Pricing Analyst

Job description

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About us

At Schneider Electric, we create connected technologies that reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. Help us deliver solutions that ensure Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment: https://youtu.be/NlLJMv1Y7Hk . We're looking for people with a passion for success — on the job and beyond. See what our people have to say about working for Schneider Electric: https://youtu.be/6D2Av1uUrzY .

Schneider Electric has a great opportunity for the right person to join our team as a Pricing Analyst in our office in Telford.

Your responsibilities:

Performance metrics: definitions, analytics and reporting

· Provide regular and ad hoc pricing analysis and reporting to management at country or zone level. This includes analysis of internal and external factors related to pricing including: Delta Price from Gross to Net Net realization, in relation with Gross Margin evolution, Commercial Targets and environmental factors such as RMI and Fx, Price Waterfall, Channel/Customer segmentation performance for SPA, product and customer price mix analysis and price band analysis.

· Support Kpi preparation for local Pricing Councils and required dashboard input for Quarterly Business Reviews.

· Continuously support standardization and harmonization of pricing performance measurement method across the zone.

· Provide consultative expertise in response to ad hoc country requests for pricing support in terms of analytics.

· Analysis of special price agreement (SPA) breadth and width.

· Process advocate on Price quotation/SPA procedure

· Identify and share best practice for Price Analysis across country organizations, conducting impact assessments with subsequent learning sharing

List price maintenance and update

· Be responsible for preparing all supporting documentation needed to run the regular price adjustment process per country & zone. Manage all change inputs, consolidates and summarize Mix Margin impact for Pricing leader and Management decision taking.

· Support the process through recommendations for price changes for Product Life Cycle Management (new and existing products) including assessing all factors that would impact price or volume trade-offs such as: Value Proposition, Value Capture; competitive environments; Value Mapping; brand attributes; and product adoption curves.

· Identify margin leakage areas and make relevant pricing recommendations to improve.

· Analyze when possible price elasticity models as basis for price changes

· Analyze Price corridors for cross border within the zone and propose relevant pricing actions to improve situation in relation with Corporate strategies.

· Process expert on implementation of price changes including procedures (and harmonization hereof), systems and communication plan

· Identify and implement steps to improve efficiency and effectiveness of list price update process

· Manage the timely transfer of data to third party companies (e.g. Luckins and others) to ensure market price implementation dates are effective

Pricing tools (incl. master data) & analytics

· Utilize (and help to build/improve) the entity information systems in order to support SE price management. Knowledge expert on pricing data information and analysis tools for price measurement and decision process

· Utilize and train others on pricing tools & analysis frameworks to support pricing insight and decision-making

· Resolve data discrepancies as they arise in order to accurately measure performance

· Manage the local Material Pricing Group coding and utilization ensuring systematic cleansing of unused groups and streamlining the volume of MPG's where beneficial.

About You:

· BA/BS degree in IT Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting or related field with a minimum of three years of experience in analytics, preferably in pricing. Analyst experience with purchasing, logistics, or production management will also be considered .

· Requires a strong aptitude for working with numbers

· Must be able to work well in a team environment

· Advanced Microsoft Excel capability is essential to this role

· Knowledge of BI Oracle, BIRST, BuSiebel 7.8, SAP, and/or Cognos, SQL would be a plus

· Must have great attention to detail

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)

· Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing contexts

This is a great opportunity to join Schneider Electric and power your career! You will be joining an international, dynamic, and responsible company, with an enviable reputation in the market. Schneider fosters the development of all its' people around the world. Every day, we empower employees to achieve more and experience exciting careers. Find out how our values and unique position make Schneider Electric the employer of choice – apply now online.

Diversity is our heritage and our future. Be a part of it.

At Schneider Electric, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, it's an integral part of our history, culture and identity. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve. As a result, our teams are stronger to drive the company's future.

We are open to a conversation about flexible working.