Global Pricing Lead

The Global Pricing Lead - US is responsible for:

-leading the global pricing tools & analytics team located in Olathe, KS in collaboration with our Global Pricing Manager

-stakeholder management, change management  and coordinating system enhancements and integrations in function of the global pricing tool for the different branches of the global TVH Group

-providing global analyses and reporting, leading pricing projects, monitoring pricing activities, and providing training for pricing team members worldwide
 

Core Functions

• Steer, coach & follow up on the team during their day-to-day activities, in order to achieve the agreed team goals both on quality as on quantity; coach, motivate and develop the team in order to optimally utilise and develop their competencies, skills & knowledge and to work as a well functioning team.

• Coordinate, collaborate and efficiently lead the successful  implementation of various global projects in order to contribute to the execution of a global uniform pricing management and a good price policy.

• Explore pricing opportunities, closely collaborating with sales, mi & pricing colleagues globally to help develop and support pricing projects
• Roadmapping for structural changes to pricing model as well as impact on various strategic business projects with impact to global pricing tool

• Develop and deliver improvements to the system and the processes and promote an optimal use of the system in order to always have up-to-date tools; map the pricing processes and keep the pricing flow up-to-date.

• Critically investigate corporate system modifications and to what extent these impact automatic pricing. 
• Map the needs of pricing employees globally and translate that to necessary software modifications, in function of a global common pricing tool and the most efficient way of working
• Create use cases, workflow analyses and change requests according to the TVH quality standards
• Act as a link between pricing business and the software development team, supporting agile principles
• Monitor pricing performance and provide suggestions for improvement
• Serve as an internal consultant for pricing business with regard to the current and future pricing processes
• Assist (Senior) pricing analysts to solve problems in pricing processes
• Participate in System integrations on TVH ERP package

• Gather, map and analyze  data (sales, margin, sales ...), for use in global pricing reporting.

• Develop a global MID reporting tool with analyses, alerts and trends 
• Identify,  analyze and report on  trends, sales, margins, purchasing, competitor pricing ...
• Draw conclusions for aforementioned analyses, sharing information and making recommendations towards the involved departments and people
• Fine-tune results in collaboration with finance
• Deliver clear presentations of the results
• Develop and maintain the Pricing Activity Report
• Learn to use new BI tools, e.g. Tableau, Big query ... by means of training, and optimal use; provide new diagrams and templates in Tableau
• Act as a link between pricing business and the business intelligence team
• Provide governance & management; enforcing standards, reuse, communication

• Communicate and collaborate frequently with pricing colleagues/teams worldwide,  being responsible for the information transfer in function of the global pricing management.

• Monitor Pricing processes and pricing analyses
• Pay sporadic visits to other foreign branches

• Update, maintain and share professional knowledge by continuously remaining up-to-date of the evolutions in the field of sales, purchasing  and pricing systems in order to strengthen credibility by offering a service that is continuously based on up-to-date knowledge. 

• Inform Colleagues in Market Intelligence about region-bound matters, taking on a general advisory role with regard to pricing-related matters.

• Consult with/report to the Global Pricing Manager Tools & Analytics at regular intervals with regard to upcoming and/or undertaken actions so that the Global Pricing Manager Tools & Analytics is up-to-date at all times about the state of affairs.
   

Knowledge & Skills

• Masters or Bachelors Degree in Economics preferred OR equal by experience
• Passionate about  and experienced in general business principles, data analysis, system analysis, creating, analyzing and delivering reports, pricing, economics 
• Knowledge and experience in software development lifecycle; preferably experienced in business analysis and  requirements gathering 
• Outstanding verbal, written, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Successful track record in stakeholder management and change management 
• Proficient in at least 2-3 of the following: Excel, Tableau, Google Big Query, Agile, Confluence, Jira
• Proven history leading projects and/or teams, mentoring 

Why you’ll love TVH

TVH is a dynamic, successful international company with a clear vision on customer & employee centricity. We are passionate about fostering a challenging & rewarding environment for our employees which promotes teamwork, growth & development, creativity and initiative.  Visit our careers page to learn more about the unique benefits offered by TVH, and take our virtual tour. 

Purpose Driven: TVH is a purpose driven organization, we Keep You Going and Growing. 

Career Advancement: We have job levels and career paths established for all our warehouse positions and TVH is committed to filing a minimum 33% of our open positions each year with internal candidates. 

Benefits: In addition to our onsite preschool & free Health Clinic, we offer 5 BCBS medical plans to choose from, Vision, Dental, Company paid Short & Long Term Disability & Basic Life Insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 6% company match, employee discounts and more.  

Employee Centered: TVH also offers a variety of employee centered benefits as part of our wellness programming including an onsite gym, chiropractor, masseuse, as well as educational and recreational programs throughout the year. 

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