Pricing Analyst

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from a Tier-1 college; an MBA from a Tier-1 or Tier-2 business school is preferred but not mandatory.

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Pricing Analyst or in a similar role, ideally within an MNC in a B2B environment managing a diverse product portfolio.

• Strong understanding of pricing strategies, optimization techniques, and experience with margin analysis and price-volume-mix.

• Proficiency in SAP, advanced Excel, R programming language, and data visualization tools (Power BI / Tableau).

• Experience with pricing tools is an added advantage.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to perform complex analyses.

• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining data accuracy.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while working under tight deadlines.

• Strong organizational skills with a proactive and self-driven work ethic.

• Business acumen along with excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Collaborate with Sales and Portfolio teams to coordinate pricing proposals and opportunities.

• Continuously refine pricing processes by incorporating feedback from both internal and external stakeholders.

• Develop price guidance, metrics, and product cost analysis (for both self-manufactured and traded products), and perform gross margin analysis at local and corporate levels.

• Conduct detailed pricing analytics, including price elasticity studies, geographic/regional behavior analysis, discount trends, price bell curve analysis, and price-volume-mix evaluation.

• Leverage advanced analytics to simulate pricing scenarios and assess impacts on profitability and market competitiveness.

• Drive continuous improvement in pricing processes, ensuring efficient and effective execution.

• Coordinate with AMEA Global Master Data and Global Pricing Operations to resolve costing and pricing issues within the ERP system.

• Maintain and monitor the pricing repository, identifying opportunities for system enhancements.

• Generate comprehensive data analysis reports and provide actionable insights to guide business decisions.

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