Global Pricing Excellence Manager

Omya Specialty Materials (Schweiz) AG; Oftringen; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Omya Specialty Materials (Schweiz) AG is seeking a pricing leader to shape and govern global pricing strategies. You will align with Sales, Commercialization, Finance and Business Development to set methodologies and drive price execution.

The role emphasizes digital pricing solutions, governance, and insightful reporting to support decision makers across markets. Strong English with German/French an advantage is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in Pricing Excellence, Sales/Commercial Excellence or similar.
• Strong ability to translate business needs into digital solution requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve global pricing processes and methodologies with key stakeholders.
• Structure price setting, changes, approvals and escalations to align with market needs.
• Own pricing-related digital solutions and translate requirements for IT and vendors.
• Establish pricing governance, monitor deviations and support corrective actions.
• Define pricing reporting requirements and deliver actionable insights.

Skills

Pricing excellence

Pricing governance

Stakeholder management

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Business Admin

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

Pricing tools

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Pricing Process & Methodology: Develop and continuously improve global pricing processes and methodologies together with Sales, Commercialization, Business Development, Finance and other relevant stakeholders.

Structure approaches to price setting, price changes, approvals, and escalations in line with commercial requirements and market developments, so that global standards remain practical, relevant, and scalable.

Digital Solutions: Act as the business owner for pricing-related digital solutions across pricing tools, CRM and ERP, owning the business requirements, and roadmap. Lead the business side of solution design, and translate business needs into clear requirements for Digital Transformation, IT and external vendors, Identify relevant opportunities for automation, advanced analytics and AI to strengthen price setting, and pricing execution.

Governance & Adoption: Establish and maintain pricing governance in line with the organization’s operating model, covering decision rights, pricing authorities, approval logics and exceptions, process adherence and use of the designated tools. Monitor deviations and support corrective actions when needed.

Decision Support & Reporting: Define the business requirements for pricing reporting and decision support, including KPIs, management views and insight needs. Work with Data/ BI teams to make relevant insights available at the right point in the pricing process and translate outputs into actionable recommendation for decision makers.

Capability Building: Lead pricing capability-building and training for sales, commercialization and business development teams, supporting effective application of pricing methodologies, processes and tools.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field. Minimum 5 years of experience in Pricing Excellence, Sales / Commercial Excellence, Pricing Management, Finance or a similar role, preferably within B2B distribution business. Strong understanding of B2B price setting and execution processes, methodologies and governance, combined with solid analytical skills. Experience in translating business needs into requirements for digital solutions, as well as working with SAP, Salesforce and pricing solutions. Demonstrated learning agility, initiative and comfort with complex and evolving challenges, with ability to build deep business knowledge, identify gaps and dependencies, and proactively drive workstreams through resolution. Proven experience working across functions, markets and organizational levels to alignment requirements and processes, and drive decisions, with exposure to coordinating external vendors and solution partners. Excellence communication skills in English; German or French is desirable. Additional languages are an advantage. Willingness to travel occasionally

Omya is a leading global producer of industrial minerals and a worldwide distributor of specialty materials. Our company was founded 140 years ago and remains a privately-owned, independent company headquartered in Switzerland but with offices and plants in more than 50 countries. When you join Omya, you become part of a global team that uses its creativity, expertise and experience to make a difference to people's lives. Thinking of Tomorrow means focusing on the challenges of the future and how we can develop mineral products to solve them. This is a collaborative environment where people work towards common goals, with a common purpose Our purpose, combined with our values of modesty, courtesy, integrity and perseverance, is the foundation of our business. Our values are relevant to our lives, not just our work. All Omya employees, partners and suppliers are bound by a Code of Conduct which reflects our values and guides our behavior.