Description
For our customer, an international retail company, we are looking for a
Pricing Analysis manager (m/f)
Referenz: -en
Beginn: 08/13
Dauer: 10 MM+
Ort: in Germany/ Europe
Branche: Verbrauchermärkte (> 2500 m2)
Ihre Aufgaben:
- In country project to support them in transferring general strategy into pricing instruments
- In particular focus of implementation of quick wins (oultlier elimination, fixing basic mistakes, price comparison basket optimization)
- Liaison with multiple functions within the organisation
- Implementation of price instruments (price comparison, promotions, loyalty programs, CLCM alignment) in cooperation with the countries
- Training and consultancy on Pricing analysis and tactics
- Implementation of corporate recommended Pricing Software
- Monitoring of benefits of pricing within a country
- Optimization of the Price invest in the countries
- Improvement of price perception in the countries
- Sales uplift related to implementation of price invests
- Validation of maximum margin returns on current price invests
- Support and training of the country Pricing specialist
- Analytic guidance and monitoring of implemented instruments
- Pricing consultancy on challenging issues
- Translation of strategic targets into price tactics and instruments with best investment in (a) targeted customers and (b) targeted categories
- Support in Implementation of pricing related processes and software solutions
- Reporting transparency and communication to the management
- Sales / Investment responsibility
- Rapid achievement of potential "quick wins"
- Supporting achievement of pricing related sales targets
- Monitoring of maximum return on current price investments
- Support the Country teams on price strategy
- Identification of price importance to customer groups
- Investment allocation of sales growth targets to correct sales instruments (STP / pricing)
- Investment allocation on right categories (CLCM) and articles (through shelf price and price comparison)
- Tools application optimization
- Concept / implementation / monitoring
- Support of implementation of price instruments with the countries
- Monitoring of success of price instruments in all relevant dimensions
- Implementation of IT support for regular price monitoring and analysis
- Personnel training / guidance for pricings specialists / business analysts
- Facilitate environment where pricing tasks can be undertaken by the country one "project" ends
Ihre Qualifikation
- Strong analytic skills
- Strong software skills
- Good communication skills/ Training or consultancy experience
- Project management skills/ result orientation
- Ability to think strategically and structured
- Managerial / leadership experience in the management of small teams
- Profound knowledge / experience in the difference of pricing strategies and the use of price instruments
- Profound marketing skills / understanding of customer communication tactics
- Excellent ability to work in teams
- Culture sensitivity
- High education (university or college degree)
- Corresponding experience in pricing management or pricing software
- Retail or leisure sector experience (in industry or consulting role)
- International experience
- Fluent English
- Fluent other language (French, German, Spanish, Russian, etc)
Skills:
- Pricing specialist