Senior Director Pricing, Customer Profitability, Deal Desk & Rebates
SRS Distribution Inc.
mckinney, tx
Compensation: 120.000 - 160.000
With tremendous growth - NEW Roles Emerge !!!The Senior Director Pricing, Customer Profitability, Deal Desk & Rebates is a new position for all of SRS Distribution Inc., and will report directly to the SVP, Enterprise Strategic Pricing and lead a critical enterprise function focused on improving customer-level profitability, governing major deal economics, supporting national account pricing, and managing customer rebate programs.This leader will own the operating model for evaluating large, complex, strategic, and exception-based customer pricing decisions. The role ensures that customer deals are reviewed with full economic visibility, including sell price, product cost, freight, delivery, rebates, vendor support, cost-to-serve, customer commitments, and realized margin impact.The Senior Director Pricing, Customer Profitability, Deal Desk & Rebates will lead the Deal Desk, National Account Pricing Support, and Customer Rebate / IV Rebate Management functions. IV Rebates are vendor-negotiated discounts or rebate arrangements designed to support the sale of specific vendor products to specific customers under approved commercial terms.This is a high-impact role for a decentralized, branch-led distribution environment where customer-specific pricing, national account agreements, vendor-supported discounts, local exceptions, and service requirements can create significant margin leakage if not actively governed.Reporting RelationshipReports to: SVP, Enterprise Strategic PricingKey partners:VP, Pricing Strategy, Analytics & Value CaptureVP, Pricing Operations & GovernanceBusiness PresidentsNational Accounts LeadershipSales and Commercial LeadershipFinanceCategory / Vendor ManagementBranch and Regional LeadershipCost, Rebates & Margin Integrity teamIT / ERP / Pricing Systems teamsDirect reports may include:Deal Desk Manager / LeadNational Account Pricing Support LeadCustomer Rebates / IV Rebates LeadCustomer Profitability AnalystsDeal Desk AnalystsKey ResponsibilitiesCustomer Profitability LeadershipOwn enterprise customer profitability governance across supported business units.Identify customers with margin leakage, declining profitability, unfavorable product mix, excessive discounts, unrecovered freight, high service burden, or weak realized margin.Develop standard customer profitability reviews by customer, branch, region, business unit, segment, and product family.Partner with sales, national accounts, finance, and business leaders to create action plans for underperforming customers.Evaluate customer profitability using full deal economics, including price, cost, rebates, freight, delivery, returns, payment terms, service levels, and branch support requirements.Establish clear standards for customer-level margin targets, exception review, price agreement hygiene, and profitability improvement actions.Track customer profitability actions from identification through execution and realized margin impact.Deal Desk LeadershipLead the enterprise Deal Desk for large, complex, strategic, or exception-based customer pricing decisions.Own deal desk intake, review, approval workflow, escalation process, documentation standards, and service-level expectations.Govern reviews for below-floor pricing, strategic account exceptions, large customer-specific pricing agreements, multi-branch deals, long-term price commitments, freight exceptions, and high-risk competitive matches.Ensure deals are evaluated based on full economics, not only invoice gross margin.Help sales teams improve deal structure through conditional approvals, volume commitments, SKU scope limits, freight recovery, expiration dates, payment terms, mix requirements, or vendor support.Ensure approved deals include clear rationale, financial impact, approval authority, effective date, expiration date, and review cadence.Track deal desk performance, including margin saved, approval rate, turnaround time, escalations, and post-approval compliance.National Account Pricing SupportProvide dedicated pricing support for national and strategic accounts.Partner with national account leadership on pricing strategy, renewals, customer profitability, price increase execution, and exception governance.Analyze national account performance across branches, regions, product categories, customer locations, and business units.Identify margin leakage caused by inconsistent branch execution, unmanaged exceptions, incorrect customer pricing, unrecovered freight, weak rebate alignment, or poor agreement controls.Support national account negotiations with fact-based pricing analysis, profitability insights, and recommended deal structures.Ensure national account pricing agreements have clear terms, eligible customer locations, product scope, effective dates, expiration dates, approval documentation, and performance tracking.Monitor compliance with national account pricing agreements and escalate unauthorized deviations or profitability risks.Customer Rebate and IV Rebate ManagementLead governance for customer-specific rebates, customer rebate agreements, vendor-supported customer pricing programs, and IV Rebates.Manage IV Rebates, defined as negotiated vendor discounts or funding arrangements that support selling specific vendor products to specific customers.Ensure rebate agreements are documented, approved, accurately maintained, and aligned with customer pricing decisions.Partner with category/vendor management and finance to validate vendor commitments, eligible customers, eligible SKUs, rebate rates, effective dates, expiration dates, and claim requirements.Ensure customer pricing decisions reflect confirmed vendor-supported economics and do not create unfunded margin leakage.Monitor rebate accruals, collections, disputes, short pays, missed claims, and expired or inactive agreements.Establish controls to prevent customer discounts from being granted without confirmed vendor support.Partner with finance to reconcile expected versus actual rebate capture and quantify rebate leakage.Create visibility into customer-level profitability before and after rebates.Deal Economics and Margin GovernanceEstablish a consistent framework for evaluating customer deals and pricing exceptions.Ensure deal reviews include revenue, gross margin, net margin, rebates, freight, delivery, payment terms, cost-to-serve, and expected volume.Evaluate customer pricing decisions against margin floors, discount corridors, customer segment strategy, vendor support, strategic value, and competitive context.Partner with Pricing Strategy and Analytics to develop customer profitability models, deal review tools, and executive reporting.Partner with Pricing Operations and Governance to ensure approved deal structures are executed correctly in pricing systems and ERP.Escalate material margin risks, unfunded discounts, precedent-setting