Assistant Manager - Pricing & Commercial Operations

Assistant Manager - Pricing & Commercial Operations

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The Assistant Manager – Pricing Operations & Commercial Transformation is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely execution of commercial pricing while continuously improving the pricing operating model. 

Working closely with Business teams, Revenue Growth Management (RGM), Commercial, Finance, Customer teams and Data & Technology, this role bridges commercial strategy and operational execution. The role goes beyond managing day-to-day pricing activities and is expected to strengthen governance, simplify processes, leverage technology and AI, and build scalable ways of working that enable better commercial outcomes.  

Lead the delivery of pricing operations across business-as-usual activities and major commercial initiatives (CPI cycles), ensuring operational excellence, pricing accuracy and robust governance. 

• Deliver accurate, timely and governed pricing execution across the end-to-end pricing lifecycle  

• Maintain and manage pricing databases and SAP pricing, ensuring accurate and timely price execution across direct and indirect customers. 

• Drive invoice accuracy through proactive reconciliation, pricing validation and resolution of pricing discrepancy 

Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate commercial strategy into operational execution. 

• Build trusted relationships across Business teams, Finance, Customer teams, RGM and Technology (with teams based in Australia and Bangalore) 

• Provide pricing expertise and insights to enable effective business decisions.  

• Drive alignment across stakeholders while balancing business priorities and operational requirements.  

• Ensuring offshore delivery remains closely aligned with Australia market priorities 

Continuously improve pricing operations by simplifying processes, strengthening governance and driving standardisation. 

• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and continuously improve pricing processes and governance.  

• Drive root-cause resolution by identifying recurring issues and implement sustainable solutions  

• Leverage automation, AI and digital solutions to enhance operational efficiency, data quality, business outcomes and stakeholder experience 

Demonstrate leadership through ownership, adaptability and a commitment to continuous learning, driving positive outcomes beyond individual responsibilities. 

• Take ownership of outcomes and demonstrate accountability in delivering business objectives.  

• Adapt to changing priorities with agility and resilience.  

• Ability to think end-to-end, connect processes and influence outcomes through collaboration and initiative and systems thinking  

• Approximately 5 years' experience in Pricing Operations, Revenue Growth Management, Commercial Operations or a similar commercial role.  

• Experience partnering with sales or commercial teams in an FMCG or consumer environment preferred 

• Exposure to process improvement, automation or transformation initiatives is desirable.  

• Hands-on experience with SAP/S4HANA is required. Exposure to Anaplan, Power BI and similar commercial planning and analytics tools is preferred. 

The successful candidate will demonstrate: 

• Strong commercial pricing knowledge and understanding of pricing operations.  

• High levels of ownership, accountability and bias for action.  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with the ability to identify root causes and deliver practical solutions.  

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions.  

• A continuous improvement mindset with a passion for simplifying and improving business processes.  

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for leveraging technology and AI to improve ways of working.  

• Ability to balance operational excellence with strategic thinking and business understanding. 

Success in this role will be measured by reliable pricing execution, stronger governance, improved stakeholder experience, simplified processes, increased automation, and the ability to continuously strengthen the pricing operating model. 

Protecting candidates is very important to us. All communications regarding your application will come from an email address ending in @diageo.com. In our recruitment process, we'll never ask for money.