Lead Pricing Analyst, South Asia

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Are you ready for a new challenge? Then join our Pricing team as Lead Pricing Analyst in our Fragrances & Beauty division. Based in Mumbai and reporting to the Regional Head of Pricing, SAMEA, this exciting role within an international working environment offers a broad range of responsibilities, high visibility and the opportunity to contribute and to further grow with our organisation.

• Price Setting and Maintenance

  • Manage ongoing pricing activities and compute prices, cost targets and margins of fragrance products
  • Maintain pricelists and oversee the price maintenance process
  • Coordinate pricing process for identified accounts and provide pricing recommendations and price negotiation support to the commercial organization through supporting analysis
  • Manage DOA process
  • Manage price increases and adjustments for raw material impact, manufacturing cost changes or margin improvement on existing products
    Accountable for compliance to all policies relevant to the function

• Business Partnering Monitoring, protecting and improving gross margin:

  • Ensure Pricing Performance Monitoring together with Business Partners and Controlling
  • Monitor and drive achievement of sales and margin targets/KPIs
  • Ensure compliance with the divisional/regional pricing guidelines - Implement guidelines, including application of the margin grids and obtaining approval of any exceptions to the guidelines, within their relevant responsibilities
  • Analyse periodically gross margin and identify product cost issues and address these with Procurement, Operations, Finance & Technical groups
  • Participate in customer meetings and discussions for large local, regional and international customers
  • Support establishing main customer agreements (corelist/rebate programmes)

• Support Global Systems & Processes

  • Manage ongoing pricing activities and compute prices, cost targets and margins of fragrance products
  • Support execution of global/regional pricing tools & systems

• Team Responsibility

  • Support and mentor junior members of pricing team

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Business, Finance, or a relevant discipline.
• Additional professional finance or accounting certifications like CA, CPA, CMA, etc., will be advantageous
• 7 years of relevant core professional work experience in pricing or business controlling in a B2B environment
• Prior experience in international work environments with companies in the Flavors, Fragrances, Chemicals, Ingredients, Pharma or any other relevant manufacturing industry
• Experience with pricing mechanisms and profitability
• Process and project management skills
• Experience in direct customer interactions and managing stakeholders for pricing negotiations
• Experience with ERP is a must
• Experienced in handling big data analysis

• Attractive package with benefits
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• A creative team environment that will inspire you
• Comprehensive healthcare plans
• Paid time off

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch peoples lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Givaudan is committed to equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome applications regardless of cultural and social background, gender, age, religion or sexual identity.
We also have a safe working environment, progressive working conditions and are certified as an equal pay employer.

Locations - Mumbai, IN, 400093