About the position
Our client, a leading Mining Technology Solutions company is looking to appoint a Pricing Analyst to join their dynamic team based in Boksburg, Johannesburg.
The Pricing Analyst is responsible for analysing, managing, and optimising pricing structures to support profitability, cost control, and competitive positioning. This role works closely with Procurement, Finance, Sales, and Operations to ensure pricing decisions are data driven and aligned to business strategy.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Finance or Accounting/Economics/Business Administration/Statistics or Data Analytics.
- Minimum 2-5 years' experience in procurement price analytics.
- Manufacturing or engineering experience (advantageous).
- ERP system knowledge.
- Strong Excel and reporting skills.
- Understanding of procurement policies and controls.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Strong communication and problem-solving ability.
- Effective cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Aftermarket and Production teams.
- Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Ethical and transparent behaviour.
- Must be able to follow structured processes and respect cross functional boundaries.
- Strong administrative and organisational skills.
- High attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Able to think analytically.
- Price & Cost Analysis.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Monitor price movements, inflation trends, and exchange rate impacts.
- Conduct price variance analysis (actual vs budget, current vs previous).
- Maintain pricing models, dashboards, and reports.
- Track savings, cost avoidance, and procurement performance.
- Support audits and pricing governance.
- Support buyers and pricing analysts with data and administration.
- Ensure adherence to procurement policies and controls.
- Always adhere to the Code of Ethics with all purchases.
- Identifying cost-saving opportunities through alternative sourcing and vendor innovation.
- Analyse supplier pricing, cost breakdowns, and rate structures to ensure competitiveness and value for money.
- Conduct total cost of ownership (TCO) and should-cost analyses to support sourcing decisions.
- Identify pricing trends, cost drivers, and inflationary risks across categories.
- Benchmark prices against market data, historical spend, and alternate suppliers.
- Accuracy of procurement and supplier data.
- Compliance with BBEEE and regulatory requirements.
- Audit outcomes related to procurement documentation.
- Integrity of all upkeeping of current and relevant information.
- Support negotiations by preparing detailed pricing models and savings scenarios.
- Validate supplier quotes, tenders, and pricing adjustments for accuracy and compliance.
- Monitor contract pricing, escalations, rebates, and index-linked increases.
- Ensure pricing terms are correctly implemented in contracts and ERP systems.
- Assist Management and the Procurement Team with any ad hoc projects and requests.
Desired Skills:
- Price Analysis
- Procurement Analysis
- ERP Systems
- Cost Analysis
- Excel
