Regional PPA & Strategic Pricing Analytics & Acceleration Manager (12 Month Contract)

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic pricing analyst to enhance their regional pricing capabilities. This role involves analyzing pricing opportunities, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and developing long-term pricing strategies. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and financial acumen, with a focus on consumer pricing concepts. Join a dynamic team where your insights will directly influence strategic decisions and drive business growth. If you are passionate about pricing strategies and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in analytics to define actionable plans.
• Understanding of consumer pricing concepts and their financial impact.
• Strong communication skills to engage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the Portfolio Pricing Director in expanding PPA methodology.
• Evaluate long-term PPA and pricing strategies for the region.
• Collaborate with teams for ongoing pricing analysis and market trends.

Skills

Analytics and modeling

Financial acumen

Communication skills

Collaboration

Consumer pricing concepts

Job description

Job Description:

This position will play a pivotal role in helping to accelerate our strategic pricing and Pack Price Architecture enterprise capability in the region. This role is responsible for analyzing strategic pricing and PPA opportunities within our categories (following our newly defined PPA process), partnering with regional portfolio teams to integrate these within our cell strategies to direct longer-term portfolio needs and governing cluster plans to deliver these. Specifically, this role will support the expansion of our new regional PPA strategic approach across all of the cells, including integrating promotional PPA and working closely with the cluster teams to define their longer-term PPA and strategic pricing plans in line with regional guidance.

What are we looking for?

An individual eager to broaden their perspective through a regional role, developing their expertise in RGM and partnering to drive capabilities. The ideal candidate has strong financial acumen and a good understanding of commercial (consumer or customer) aspects. Key qualifications include:

• Experience in analytics and modeling to define fact-based recommendations and convert insights and complex data into actionable plans. Required.
• Understanding of customer P&L, knowledge of key consumer pricing concepts and KPIs (e.g., RRP, elasticity, margin pool, consumer value proposition), and their impact on financials.
• A self-starter/entrepreneurial spirit, highly collaborative, with the ability to work cross-functionally and adapt to different audiences. Required.
• Strong communication skills to engage stakeholders behind recommendations. Required.
• Nice to have: RGM prior experience with pricing/PPA.
• Nice to have: Experience in consumer market research methodologies creation and interpretation.
• Nice to have: Perspective on multiple markets' consumer pricing strategies.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Support the regional Portfolio Pricing Director in expanding the new regional strategic PPA methodology across other cells and markets, establishing ongoing PPA governance in partnership with the regional portfolio/Activity management team.
• Evaluate and create recommendations for long-term (3 to 5 years) PPA and pricing strategies for the region, partnering with regional portfolio to integrate into future menucard, including promotional portfolio needs.
• Partner with Cluster RGM teams to ensure 3-year PPA roadmaps are defined and clear execution plans are created to meet regional guidelines.
• Collaborate with regional HI and S&F to develop ongoing analysis for pricing reporting, monitor market trends, competitor strategies, and elasticity, and direct future IT solution requirements.