Pricing Analyst

Bridgestone; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a dynamic Pricing Analyst to join their team in Warwick. This role offers the chance to enhance your business acumen while working within a small, agile Pricing team in a global organization. You will be responsible for providing insightful analytics that drive informed decision-making and price optimization. Your contributions will help shape pricing strategies and ensure product availability across diverse markets. If you are passionate about data analysis and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Supportive onboarding experience

Training and mentorship opportunities

Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Dynamic work environment

Work/life effectiveness support

Diverse and inclusive team

Qualifications

• Degree in Mathematics, Economics or Business is desired.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide business analytics for price optimisation and product availability.
• Support with maintenance of product line up in SAP.

Skills

Numerical skills

IT skills (Microsoft Excel)

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Education

Degree in Mathematics

Degree in Economics

Business related degree

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Type of work: Hybrid

Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location: GB-GB03, GB

ABOUT US

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Pricing Analyst reporting directly to the Sales Operations Manager. This is a regional role, based in Warwick.

This role will provide an excellent opportunity to grow your business skills by working in a small, dynamic Pricing team within a global organisation, supporting both the consumer and commercial product groups.

Responsibilities:

• Provide business analytics that lead to informed decision making, price optimisation & maximised product availability.
• Support with Maintenance of Product Line up for Price Lists and ensure product line up is managed in SAP system.
• Help Business Unit Director and Sales Operations Manager set the North pricing waterfall.
• Provide Sales Admin Team with accurate and timely load files following the D&R manager and authority schedule guidelines to ensure all pricing is signed off and loaded into SAP.
• Review Price Variance, highlighting to finance any pricing errors in loading and work with BSNOR finance to report to BSEU the reasons for any significant deviation.
• Support Rebate payments with confirmation of rebate conditionality and qualifying payments.
• Provide buyback pricing and support fleet business with IPC management and dealer margin considerations.
• Provide information on competitor activity and analyse BSUK’s relative position within the market.
• Track FX moves between GBP and Euro and support monthly meetings with data, forecasts, and commentary to help the business make correct decisions.
• Gain a strong market and customer knowledge of the North Consumer Markets – UK & Ireland.
• Review market data on a regular basis and understand what is behind our and the market performance (Europool and GFK).
• Keep up to date with automotive and economic trends that can affect the tyre industry.
• Attend customer visits to get first-hand market information.
• Work collaboratively across the business, learning systems and processes, and propose improvements.

Requirements:

• Desired degree in Mathematics, Economics or a Business related degree.
• A great desire to learn and gain real business experience.
• Numerical skills with a determination for accuracy.
• IT skills – experience with Microsoft products, primarily Excel.
• Attention to detail and the ability to prioritise work and be effective under pressure.
• Analytical skills to interrogate data and identify patterns and trends.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Strong interpersonal skills – an excellent team player.
• Ability to present in-depth data findings to various audiences, drawing out key information.
• A proactive approach to work, always seeking improvements to processes and challenging the norm.
• Above all, the ATTITUDE, ENTHUSIASM and KEENNESS to succeed and a passion for excellence.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empower you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality.” For that, we offer you more than just competitive payment; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic, and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to creating an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.