Strategic Pricing Lead ANZ

Kerry; Sydney; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry is seeking a Strategic Pricing Lead ANZ to shape and deliver pricing strategies that protect margin and drive sustainable growth in Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, you’ll work with finance, commercial, procurement, operations and markets teams to align pricing decisions with margin expectations.

You’ll lead pricing initiatives, review cost movements, and support the sales force with timely pricing insights while mentoring a Pricing Specialist team and delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business, Economics
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant pricing/finance experience
• Strong commercial acumen to identify pricing risk and opportunity
• Excellent analytical skills turning data into business insights
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across functions

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement pricing strategies across the ANZ market and tech portfolio
• Review cost and pricing movements, monitor margin performance and drive improvements
• Collaborate with procurement and operations to understand key cost drivers
• Provide timely pricing support to sales in partnership with market pricing teams
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities and advise on growth
• Manage annual pricing renewal, rebates, and pricing for new products
• Coach and develop Pricing Specialist team with PMM Lead

Skills

Pricing strategy

Pricing processes

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business, Economics

Job description

Strategic Pricing Lead ANZ | Sydney

• Lead pricing strategy and margin protection across ANZ.
• Partner with commercial, procurement, operations and finance teams.
• Join a global leader in taste and nutrition with strong career development opportunities.

About Kerry

Kerry is a world leader in taste and nutrition, serving the food and beverage industry globally. With a strong presence across Asia Pacific, Kerry partners with customers to deliver innovative solutions and create sustainable growth. We offer rewarding careers in a global environment, with opportunities to develop, grow and contribute to meaningful business outcomes.

About The Role

We are seeking a Strategic Pricing Lead ANZ to play a key role in shaping and delivering pricing strategies that protect margin, support sustainable growth and enable strong commercial decision-making across the ANZ business.

Based in Sydney and reporting to the Finance Director ANZ, this role will work closely with commercial, procurement, operations, PMM and market pricing teams to identify risks and opportunities, support pricing activity and ensure decisions align with business and margin expectations.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and implement pricing strategies across the ANZ market and technology portfolio.
• Review cost and pricing movements, monitor margin performance and lead improvement actions where needed.
• Work with procurement and operations to understand key cost movements and support mitigation or recovery plans.
• Deliver timely and accurate pricing support to the sales organisation in partnership with market pricing teams.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities, providing insights and recommendations to support business growth.
• Manage the annual pricing renewal process, sales rebates process, and costing and pricing for new product opportunities.
• Support and coach the Pricing Specialist team in partnership with the PMM Lead.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business, Economics or a related discipline .
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in pricing, commercial finance, revenue management, or a related field, with experience leading pricing processes or influencing commercial decision-making across functions;
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify pricing risk and opportunity.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to turn financial data into practical business insights.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions, regions and business priorities.
• Strong understanding of risk management, including commodity, currency and other cost drivers.
• Self-sufficient, flexible and comfortable managing competing local, regional and global deadlines.

Why Join Kerry?

This is an opportunity to make a genuine commercial impact in a global food and beverage organisation. You will work with experienced teams, influence pricing decisions across ANZ and contribute to strategies that support sustainable growth and profitability.