Global Pricing Expert

Job Purpose

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Pricing Expert with strong SAP skills to join our team. This role is crucial for developing and implementing effective pricing strategies for our paint and coatings products, ensuring profitability and competitiveness in the market. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of pricing principles, SAP pricing configuration, and the paint and coatings industry. You will work closely with sales, marketing, finance, and other departments to analyze market trends, customer needs, and cost structures to optimize pricing and drive revenue growth.

The innovative and effective deployment of data and analytics is key to the success of companies today. AkzoNobel is no exception as we seek to embed the improved understanding of data across the company. Identifying and implementing opportunities to optimize the use of data within our Margin & Pricing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Marketing and Sales, Finance and Sourcing Functions have been services delivered from our MDM Global over the last few years. We need additional support in these area’s with a strong focus on Margin, Pricing, Sales and Finance Functions. This is why the GBS Master Data Services require a Global Pricing Expert.

The MDS Global Pricing Expert will support the team with Pricing Centralization, Reporting & analytics capabilities for the Global MDM Dashboard and data cleansing projects.

Key Activities

• Support in Configure and maintain pricing conditions, discounts, and rebates within SAP (specifically modules like SD, MM, and potentially PP).
• Analyze sales data, market trends, and competitor pricing to identify opportunities for price optimization and improvement.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to understand customer needs and pricing expectations.
• Work with Sales & finance to ensure accurate cost calculations and pricing models.
• Monitor pricing performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop and maintain pricing documentation and procedures.
• Support the implementation of new pricing tools and systems.
• Participate in cross-functional projects related to pricing and product management.
• Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and pricing trends.
• Conduct regular price reviews and adjustments.
• Provide training and support to sales teams on pricing policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant pricing regulations and policies.
• Design and test complex workflows in Alteryx
• Developing visual reports, KPI scorecards, and dashboards using Power BI desktop.
• Connecting data sources, importing data, and transforming data for Business intelligence.
• Designs, develops, deploys, and supports sustainable BI solutions such as dashboards, scorecards, and various other forms of data visualization
• Working together with stakeholders on new dashboard requirements and implementing them.
• Continued focus on standardization and optimisation of data reports and dashboards.
• Ability to build working relationships and foster communication with internal customers within and across organizational and geographic boundaries
• International mind-set – sensible for cultural differences
• Communicate and implement the MDM vision, strategy and roadmap, driving commitment and awareness for MDM;
• Support proper (preventive/detective) controls for the CRUD activities;
• Foster communication and teamwork within and across organizational boundaries.
• Leverages best in class examples, key expert / key stakeholder input to design the appropriate Pricing foundation
• Leverages business understanding and its requirements in the design of the Pricing project agreed end states/outcomes
• Ability to utilize metrics to identify opportunities for improvement
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Customer service mind-set with excellent customer service skills
• Capable of managing multiple complex assignments including the ability to plan, assign and direct work

Experience

• Post-Graduation in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, IT or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 10 years’ overall experience with 5 years’ experience in Pricing related function
• Ready to work in night shift.
• SAP SD Pricing data experience is a must preferably in areas of Finance, Margin management, Customers and Sales.
• Experience in Data Analytics & Visualization tools like Alteryx, Data Bricks, PowerBI:
  • Support in Design and test complex workflows in Alteryx
  • Support in Developing visual reports, KPI scorecards, and dashboards using Power BI desktop.
  • Connecting data sources, importing data, and transforming data for Business intelligence.
  • Data preparation, cleaning, blending, merging, and creation of data models
  • Designs, develops, deploys, and supports sustainable BI solutions such as dashboards, scorecards, and various other forms of data visualization
  • Performs data manipulation tasks using available and most appropriate data management tools such as Alteryx, SQL queries, Power BI and database stored procedures.
• Ability to communicate and synthesize technical and business information to technical and non-technical individual stakeholders.
• Analytical thinking for translating data into informative reports and visuals.
• Experience in Project Management, with supporting certification preferred
• Advanced interpersonal and cultural skills including fluent English, with any other important language(s) an advantage.