led product pricing initiatives across High-Tech and Oil & Gas sectors, managed reseller partner agreement pricing, and supported strategic and key account wins through complex negotiated pricing – proven record of top performance within direct sales environments.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Global Trade and Intercompany Pricing

Contractual Discounting

System Implementation

Project Management

Bid Management

Margin Analysis

Inside Sales

Pricing Analysis, Parity, and Consistency

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Oracle Advanced Pricing

JD Edwards Pricing

SAP Pricing

Microsoft Excel (Advanced)

Microsoft Office Suite

Power BI Reports

SQL (data querying, basic joins, aggregations)

Python (data analysis using pandas)

Tableau (data visualization and dashboard creation)

SOFT SKILLS

Detail-oriented

Customer-Focused

Strong Analytical Skills

Collaborative

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT; ROSEMOUNT ANALYTICAL, Houston, TX

Pricing Master Data Manager (Pricing Analyst), 2014 to 2025

Served as global pricing lead for Rosemount Analytical division. Managed Global List, Local Country List, and Interco pricing in Oracle for 5 product groups.

Implemented and managed Trade and Interco factors and modifier discounts in Oracle for 62 geographies, resulting in accurate pricing in Oracle Systems worldwide.

Managed AQ365, proprietary quoting tool for Analytical division in MS Access, pricing structures, product configuration rules, and discount logic to ensure accurate and timely quote generation, supporting deal closure.

Oversaw pricing for 20K items in Oracle, JD Edwards, AQ365, maintained product hierarchies, and published price lists for all product groups, resulting in accurate and consistent pricing between the 3 Systems.

Managed annual list price changes

Provided system testing for Oracle system enhancements, supporting reliable releases and minimizing production issues.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

HEWLETT-PACKARD (HPE), (COMPAQ COMPUTER) COMPANY, Houston, TX

Pricing Analyst, Pricing Infrastructure Manager, Industry Standard Servers (ISS) Pricing Team

Served as Worldwide Pricing Lead for ISS Enterprise Services ($500M), managed pricing infrastructure with Global Reference Price, product hierarchy, pricing roadmap, oversaw Intercompany server agreements, and implemented OEM channel discounting to drive growth from $500M to $1B.

HEWLETT-PACKARD (HPE), (COMPAQ COMPUTER) COMPANY, Houston, TX

Business Process Manager, North America Pricing Team

Implemented proprietary CPL pricing system as US system of record, replacing Excel-based pricing, and led post-merger implementation of HP SAP Pricing for Compaq products, including North American enhancements.

HEWLETT-PACKARD (HPE), (COMPAQ COMPUTER) COMPANY, Houston, TX

North America Sales Support Manager for New England Area (Bid Team)

HEWLETT-PACKARD (HPE), (COMPAQ COMPUTER) COMPANY, Houston, TX

Reseller Sales Consultant for New England Area

HEWLETT-PACKARD (HPE), (COMPAQ COMPUTER) COMPANY, Houston, TX

http://www.righteverywhere.com/Inside Sales Representative, Compaq Direct Plus

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Music Education (BME), University of North Texas, Denton, TX

PERSONAL INTERESTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

On-site 1st Responder for Gas Chromatograph Factory,

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