Job Description
Job Summary:
The Pricing Manager will be responsible for executing the pricing strategy for Health & Wellness, effectively identifying product pricing, deal execution, pricing discipline and process development. The position will champion pricing with the regional and global pricing team, product managers and sales organization and embed a pricing and margin expansion mindset in the organization. This position will work closely with product managers, sales, customers, procurement, product development, supply chain and accounting teams globally.
This role could be based in Somerset, UK or Valencia, Spain.
Essential Job Functions:
Perform price execution activities and set discipline by executing and enforcing standard processes for robust repeatable deal support and evaluation
Responsible for fulfilling pricing requests from Sales and others, prepare and analyze pricing performance reporting, identifying pricing opportunities, and analyzing customer performance
Review and support deal analysis using supporting materials, pricing tools, and data to determine acceptability and build end to end view on profitability
Develop and execute the annual pricing strategy for assigned business and product lines to meet the company's revenue and margin growth requirements
Identify opportunities to develop pricing tools including analyzing pricing models in collaboration with Pricing Analytics team
Support a continuous margin improvement mindset by executing and communicating pricing decisions in alignment with the pricing strategy and the objectives of related pricing levers
Work cross functionally to support pricing activities of strategic customer accounts with in-depth knowledge of customer contracts and pricing obligations and analysis of global pricing
Work closely with a global set of stakeholders on market conditions and material changes to execute periodic price and annual price increases
Support adoption of pricing tools and performance reporting by other stakeholders
Prepare and give presentations to senior leadership as well as outside customers, as required
Job Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Food Science (or equivalent experience/ background), or related business or technical degree supplemented with a minimum of 5+ years' relevant work experience with demonstrated success in
Change management leadership
Strategic planning
Implementation of new processes and systems
Advanced degree in analytics, data modeling, statistics is a plus
Strong strategic thinker that is considered a future leader with prospects to move into more senior position
Superior verbal and written communication skills with the ability to synthesize marketing and pricing information to draw insights and actionable recommendations (e.g., structure the problem, collect data, identify issues, and present results) and communicate with all levels of the organization
Strong negotiating skills based on a thorough understanding of sales/marketing practices with the ability to create credibility and establish long-term relationships
Demonstrated capacity to excel within fast-paced work environment
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively within a team-based work environment and ability to gain buy-in/ commitment from internal stakeholders
Commitment to corporate ethics policies and safety programs
Experience with using Excel to develop ad hoc analysis and sustainable analytical models and reports
Experience with Power BI and large ERP systems (e.g. SAP, JDE, etc.) is a plus
About ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We're a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world's premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.
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