Senior Manager - Pricing

About the Function:

Our Sales team love building relationships, connecting with customers to sell our much-loved brands in new and vibrant markets where they can thrive. They help sell our iconic brands across 180 countries every year.

We’re operating across different markets, channels, and areas of expertise. Using your curiosity and passion, you’ll make the most of consumer insight and digital platforms, reaching new customers, markets, and celebrations to help us achieve our growth potential. We’ll support your learning and growth as you develop your career with us and work with people across our business to realise your fullest potential.

Role Responsibilities:

Sr Manager – Pricing

Location: Bangalore

Purpose of the role:

The purpose of the role is to support pricing leadership team in implementing the pricing strategy for the organization by effectively utilizing analytical and quantitative tools and be viewed by the organization as the ‘expert’ on pricing

Key Work areas:

Support development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modelling tools from a pricing standpoint.

• Responsible for analyzing existing pricing ideas and suggesting process improvements to keep costs under control

• Responsible for implementing the pricing strategy in line with overall organizational strategy

• Partner with sales/marketing/CR/Finance to analyze position product portfolio and pricing programs in alignment with product/sales strategy and revenue objectives

• Assist the commercial leadership and Enable the national pricing manager to work on overall objective and function of the organization.

• Evaluate on the competitive landscape with "right to win" in specific market

• Maintain knowledge and stay abreast of developments in the industry

• Ensure compliance to pricing standards

• Leverage leading global practices to implement efficient & consistent systems

• Lead pricing related projects (i.e.,) automation of cost card state-wise to minimize manual

support the team with pricing reviews and business performance calls

• Analyze outcomes of new business policies

• Advise and assist the pricing leadership team in developing pricing strategies and performing competitive pricing analysis by utilizing analytical and quantitative tools and methods, such as statistical modelling and forecasting, to guide decision making in matters of pricing

• Analyze and present data to in making strategic and tactical pricing decisions on an ongoing basis – including pricing and financial modelling

• Provide support in execution of processes and plans for effective business partnering and ensure seamless controls

• Grow gross margin by identifying pricing actions that encourages higher sales values

Drive the creation and implementation of effective governance, compliance and risk management frameworks across USL to drive holistic performance and maintain reputation

• Ensure pro-active input into preventative actions to address key business risks

• Manage issues to mitigate impact and risk by early involvement

• Guide resolution of issues and proactively create an environment where risk is avoided

• Champion the embedding of a compliance culture

Best suited for someone who is:

• MBA with 5-9 years of experience PQE

• Possess a flair for numbers, an ability to think big-picture and long

• Ability to communicate with and explain financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to be proactive, self-driven with the capacity to work in a dynamic work environment

• Ability to be a team player, trouble-shooter and a consensus-builder

• Exposure to complex business environments

• Familiarity with technology and tools

• Excellent analytical, written & verbal communication skills

Flexible Working Statement:

Diversity statement:

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.