Pricing Process Owner (Finance)
Summary:
This role is responsible for mobilizing changes to enhance our pricing management system. This individual will be instrumental in simplifying and establishing new pricing processes and management systems, driving continuous improvement, and supporting and guiding the daily pricing decision-making process to enhance our agility and effectiveness.
Essential Functions:
- Oversee and manage pricing audits, the pricing process, policy development, and monitor their implementation in collaboration with Information Technology (IT), Internal Audit, and cross-functional teams to ensure an accurate pricing database and procedures.
- Act as a change agent, continuously seeking opportunities to refine and streamline the existing pricing management process, ensuring compliance with internal audit policies and enhancing management agility and effectiveness.
- Independently identify opportunities to improve pricing models through robust analytics, working in collaboration with finance and other departments to evaluate and implement key initiatives. This includes simulating financial implications of procedural changes and evaluating the impact of price changes on sales and profitability.
- Partner with IT and Business Process Owners to develop and maintain pricing tools and systems.
- Establish metrics to measure the performance of the pricing system and regularly report findings to senior leadership.
- Develop and manage processes that integrate market and product line strategy into the pricing management guidelines, influencing daily pricing decisions to support business growth.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree. May consider equivalent work experience in lieu of degree.
- 5+ years of experience in pricing, finance or data analytics.
- Proficiency in data analysis tools, software, and ERP systems (e.g., Excel, Power BI, SFDC, SAP).
- Demonstrated experience in implementing continuous improvement practices within a business unit or commercial function.
- A strong willingness to learn, with a proactive attitude towards driving system enhancements as a change agent.
- Travel: Up to 10%
