About the role

As a pricing analyst, you develop competitive, accurate price proposals for the sales team using pricing models, market intelligence, and additional input from relevant stakeholders. Scope: This role covers all chocolate and cocoa sites and markets within Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region This role can also be involved in intercompany dealings between Cocoa and Chocolate Division

 

Key responsibilities include

An ideal candidate will be able to form strong relationships with the sales teams and analyze detailed pricing models Create competitive price proposals for the sales team, analyzing historic price and margin levels to drive profitable growth for your business unit Present proposals to Sales, guide them by utilizing market and internal data to validate and justify proposals Book sales contracts upon agreement from customers to lock in business Take pricing ownership of assigned accounts in an independent and proactive way Proactively manage the contracts for your account portfolio in collaboration with Sales and Customer Service Utilize different pricing models, including commodity market coverage, cost & margin analysis and proactive data management Develop and manage effective and analytic reporting tools to support the business unit and the organization’s needs Understand the commodity market fundamentals and gather in-depth knowledge on the chocolate and cocoa manufacturing process in order to improve the pricing process Actively support local, regional & global pricing projects & initiatives Travel requirements: Less than 15% of the time

 

About You

Fluent in English a must. Good command of another Asian language is an advantage  Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics, Business Administration or similar Education, Language, Skills & Qualifications At least 3 years of experience in a Finance, Commercial or Pricing function Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (lookup, index-match, pivot tables, etc.) Experience working in a manufacturing environment or with SAP is a plus Strong analytical and problem solving skills with high attention to detail and can-do attitude Enthusiastic team member with a willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing business demands and priorities Customer oriented and strategically and conceptually thinking Strong effective communication skills and the ability to interface with various levels of management