Pricing and Data Specialist MA for RB Kenya Legal Entity

Your responsibilities:

• Facilitating Country Specific Price Round
• Evaluation of prices violating internal regulations e.g. margin NPP PPC etc.
• Maintenance and update the price database
• Facilitating Corridor alignment round (collecting market price input for Net Price Point (NPP) corridor positioning).
• Communication of NPP corridors.
• Define and communicate Price Harmonization reports.
• Facilitating violations followup incl. monitoring of actions/measures and escalation if needed.
• System maintenance of NPP data incl. agreed exceptions and index.
• Facilitating Gross Margins targets for the year and analysis for the same.
• Take corrective actions for the products with low profits and not meeting minimum margin requirements.
• Integrated Pricing Tool project management in region & AF development requirements.
• Maintain prices in relevant ERP systems.     
• Safe guarding product data quality by monitoring Bosch data in customer & 3rd party systems.                                                      
• Process owner of Product Data Quality.       
• Transmit data quality issues internally and track solutions for customers.
• Train and document processes and data improvements internally and for customers.
• Integrated Pricing Tool: Support (1st level) administration & training.
• Customer / Channel analysis at regional / country / market level.
• On demand price comparisons on Recommended Retail Price Invoice Price Point Net Price Point Pocket Price Point Part number & Product Groups levels for customers.
• Customer / Market specific analysis (e.g. customer level Price Change Rate reports).
• Analysis of impact on Gross Margin due to Price Change.
• Customer satisfaction survey and coordination of customer requirement management.
• Process owner of the Common European Program (CEP).
• Process owner for Sold Coverage and Time To Market in the region incl. tracking.
• Process owner of Product Group definition and alignment.
• Definition of regional sales program and counterpart to Business Units and Product Specialists in the region.
• Operative system maintenance in SAP ERP systems.
• Process owner of picking process.
• Process owner of exclusivity assignment for special product range.

Qualifications :

Education:

• Economic academic education with focus on pricing and marketing.
• Job experience (35 years) within Pricing Management or trade marketing.
• Deep knowledge about pricing and data management.

Experience and knowledge:

• In depth knowledge of the key systems IPT BW PBI SAP FAS MS Access.                   
• Strong knowledge about markets / countries in Belt of Africa region (Ex: Nigeria Kenya DRC Tanzania Uganda etc)
• Take ownership on resolving topics from internal and external customers.
• Good data analysis skill responsive with rigorous logical and structural thinking       
• Excellent English language skills and knowledge of French & German is a plus       
• Excellent office software skills.                                                                      

Your personal characteristics and skills:

• Must be respected as representative of Trade Marketing dept. in the region and work very close with all the stake holders in the region (regional director / country sales director / key accounts / regional marketing functions etc)
• Flexibility and creativity; Be determined and energetic.                            
• Entrepreneurial thinking; strong personal initiative; Engage in improving our business processes by contributing ideas.                
• Persuasive power and assertiveness
• Team player; Think partnerships. Work collaboratively with all members of the AA business                                    
• Display at all times a customer oriented service provider attitude and be a positive ambassador for the company.                 
• Communicate proactively and effectively at all levels both externally and internally.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime