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Technical Product & Pricing Manager

Manufacturing

Richmond

Permanent ⁄ £40000 - £50000

Updated August 20, 2008


i) WHAT IS THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB?

(1) To support the businesses in the development of their pricing strategies
(2) To share pricing best practice throughout the Group
(3) To provide analysis of pricing trends and issues to the Group Sales & Marketing Director and his team
ii) PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
WHAT DOES THE JOBHOLDER HAVE TO ACHIEVE?
(1) Support the businesses in the development of their pricing strategies by:

• Building good working relationships with business unit executives responsible for pricing
• Gaining a detailed understanding of the different pricing techniques and strategies used in each business
• Using expertise and appropriate influencing styles to challenge and develop pricing strategies.

(2) Share pricing best practice throughout the Group by:

• Using the detailed knowledge gained of pricing techniques and strategies used within the Group to identify opportunities for sharing best practice and facilitating the transfer of knowledge and expertise
• Organising periodic workshops on pricing strategy and other pricing matters
• Supporting the professional development of pricing managers/analysts within the business units
• Identifying pricing strategies and techniques used in other industries which could potentially be adopted within the Group
• Taking existing best practice and applying own knowledge and experience to develop it further and share within the Group.

(3) Provide analysis on pricing trends and issues to the Group Sales & Marketing Director and his team by:

• Understanding business unit pricing trends through discussion with executives responsible for pricing
• Providing a monthly commentary on pricing trends based on data generated from the price monitoring tool
• Ensuring that the Central IT team have clear guidance on further development of the price monitoring tool.

Who we're looking for
You will have a degree-level education combined with substantial relevant business experience, ideally with an MBA .

You will have substantial work experience mostly gained in a pricing analyst/manager role, having run strategic and tactical pricing programmes. You will also have experience of dynamic pricing.

About our client
Our client is a leading holding company for some well known manufacturing brands

What's on offer
£40-50,000 (dependent on experience) plus car allowance & good benefits package

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on 020 8742 5956.  Job Ref: 12994232
Your application will be sent to Tish Thompson.

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