Pricing Margin & Profitability Review

Q: Do we still need someone involved in reviewing margins?

Yes, a person still reviews flagged items and approves any adjustment before it goes live. The automation handles the data work so that review can focus on judgment calls.

Q: Will this work with our existing ERP and spreadsheet tools?

The automation connects to the ERP and spreadsheet tools already in use for sales, cost, and margin tracking. It fits alongside existing documentation and approval tools as well.

Q: What happens to our historical sales and margin data?

Historical records stay in the ERP and are referenced, not replaced, by the automation. Past margin reports remain available for comparison against current results.

Q: How are exceptions or unusual SKUs handled?

Items that need special judgment, such as new SKUs or unusual cost structures, are still routed to a person for review. The automation flags anything that falls outside expected margin patterns.

Reviewing realised margin by customer and product against target.

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About This Automation

A pricing margin and profitability review pulls recent sales and cost data to calculate gross margin by product and customer. Doing this by hand across separate exports and spreadsheets is slow and prone to calculation errors.

An automated version consolidates the data, flags low margin items, and drafts pricing adjustment recommendations for review. The result is a faster, more consistent margin report with fewer missed pricing issues.

Key features:

Aggregates sales and cost data automatically each review cycle

Calculates gross margin by SKU and customer without manual formulas

Flags items falling below target margin thresholds

Drafts pricing adjustment recommendations for flagged SKUs

Routes recommendations through approval before updates go live

Notifies stakeholders once price changes are applied

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Top friction points when done manually

The issues teams report most often with this process

#	Friction point	Companies Report This
1	Manual data consolidation errors Merging sales and cost exports by hand often introduces lookup mistakes.	80%
2	Inconsistent margin flagging Margin thresholds get missed when spreadsheets are checked manually under time pressure.	67%
3	Delayed price list updates Approved changes sit in email or chat threads before being applied in the ERP.	53%
4	Competitor pricing gaps Sales teams work off stale competitor price points because checks happen only sporadically.	40%
5	Report distribution delays Stakeholders receive margin summaries days after the review is finished.	26%

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Automation readiness

How well-suited this process is for automation

Process Pain Score™

9.2/ 10

AI Fit Rating™

8.6/ 10

Automation Lift Index™

8.2/ 10

Hidden Overhead™

6.4/ 10

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Weekly Margin Review Triggertrigger

The automation platform kicks off the review every week on a set schedule.

2. Margin Data Aggregator Runs

Pulls sales, COGS, and freight data, consolidates it, and calculates margin by SKU and customer.

3. Pricing Recommendation Runs

Cross-checks flagged SKUs against known competitor pricing and drafts adjustment recommendations.

4. Finance Director Reviews

Recommendations route to the Finance Director for a single approval decision.

5. Update Price Lists

Approved changes are written back to the live price book automatically.

6. Send Notification To Stakeholders

Sales and leadership get the finished margin summary and price changes.

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What does this margin review automation actually handle?

It gathers sales and cost data, calculates gross margin by SKU and customer, and flags items below target margin. It also drafts pricing adjustment recommendations for review.

Do we still need someone involved in reviewing margins?

Will this work with our existing ERP and spreadsheet tools?

What happens to our historical sales and margin data?

How are exceptions or unusual SKUs handled?

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Process pain:9.2/10

Mapped by:6 Companies

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