Pricing Analyst
Assignment Type: Temporary, ongoing basis where you will be engaged via Hays
Location: Chichester
Working Environment: Hybrid, part office based on site at client offices/ part home based
Pay type: Competitive hourly pay rate
Start date: ASAP
Our Client
The World’s pre-eminent super-luxury automotive brand based in Goodwood, near Chichester, West Sussex, which comprises its global headquarters and Global Centre of Luxury Manufacturing Excellence.
The Role
Everything starts with passion at our luxurious automotive client. It turns a profession into a vocation. It drives them to keep reinventing mobility and to bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Enthusiasm for joint projects turns a department into a strong team where every opinion is valued. It is only when expertise, highly professional processes and enjoyment of work are united that they can shape the future together.
An excellent opportunity for a Pricing Analyst to support Pricing Team. You will be working in the Parts Pricing environment of Aftersales and be supporting Pricing Manager.
Your main task will be to ensure all new parts have valid prices set up, are ready to be ordered by dealers’ network. You will be responsible for preparing cyclic reports to ensure we are on track with our targets (margin analysis, cost price changes etc.). You will be exposed to all aspects of pricing management and pricing structure at Ownership Services Department. You will be working with everything that influences prices of our spare parts: currency fluctuations, transport fees, customer demands, current market situations and many more. You will also have an opportunity to implement ideas and improvements that would positively influence our profit margins.
You will be working with marketing, service, warranty and business steering, but you will be also acting as point of contact for the dealer network, area managers, internal and external partners.
Our client are currently working on reshaping and improving the existing Pricing Process, so you will have an opportunity to be a key person in this project. You will also be welcome to implement your own ideas and improvements to shape future Pricing Process in Pricing Management area. This project will require support from an IT, process and data analysis. You will be a vital asset to support the team in the analysis, planning and implementation your own point of view.
Key Accountabilities
Setting Retail and Dealer prices in line with new model launches, life cycle impulses, running changes and new product releases. Maintaining target margins across the portfolio
Reviewing and adjusting Market and Freight Factors, ensuring the profit will be secured
Support system changes and liaising with IT department when user testing is required.
Support in Quarterly Updates:
Prices harmonisation between markets
Maintenance and profit margins review
Creation of 15 external and 2 internal Price Files on Quarterly basis
Monitoring cost price changes and reacting to them
Setting up costs for internal parts
Liaising with other teams across the business: Finance, Bespoke, Warranty, Business Steering and Logistics.
Data analysis and various reports preparation
General support in Pricing Team
Skills and Qualifications
Degree or relevant experience in Economics / Finance / Accounting field
Knowledge and experience in both the Aftersales and spare parts business
Pricing experience within a global, multi-currency function
Management of large complex data sets
SAP experience
Competent in MS Office, with specific experience in Excel and PowerPoint
Analytical and mathematical skills
Affinity to data analysis and problem solving
Ability to communicate to different cultures with sensitivity and respect
Desire to continuously improve processes.
Good eye to detail and analytical approach
Benefits:
Competitive hourly rate along with an annual performance related bonus
Hybrid working
Access to a subsidised restaurant
Local retail and restaurant discounts
35 days annual leave (Including bank holidays)
What next?
If you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now on 0116 261 5001.