Strategic Pricing & Cost Analyst

Network Finance; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 540,000 - 780,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Finance in Gauteng seeks a Pricing Analyst with commercial acumen and strong analytical skills. You will analyse costs, pricing structures and supplier offers to drive smarter purchasing decisions in a manufacturing/industrial environment.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Finance and Operations to develop costing and pricing models, monitor cost drivers and support margin improvement through accurate analyses and insightful recommendations.

Qualifications

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma
• 5+ years' relevant experience
• Experience working with costing and pricing models
• Strong understanding of cost drivers and cost structures

Responsibilities

• Analysing supplier pricing, cost breakdowns and key cost drivers
• Developing and maintaining costing and pricing models
• Conducting costing, should-cost and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis
• Monitoring price movements, inflation, exchange rate impacts and supplier increases
• Analysing price variances and identifying cost-saving opportunities
• Supporting supplier negotiations with detailed pricing and cost insights
• Reviewing and validating supplier quotes, tenders and pricing adjustments
• Benchmarking pricing against market data, historical spend and alternative suppliers

Skills

Costing and pricing analysis

Pricing models

Supplier negotiations

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced Diploma

Job description

Network Finance in Gauteng seeks a Pricing Analyst with commercial acumen and strong analytical skills. You will analyse costs, pricing structures and supplier offers to drive smarter purchasing decisions in a manufacturing/industrial environment.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Finance and Operations to develop costing and pricing models, monitor cost drivers and support margin improvement through accurate analyses and insightful recommendations.