Tactical Pricing Specialist- 1 year determined contract

The Tactical Pricing Specialist takes care of pricing and cost management of existing business as well as new launches. Ensuring sustainable growth and profitable business by driving all relevant pricing activities with our internal stakeholders. Supporting business model definitions and business case evaluations in close cooperation with sales advanced development & strategic product management.

• Responsibility area: Automotive Aftermarket 
• Preparation of competition pricing analysis and monitor market pricing activities
• Identify and initiate pricing/margin improvement opportunities (tracks profitability development)
• Track and follows-up on won and lost quotes (creating a market price map and gap analysis)
• Prepare impact analysis after cost/price changes (e.g. raw material adaptations)
• Track key product cost developments and alert sales/engineering team to start countermeasures
• Have close collaboration with Product Management and Sales
• Coordination with Sales Product Management and Marketing to execute pricing strategy
• Creation of customer individual and market price list concepts (including bonus and discount structures)
• Identify and implement market customer or product opportunities and programs that drive strategic sustainable profitable growth
• Support Business Management to develop individual pricing strategies (e.g. product launch project pricing discount structure)
• Set the strategic direction for regional pricing improvement initiatives taking into account market and customer reaction
• Define and implements frameworks (pricing guidelines) hurdles and regulations for pricing management tools (e.g. PowerBi dashboard)

Qualifications :

• Academic degree in economics Economical Engineering Engineering Business Administration or similar field
• Several years of professional experience in a B2B environment in at least one of the following functional areas: Product Management Sales Marketing or Product Development
• Knowledge about BA relevant business and market environment
• Knowledge about BA relevant pricing processes
• General Management understanding business / financial acumen
• Theoretical and practical experience in pricing contracts and claims
• Analytic complex Project management capabilities moderation and presentation techniques.
• Excellent multicultural communication and networking skills
• Fluent English language skills in spoken and written form
• German skills desirable

Additional Information :

• What We Offer:
• A supportive learning environment with opportunities for growth and development.
• Hands-on experience with industry-leading HR systems.
• Mentorship from experienced professionals.
• Flexible working hours to accommodate your academic schedule.

• The 13th salary  Paid once a year in December;
• Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;
• Private Health Insurance  Health is the most important so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;
• Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and at the same time to get the chance to receive a bonus;
• Bookster  Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and youll receive them at the office;
• Sports benefits- Its important to stay active so we offer you the 7Card;
• Discounts at our partners  We collaborate with different vendors and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers restaurants kindergartens etc;
• System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas  We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that allows you to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);
• Happy days  If you or your child is getting married or you become a parent you receive some extra free days;
• Life events celebration - If your family is growing we praise your newborn with a bonus;
• Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case-by-case basis);
• Extra vacation days  You begin with 22 vacation days/year and starting with the 3rd year with us we offer you 1 more day of vacation and afterward from 2 to 2 years youll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 29);
• Transport from the Timisoara area  You can choose to come with the bus provided by the company if youll work from the plant location/office;
• Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;
• Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who where or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time