Pricing Analyst

Job Description

Main Purpose: Responsible for handling back office pricing activities which include, updating fuel, LPG, and lubricants pricing in Navision and aviation fuels pricing in Supplier One as per supplied schedules from affiliates and/or regulatory authorities for 10 countries. Maintains zero tolerance for errors and meets the service level agreement in the performance of the role. Exhibits a superior level of attention to detail and effectively communicates with affiliate Business Support Managers, Commercial Managers, General Managers, and Finance Managers along with the team. Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities: Managing Uploads of Prices in ERPs Understanding Pricing structure by Country to make sense of build-ups sent for uploads into ERPs Adheres to the best practices of the centralized team complying with rules Attending to requests within expected service level agreements. Ensure prices & discounts are updated in the ERPs (Navision & supplier One) without errors, performing quality control checks React quickly to urgent price change requests, supports the business as required Confidentially handled pricing and customer information Managing Customer request Ensure customer requests & queries are acted upon timely within Service level parameters Promptly escalates any issues to the line manager, country BSMs and/or Customer service supervisors in the affiliates to ensure smooth operations and customer satisfaction Internal Customers Support affiliates with timely and accurate updates of Customer Prices and discounts. Provide suggestions for price buildup improvements, after making comparisons of price templates from other countries & standard pricing expectation (e.g. Cost of credit covered in one country & missed in the other) Back–end Support Update Customer Prices and discounts for all segments based on submitted documents from affiliates Responsible to ensure proper approval has been received prior to executing such transactions. Complies with all control standards and available procedures (Advanced Pricing) Reporting & Statistics Ensure daily Controls reports, by Country are generated, reviewed and circulated to all concerned Prepare monthly price update requests data to create & present to affiliate BSMs Prepare weekly margin analysis report and circulate to Country BSM and Controllers. Prepare monthly costing and pricing analysis for all Products and Locations. Prepare statistical information if required by countries as a basis for defining pricing strategies Requirements: Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Marketing (focused on pricing tactics) or similar field Master’s in Business Administration is a plus Experience: Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a similar position or relevant role Experienced in sales and price allocation an advantage Skills Strong Excel skills, including analysis with large data sets. Experience with nested formulas & pivot tables (must have) Functional Competencies: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; good mathematical skills Highest standard of accuracy and precision, highly organized, meticulous attention to detail Ability to think creatively, highly driven and self-motivated Must be a solution-oriented self-starter with a sense of urgency and an ability to prioritize multiple tasks Can intuitively break down complicated problems into simple process steps Team Player: Experience in working as part of a team to drive results Strong listening and communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation); ability to engage with business stakeholders Time Management: Good time management to deal with different priorities to ensure deliverables are met Strong cross-functional orientation and ability to work successfully in a matrix organization Systems: Working knowledge of Navision/ Supplier One is a plus Key Relationships and Department Overview: Internal: Business Support Team, Commercial Team, General Manager, Finance Manager External: Local Regulatory Body, Trafigura, other parties to source data (as directed) Show more Show less