exceptions, and national account profitability concerns to the SVP Enterprise Strategic Pricing.Cross-Functional PartnershipServe as the enterprise pricing point of accountability for customer profitability, major deal economics, and customer rebate governance.Work closely with sales and national account leaders to support profitable growth and customer retention.Partner with business-unit pricing leaders to ensure customer profitability actions are executable in the field.Collaborate with category and vendor management to align vendor funding, IV Rebates, and customer pricing strategy.Partner with finance to validate profitability, rebate accruals, margin impact, and benefit tracking.Partner with IT and pricing systems teams to improve workflow, rebate tracking, customer agreement management, and reporting.Act as a key escalation point for pricing exceptions, rebate issues, national account pricing conflicts, and customer profitability risks.Success MeasuresThe Senior Director Pricing, Customer Profitability, Deal Desk & Rebates will be measured on customer profitability improvement, deal quality, rebate capture, and governance effectiveness.Key metrics include:Customer margin dollar improvementCustomer margin rate improvementReduction in below-floor customer salesReduction in unmanaged customer-specific pricingMargin saved or improved through deal desk reviewDeal desk turnaround timeDeal desk approval and conditional approval ratesNational account price realizationNational account profitability improvementCustomer rebate and IV Rebate capture rateReduction in missed, disputed, or uncollected rebatesAccuracy of rebate accrualsReduction in expired or undocumented rebate agreementsFreight and cost-to-serve recovery improvementCompliance with approved customer pricing termsRealized margin versus approved deal economicsRequired Experience10+ years of experience in pricing, commercial finance, revenue management, deal desk, customer profitability, sales operations, national accounts, rebates, or related commercial leadership roles.Experience in B2B distribution, building products, industrial distribution, wholesale, manufacturing, retail, or multi-branch commercial environments.Strong understanding of customer-specific pricing, negotiated pricing, national account agreements, vendor rebates, customer rebates, cost pass-through, discount governance, and margin management.Experience evaluating customer profitability beyond gross margin, including rebates, freight, delivery, payment terms, service cost, and commercial exceptions.Demonstrated ability to partner with sales and national account teams while enforcing pricing and margin discipline.Experience managing approval workflows, commercial exceptions, deal desk processes, or customer pricing governance.Strong analytical and financial acumen, with the ability to translate complex economics into clear commercial recommendations.Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior commercial leaders.Preferred BackgroundStrong candidates may come from:Specialty building materials distributionIndustrial distributionHVAC, roofing, landscape, pool, gypsum, electrical, plumbing, or related trade distributionB2B wholesale distributionNational account pricing or commercial financeDeal desk or revenue operations leadershipCustomer profitability / margin management rolesVendor rebate or customer rebate management rolesThe ideal candidate should have strong commercial judgment and be comfortable operating in an environment where sales, branches, business units, vendors, and customers all influence realized margin.Critical CapabilitiesCustomer profitability mindsetUnderstands that a customer can appear profitable on invoice margin but destroy value after rebates, freight, service requirements, payment terms, and exceptions.Deal structuringCan improve weak pricing requests by adding conditions, commitments, expiration dates, scope limits, freight recovery, mix requirements, or vendor funding.Rebate disciplineUnderstands that vendor-supported discounts and IV Rebates must be documented, collectible, reconciled, and reflected correctly in deal economics.Commercial judgmentCan balance margin protection, customer retention, competitive realities, and profitable growth.Field credibilityCan work effectively with sales, national accounts, branches, and business leaders without being viewed as a bureaucratic blocker.Governance strengthCan enforce pricing rules, approval thresholds, documentation standards, rebate controls, and escalation paths.Analytical capabilityCan diagnose customer-level margin leakage and convert insights into specific actions.This position offices out of SRS Distribution Inc., Field Support Center (FSC) based out of McKinney, TXNot the right job for you? Register your details at the 'Introduce Yourself' link (top right) and we'll be in touch!Job Location: SRS Distribution - McKinney7440 State Highway 121 McKinney, TX As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer SRS Distribution Inc., including all its subsidiaries, provides job opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, uniform service, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local EEO laws. If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation in applying for any posted position, please contact Human Resources at US: , or by email to: with the nature of your accommodation request and include the Business name, location and title of the job opening. Please allow one (1) business day for a reply. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screen, as permitted by law.Competitive weekly/bi-weekly pay, discretionary bonuses, 401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off (vacation, sick, volunteer, holidays, birthday, floating), medical/dental/vision, flexible spending accounts, company-paid life and short-term disability, plus optional long-term disability, and additional life insurance. All benefits subject to eligibility.Should a Candidate be submitted to fill a position by a recruiting or staffing services agency (“Agency”), the Company has no obligation to pay the Agency any fee for submission, offer, placement or any service without a fully executed contract of service covering the engagement.BenefitsCompetitive salaries for all team members paid weekly401(k) Retirement Plan with company matchingEmployee Stock Purchase ProgramPaid Vacation, Sick Time, Volunteer Day, Holidays, Birthday, and Floating HolidaysPaid Parental Leave, Adoption Assistance ProgramMedical, Dental and Vision BenefitsFlexible and Dependent Care Spending AccountsCompany paid Life insurance and Short-Term DisabilityAdditional Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability also offeredMental, Physical and Emotional Well-Being Programs for Employees and FamiliesWellness Program and Safety Program with Bonuses for our DriversEmployee Referral Bonus Program
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