Pricing Specialist

TIRES GROUP SECTOR – BUSINESS AREA EMEAThe Tires Group Sector is responsible for tire sales worldwide. Within the Business Area EMEA and with MENA locations in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Morocco, we serve our partner network, our customers by selling multi-brand passenger light vehicle tires, truck tires and specialty tires in over 20 countries of the region.ABOUT THE POSITIONKey Responsibilities:Pricing StrategyDeveloping pricing strategy for PLT/ TT according to market needs taking into account local and central business necessities and objectives.Work out positioning strategies of brands vs. Competition, Interbrand positioning, incorporate new brandsAnalyze market price positioning.Define / negotiate the ME conditions vs. EMP (Price concept).Assist in setting and agreeing the implementation of price changes in ME markets Operational (sales) supportAnalyze price requests from sales taking into consideration: EMP, profitability, competition, etc.Assist in managing and steer the product profitability and product mix in close cooperation with controllingCreate price lists for each importerCoordinate with Central PLT and TT pricingIdentify additional price investment opportunities and special sales actions (OOY, OLD DOT, Plant free stocks) to accelerate sell-in volume.Data / SystemMonitor prices on the server and SAP for all ME markets.Monitor accruals per customers and generate monthly accruals reportSet up the prices for new articles / successors / special deals, etc.Updating Price list per brand, per customer, per country and uploading in common shared platform accessible for Sales & Operations.Pricing AnalysisAnalyze price informationPeriodical analysis of Sell-In margin and update to managementTrack landed cost factorsForecast Simulation Price / Mix / Volume Analysis based on the latest FC to calculate financial effect for controllingYOUR QUALIFICATIONS / WORK EXPERIENCEEducation / Certification: Bachelor’s DegreeUniversity degree in Economics, Marketing, Business Administration is preferred.Min. 3 years working experience, preferably in Tyre / Automotive industryExperience in Marketing and Sales or Controlling requiredAdvanced skills in MS office (Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI), other tools like Knime , UI Path.. etc is an advantage