Srategic Pricing Controller - Johannesburg Verfied

Salary Negotiable Johannesburg, Gauteng Johannesburg, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 01-12-2014 5:37:07 PM
29-12-2014 5:37:07 PM
Exiting Opportunity for career growth; Be part of a global organization who is a leader in transportation and logistics.

To be successful in the above role, the incumbent should possess/ display the following key skills/
attributes:

Project Management.
Experience in Tender management.
Pricing experience essential.
Sales and estimate experience.
Logistics knowledge and experience required.
Product knowledge.
Preferable experience should include finance.
Good financial background is essential.
Sales tools and estimate knowledge.
Strong relationships with service providers.

Qualifications:
B Com Degree in Finance/Marketing/Logistics/Economics/Mathematics

Skills and Competencies
Good interpersonal relationship skills critical.
Networking forms a major part of the job.
Strong administrative and coordination skills.
Innovative thinking.
Logical thinker to achieve desired outputs.
Ability to deal with complex issues and reach conclusions which are beneficial to the
organization.
Ability to negotiate between parties and settle pricing and revenue disputes.
Financial acumen essential.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must be able to work well in a team environment.
Ability to understand customers (internal/external) needs.
Ability to guide customers through well-developed questioning techniques to deliver
requests.
MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint must be at an advanced level.
Proactive
Organized
Ability to deal with ambiguity
Strong research and analytical skills
Driver’s License & own car

Tasks:
Formulation of pricing strategies for the region in conjunction with sales, vertical markets
and product management.
Management and implementation of the governance around the pricing review process.
Support to GM’s on pricing complaints and queries.
Coordination of the pricing communication elements and implementation thereof.
Relationships and support to key stakeholders in the business, these being the various
product houses, sales units, vertical markets and KAM’s.
Guidance and mentoring of estimators to ensure pricing strategies and objectives are met.
Centralize tender management for South Africa and SSA.
Planning reviews and submittal deadlines for tenders.
Leading the relevant product houses on tender requirements, analysis of solutions,
compilation, and submission of tenders.
Gathering and compiling input from all relevant stake holders (legal, finance, etc.) for
tenders.
Ensuring the solution and pricing meet customer’s specific requirements, as well
operational capabilities.
Negotiations with services providers where necessary.
Create tools for streamlining tender, estimate and pricing functionality.
Monitoring, analysis and reporting back on estimate productivity, price competitiveness and
tender success.
Maintenance of tools, pricing, tender documents and systems.
Implementation of pricing and quality checks after implementation.
Administration and maintenance of accurate records, reports and calculations.