Senior Analyst, Pricing & Analytics

Senior Pricing & Trade Analyst will be in close contact with different stakeholders (Marketing, Sales, Finance, Global Business Units) to ensure we implement successfully MO pricing strategy with our customers; will collaborate closely with Regional Pricing Hub team as well as have touchpoints with pricing community for experience exchange and best practices.

Senior Analyst, Pricing & Analytics will be involved into developing training concepts and materials and conduct trainings for main stakeholders; requiring strong communication skills and the ability to translate conceptual thinking into persuasive, action-oriented recommendations, convincing based on competence, and interpersonal skills.

• Provide reporting and analysis required by MO trade marketing team.
• Translate strategic annual planning process for NSP (pricing) for the MO into a financial plan.
• Partner with sales team in steering pricing of large projects and large & complex customers.
• Review and coordinate LODs for large projects, actual vs plan analysis.
• Analyze root causes for deviations; develop recommendations for adjustments, where necessary.
• Collaboration with Marketing team (Market Organization and HUB) to define the level of max discount and peer price.
• Set up and maintenance of pricing blocks in the system in cooperation with Hub Pricing team.
• Maintenance of the profit calculators, tools (e.g. What-if tool) for sales force, in co-operation with Hub Pricing team.
• Competence build-up for the sales force on general pricing policies and rules.
• Daily interactions with the sales force on pricing requests.
• Consulting sales force on best pricing and product portfolio strategies.
• Analysis and evaluation of blocked orders.
• Pricing KPI (Key Performance Indicator) steering.
• Preparation of qualitative reports and a build-up of business case collection.
• Involving Marketing (Market Organization and HUB) team into decision making process and ensuring constant feedback on improving price engine prices.
• Sharing best practices across the region.
• Additional duties, as assigned.

What you need is:

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum five (5) years’ experience, OR Master’s degree with minimum three (3) years’ experience, required
• MBA with focus on finance or marketing strongly preferred
• Excellent communications (written, verbal, interpersonal) skills, required
• Excellent story lining skills and strategic thinking capability, required
• Excellent computer software skills (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint system), required
• Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills, required
• Advanced level knowledge in SAP/BI or comparable applications, required
• Hands-on mentality and ability to solve broad range of challenges as they appear and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to explain pricing/financial concepts and details to different audiences in a cross-cultural, international environment

Let’s face it, we know there are lots of other companies out there. We have an excellent mix of people, which we believe makes for a more vibrant, more innovative, more productive team. This role gives you the opportunity to help shape our future and make a real impact from day one.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $100,000 - $105,000, with bonus at target of $10,500 - $11,025.

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
• 401(k) plan with dollar-for-dollar matching, up to 6% matching, up to 6% match and fully vested after one year of employment
• Generous Paid Time Off policy and holidays including two days to give back to your local community
• Paid parental leave, sabbaticals, military leave
• Education reimbursement and student loan assistance
• Up to five days per year of back-up daycare
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid wellness screenings
• Opportunities for growth – shift careers, support your professional development, or get assigned to any of the 120+ countries in which we operate
• Bachelor’s degree with minimum five (5) years’ experience, OR Master’s degree with minimum three (3) years’ experience, required
• MBA with focus on finance or marketing strongly preferred
• Excellent communications (written, verbal, interpersonal) skills, required
• Excellent story lining skills and strategic thinking capability, required
• Excellent computer software skills (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint system), required
• Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills, required
• Advanced level knowledge in SAP/BI or comparable applications, required
• Hands-on mentality and ability to solve broad range of challenges as they appear and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to explain pricing/financial concepts and details to different audiences in a cross-cultural, international environment

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $100,000 - $105,000, with bonus at target of $10,500 - $11,025.

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
• 401(k) plan with dollar-for-dollar matching, up to 6% matching, up to 6% match and fully vested after one year of employment
• Generous Paid Time Off policy and holidays including two days to give back to your local community
• Paid parental leave, sabbaticals, military leave
• Education reimbursement and student loan assistance
• Up to five days per year of back-up daycare
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid wellness screenings
• Opportunities for growth – shift careers, support your professional development, or get assigned to any of the 120+ countries in which we operate