Pricing Manager

SAGA PLC; Edgware; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider for the over-50 demographic in the UK is seeking a Pricing Manager to support their pricing team. This role involves managing pricing data, developing pricing strategies, and providing insights to drive business growth. Ideal candidates will have experience in personal lines, programming skills in SQL, R, or Python, and strong analytical capabilities. Flexible working options available, with the ability to work from home or at hubs in London or Folkestone.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Option to purchase additional leave

Pension scheme matched up to 10%

Annual bonus - Up to 5%

Life assurance policy

Wellbeing programme

Colleague discounts

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Grandparents leave

Income protection

Access to Saga Academy

Qualifications

• Experience in personal lines, ideally in Motor or Home markets.
• Knowledge of General Insurance pricing processes.
• Proactive and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Collect and manage pricing data ensuring accuracy.
• Support development of pricing strategies.
• Create pricing reports for senior leadership.
• Identify opportunities for commercial value.
• Model and interpret business data.

Skills

SQL

R

Python

Numerical and statistical capabilities

Excellent communication skills

Influencing and relationship management

Team coaching/management

Organisational skills

Tools

Radar

Emblem

Job description

In this role, you'll have the exciting opportunity to work in the Saga pricing team to support with data, modelling and performance of our home and motor product portfolios. We are looking for an experienced pricing manager who has strong analytical skills, expertise in data analysis and an understanding of pricing strategies. You will work closely with the Head of Pricing and wider business to use your data and pricing expertise to support key aspects of the groups strategy and key shareholder objectives. If you are looking for a role with a wide variety of work and opportunities for development, we would love to hear from you. We offer flexibility over where you work, you choose a place that you feel most comfortable and productive, either from home or in one of our hubs in London or Folkestone. The Pricing team comes together twice a month, usually in our London office.

Responsibilities

• Collecting, organising and managing pricing data from various sources ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Working closely with cross-functional teams to gather pricing insights and support the development of pricing strategies
• Creating and maintaining pricing reports and dashboards for senior leadership
• Proactively use data to identify areas of opportunity to drive commercial value and competitive advantage, delivering profitable growth for Saga's insurance business.
• Modelling, interpreting and monitoring business data to identify and confirm market trends.
• Providing subject matter expert support to various business areas.
• Taking a role in the development of pricing models utilising Emblem, Radar, and other software tools.
• Providing recommendations to improve pricing models based on data-driven insights.Ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, pricing fairness rules and data usage policies.
• Supporting the Head of Pricing by influencing and shaping the team's priorities, resourcing, strategy, pricing policies and direction.

Qualifications

As our new Pricing Manager, we require personal lines experience, ideally focused in the Motor or Home markets. Other industry experience would include:

• Experienced in some programming languages such as SQL, R and Python.
• Strong numerical and statistical capabilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of General Insurance pricing processes and methodologies.
• Strong influencing and relationship management skills.
• Possesses strong team coaching/management abilities and actively motivates others to win.
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and self‑motivated.
• Strong organisational skills, e.g. time management, documentation etc.
• Knowledge of modelling software, such as Radar, Emblem, or similar systems.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements in relation to pricing.

About the Company

Over the past 70 years we have become the UKs specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.

At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.

Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will

Compensation

Competitive salary to be discussed.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional leave - 5 extra days
• Pension scheme matched up to 10%
• Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5%
• Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary
• Wellbeing programme
• Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
• Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Grandparents leave
• Income protection
• Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform