About the position
My client, a leading earthmoving equipment supplier, is looking for a Pricing Analyst to join their team in Bartlett, East Rand.
The purpose of the role is to complete preparatory work for all requirements in the Price and Planning Management function of all Products and Services related to the company activities. This includes supplier price management, analysis of market pricing, campaign management as well as ensuring the Master Data is accurate and maintained.
Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Ensure proper functioning of all areas of pricing and planning.
- Work with Regional Managers and Parts Managers to understand various areas of business
- Analyse and identify opportunities for marketing campaigns and track outcomes working with Regional Managers
- Analyse the market and make recommendations on pricing strategy for each Region
- Discuss and analyse general price increases with OEM Suppliers, make recommendations and agree on increase values
- Analyse and create opportunities for bulk buying, and negotiate deals with Suppliers on a special sales deal
- Ensure the upload of the pricing on the SAP system is accurate and in line with recommendations
- Ensure price queries are resolved and recorded, and that the impact thereof is measured
- Compile and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly reports to measure growth, pricing and profit
- Send out Bulletins to regions when required
- Participate in projects where required, and able to utilize BI tools
- Use information from external systems to do the required analysis on products and pricing
- All Master Data to be controlled, and regular maintenance and integrity of the information checked
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must have Matric / Grade 12
- Diploma or Degree in Supply Chain essential.
- Earthmoving Equipment / heavy engineering / heavy manufacturing experience is required.
- 3-5 years working experience in a Logistics or Supply Chain environment.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Advanced Excel
- Knowledge of SAP or similar a software
- Supply chain, Warehouse and Inventory background essential
- Working knowledge of WMS concepts and understanding of Inventory.
- Working Knowledge of Data Analysis and Marketing Analysis.
- Must have a high level of experience and understanding of pricing, data and marketing analysis, as well as data management
Desired Skills:
- pricing analyst
- heavy industry
- heavy manufacturing
- construction equipment parts
- advanced Excel
- pricing
- data analysis
- marketing analysis
- data management
- SAP
- earthmoving equipment
