EMEA Pricing & Portfolio Architect (RGM Lead)

AkzoNobel; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health & wellbeing support

Learning & development

Flexible working

Other local benefits

Job summary

AkzoNobel currently seeks an EMEA Pricing & Portfolio Architecture Lead to shape pricing strategy and the portfolio across Decorative Paints in EMEA. You’ll define brand, product, pack sizes and channel positioning to maximise revenue and margin, coordinating with regional and country teams to translate insights into market actions.

The role requires strong analytics, advanced Excel and Power BI, and a proven track record in multi-market pricing leadership.

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in business administration, economics, marketing or a comparable field.
• At least 7 years of experience in pricing, revenue growth management or commercial strategy, ideally within FMCG, consumer goods or a retail-facing environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with B2C pricing and portfolio strategy, including pricing analysis, simulations and analytical methodologies.
• A proven track record of developing pricing strategies for multi-market portfolios and successfully implementing them through local teams.
• Strong financial acumen and the ability to connect pricing and portfolio decisions to revenue, margin and overall P&L impact.
• Advanced Excel modelling skills and working proficiency in Power BI.
• Strong leadership, facilitation and project management skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across functions, markets and levels in an international organisation.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear recommendations, decisions and action plans.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the EMEA pricing framework, including price positioning, price indices, pricing corridors and guardrails across markets.
• Use consumer, market and competitive insights to develop clear and actionable pricing recommendations.
• Define approaches to cost recovery and price increases, supporting effective execution across the portfolio.
• Establish consistent competitive price benchmarking and communicate pricing recommendations, risks and trade-offs to key stakeholders.
• Own the price-pack and portfolio architecture across brands, product tiers, pack sizes and channels.
• Assess portfolio performance to identify growth opportunities, structural gaps and opportunities to simplify or optimise the portfolio.
• Set pricing and portfolio principles for new product launches and portfolio changes in partnership with Brand & Category and Product Management.
• Partner with regional and country teams to translate strategic guidance into market execution, develop practical decision tools, and monitor price and portfolio performance.

Skills

Pricing strategy

Excel modelling

Power BI

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

Power BI

Job description

AkzoNobel currently seeks an EMEA Pricing & Portfolio Architecture Lead to shape pricing strategy and the portfolio across Decorative Paints in EMEA. You’ll define brand, product, pack sizes and channel positioning to maximise revenue and margin, coordinating with regional and country teams to translate insights into market actions.

The role requires strong analytics, advanced Excel and Power BI, and a proven track record in multi-market pricing leadership.