Regional Pricing Expert

Job description

Job Number

2757854

Business

Current & GE Lighting

Business Segment

Current & Lighting GE Lighting

About Us

At GE Lighting , we're leading a global lighting revolution.
In developing innovative energy-efficient lighting products, systems, and solutions for today and the future – such
as world-class LED, fluorescent and ceramic metal halide light sources -- GE Lighting teams around the world are
dedicated to leading a global lighting revolution to deliver innovative solutions that change the way people light
and think about their world. Join us and you'll find yourself in a dynamic atmosphere working with the most
talented people in the industry in an open, developmental environment with abundant opportunities to learn,
grow and advance within the organization. At GE, developing people is embedded in our culture and integral to
our growth. If you're a driven, independent problem solver who brings leadership and enthusiasm to everything
you do, then join GE in creating the next generation of products that will improve the lives of consumers for
generations to come. Visit www.JoinGELighting.com
to learn more about being part of the GE Lighting team.

Posted Position Title

Regional Pricing Expert

Career Level

Experienced

Function

Marketing

Function Segment

Product Marketing

Location(s) Where Opening Is Available

Hungary

City

Budapest

Postal Code

1340

Relocation Assistance

No

Essential Responsibilities

·  Manages selected region to make sure the customers are getting enough pricing support, coordinates the works of specialist if needed, but also works independently on pricing quotes.

·  Works closely with Sales General Managers to align commercial and pricing strategy

·  Takes part in regular calls with the Commercial Team to represent regional pricing and agree on price actions needed

·  Supports commercial teams with price/profitability analysis of incoming quotes along with the recommendation on approved price levels

·  Gathers information from cross-functions to support incoming tenders (Product Management, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Finance)

·  In cooperation with Product Management team prepares and communicates to the commercial team target/minimum prices on key products

·  Creates/revises price lists for the customers to follow the market dynamics and ensure profitable sales of GE's products

·  Evaluates profitability of the customers/regions and proposes corrective actions if needed

·  Supports new product introduction process by setting prices according to strategy agreed wit product management team

·  Follows the market feedbacks/market share information and proposes pricing actions accordingly

·  Constantly analyses the price structure reports to look for possibility of price structure adjustments to provide more automatic order entry process

·  Evaluates stock levels and profitability of the products to propose promotional actions

·  Analyzes weekly profitability reports to make sure that margin is above target level and look for any outliers that may need some corrections

·  Develops and implements forward costing models to include approaching cost out actions in order to accelerate LED product sales

·  Runs ad hoc reports (sales, profitability, price levels) to support internal analytics and speed up decision making process

·  Negotiates yearly/quarterly rebate schemes for customers and maintains them in SAP

Desired profile

Qualifications/Requirements

·  University/college background

·  Excellent English skills (written and verbal), other european language is an advantage

·  Ability to create complex analytics in excel along with presenting the results in easy and understandable way to stakeholders

·  Experience in pricing

·  Creativity and ability to come up with solutions

·  Ability to prioritize multiple tasks

·  Ability to work under time pressure

·  Courage to negotiate and present own ideas

·  Strong negotiation skills and readiness to defend his/her point of view with structured arguments

·  Quick decision making

·  High analytical skills

·  Commercial/Product Management background is an advantage