Global Strategic Pricing Leader (Remote)

Kennametal Inc.; Latrobe (Westmoreland County); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennametal Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Pricing to define and execute the global pricing strategy for the Metal Cutting business.

The role drives profitable growth by improving price realization, reducing leakage, and embedding value‑based pricing in commercial decisions. The leader will build scalable pricing frameworks, governance, analytics, and tools while partnering with Product Management, Sales, Finance, Operations, and regional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8–12 years of experience in strategic pricing or related field.
• Leadership experience managing global or multi‑region teams.
• Strong analytical and data‑driven decision‑making skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute global pricing strategy for Metal Cutting.
• Establish pricing architecture, governance, and thresholds.
• Drive price realization and margin improvement across regions.
• Develop value-based pricing for products and solutions.
• Lead pricing strategy for strategic accounts and contracts.
• Build dashboards and digital tools to improve decision speed.
• Translate customer value into monetizable actions with cross‑functional teams.
• Develop pricing capability and governance across the organization.

Skills

Strategic pricing

Leadership

Pricing governance

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Pricing software

Job description

Kennametal Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Pricing to define and execute the global pricing strategy for the Metal Cutting business.

The role drives profitable growth by improving price realization, reducing leakage, and embedding value‑based pricing in commercial decisions. The leader will build scalable pricing frameworks, governance, analytics, and tools while partnering with Product Management, Sales, Finance, Operations, and regional teams.