Junior Pricing Analyst

ACCA Careers; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent learning opportunities

Creative team environment

Attractive compensation package

Comprehensive healthcare plans

Job summary

Givaudan in Mumbai is seeking a Junior Pricing Analyst to join the pricing team. You will support pricing strategies for Fragrances & Beauty, oversee price lists and margins, and partner with sales and customer service to optimize profitability.

Based in Mumbai, you will work in a dynamic, global environment with growth opportunities. A strong foundation in finance, pricing, and data analysis, plus excellent English communication, is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Must have 3–5 years of work experience in pricing, finance analytics or business controlling.
• Experience in international work environments is preferred.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills with understanding of economics and sales operations.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, especially Excel, and ERP systems (SAP advantageous).
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills and excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Establish pricing partnerships with key stakeholders and drive profitable pricing.
• Set and maintain price lists aligned with pricing strategies.
• Monitor gross margin and recommend pricing changes.
• Support customer service by addressing pricing and order issues promptly.
• Ensure compliance with pricing policies and guidelines.
• Conduct market research to map geography, segments and customers.
• Develop commercial and pricing strategies to position products.

Skills

Pricing analysis

Excel

Business acumen

English proficiency

Negotiation

Education

Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics or related discipline

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

Job description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Junior Pricing Analyst- Your future position?

Are you ready for a new challenge? Then join our Pricing team as Junior Pricing Analyst (Fragrances & Beauty Division). Based in Mumbai and reporting to the Lead Pricing Analyst, South Asia overseeing the vast and high-growth territory of South Asia, this exciting role within an international and dynamic working environment offers a broad range of responsibilities, high visibility and the opportunity to contribute and to further grow with our organization.

Role Purpose

You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers. With its heritage stretching back over 250 years, Givaudan has a long history of innovating scents and tastes. Our passion is to collaborate with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations in the fragrance and beauty industries, food & beverage. We have a culture that works to inspire, challenge and capture the heart and soul of consumers and customers.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs, deliver value and are skilled at fostering strong relationships.

In This Exciting Role You Will Be Responsible For

• Establishing constructive and proactive partnerships with all key stakeholders in the pricing process, employing a 'Pricing for Profitable Win Approach'.
• Ensuring timely and quality price setting and maintenance of price lists to support overall pricing strategies.
• Monitoring, protecting, and improving gross margin through effective pricing strategies and recommendations.
• Support customer service excellence by addressing pricing and order issues promptly and effectively.
• Guaranteeing compliance with pricing policies and guidelines to maintain consistency and integrity in pricing practices.
• Conducting market research to understand the competitive landscape and identify target market positions by geography, market segment, and customer group.
• Developing commercial and pricing strategies (e.g., low price or high quality) to achieve targeted market positions for current and future products.
• Analyzing, and interpreting data, policies, and processes to make comprehensive recommendations and decisions on ambiguous issues.
• Contributing to projects or problem-solving initiatives within the pricing function, collaborating with peers and management.
• Support execution of global/regional pricing tools & systems
• Demonstrates self-awareness, Drives results, Decision quality, Nimble learning, Customer focus, Courage, Drives Engagement, Values difference, Building effective teams

Your Professional Profile Includes

• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics or a relevant discipline. Additional professional finance or accounting certifications like CFA, CA, CPA, CMA, etc., will be advantageous.
• 3-5 Years of work experience in pricing, finance analyst or business controlling.
• Prior experience in international work environments with companies in the Flavors, Fragrances, Chemicals, Ingredients, Pharma, manufacturing or any other relevant industry will be good to have.
• Enthusiasm and a proactive attitude towards learning and development.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to successfully manage in a rapidly changing environment.
• Understanding of economics, sales operations, and competitive analysis.
• Curiosity and critical thinking abilities to analyze complex data and market trends along with excellent numerical skills.
• Business acumen and familiarity with business intelligence tools.
• Experience and proficiency in MS Excel and MS Office tools is a must.
• Experience with ERP is critical, preferably SAP is advantageous.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills to effectively communicate pricing strategies.
• Excellent oral and written proficiency in the English language.

Your Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• A creative team environment that will inspire you
• Attractive compensation package
• Comprehensive healthcare plans

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.