Senior Pricing Analyst

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Senior Pricing Analyst- at Givaudan – Your future position?

Are you ready for a new challenge? Then join our Pricing team as Senior Pricing Analyst (Fragrances Division). Based in Dubai, UAE, you will support the vast and high-growth territory of Middle East & Africa. This exciting role offers a broad range of responsibilities, high visibility and the opportunity to contribute and grow with our organization. Through your strategic ability and good business understanding, you will support the sub-region in implementing profitable growth and reaching our business targets.

You will report to the Regional Head of Pricing.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs and deliver value.

In this exciting role, you will:

1. Price Setting and Maintenance:
   • Manage ongoing pricing activities and compute prices, cost targets, and margins of fragrance products.
   • Maintain price lists and oversee the price maintenance process.
   • Coordinate pricing process for main customers and provide price negotiation support to the commercial organization.
   • Ensure compliance with the divisional/regional pricing guidelines.
2. Business Partnering – monitoring, protecting and improving gross margin:
   • Monitor and lead achievement of sales and margin targets/Measurements.
   • Ensure Pricing Performance Monitoring together with Business Partners and Controlling.
   • Analyse periodically gross margin and identify product cost issues and address these with Procurement, Operations, Finance & Technical groups.
   • Manage price increases and adjustments for raw material impact, manufacturing cost changes or margin improvement on existing products.
   • Support establishing main customer agreements (growth/ rebate programs).
   • Accountable for compliance to all procedures relevant to the function.
3. Support Global Systems & Processes:
   • Participate in global/regional projects on system design and enhancements of the pricing tools.
   • Support execution of global/regional pricing tools & systems.

You?

Are you naturally invested in results and can make strong decisions with confidence? Can you also be customer-focused and improve results? If so, you will find this a satisfying role where a passion for your work will match our business purpose. Why not come join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• University degree in Business, Finance or relevant areas. Chartered and Cost Accountants preferred.
• Min of 7+ years of core pricing / business controlling experience in B2B setup (experience in Flavour & Fragrance, Manufacturing, Chemical or Pharmaceutical industries an advantage).
• Good process and project management skills.
• You have a head for numbers: confident numerical skills.
• You’re a skilled communicator and ability to work with customers for pricing negotiations.
• Comfortable with complex IT systems, Excel and SAP (or Any Relevant ERP).

Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development.

A creative team environment that will inspire you.

Bonus Payment

Support for private health insurance • Annual flight ticket allowance.

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s 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. Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners. Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.