Pricing and Margin Analyst at UNOCASA Limited

Job Description

• This role reports directly to the Managing Director (MD).
• The Pricing & Margin Analyst will be responsible for developing and managing the pricing strategy for the products in the company's various business units.
• This is an ideal opportunity to work in a varied role as part of a collaborative team in an exciting, fast paced environment carrying out essential customer profitability reporting and margin control and improvement.

The Role specific tasks will include

• Develop and manage the pricing strategy for all the company's product. This will involve developing a strategy for collation and use of market information & customer data to inform pricing decisions as well as maintaining pricing database across all facilities
• Understanding of various pricing strategies including value-based pricing and assess pricing and market access risks associated with any price changes
• Provide insight into reports developed, highlighting areas of success and lost opportunity
• Drive improvements in margin through weekly verbal and written communications with the teams e.g. recommend upselling of margin optimized lines to improve mix, margin, and profitability
• Drive improvements in sales: Weekly review to ensure that targeted customer, category and product margins are achieved
• Review and approval of prices outside agreed price bands
• Contribute value-added perspectives or advisory services that are important to decision making
• Support project work as required across the team e.g. gathering pricing and market pricing intelligence

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, Accounting or related fields
• Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in a similar commercial environment; The successful applicant is likely to come from a sales, finance or trading background
• A strong work ethic and a proactive “can do” attitude that requires minimal supervision
• Fluent English with excellent writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills
• Highly quantitative, ideally with a finance or business qualification
• Excellent Excel skills, able to manipulate and interpret complex data files
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills: Ability to work between sales, finance and trading
• People management skills: Able to develop and motivate direct reports.

Remuneration

• Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate's experience.
• Each employee receives stock options.
• High performance can quickly lead to a promotion and additional compensation.