Senior Pricing Analyst
Gallarate, Italy
Finance – Administration /
Permanent Full-Time /
Hybrid
Company:
IRCA is a leading international provider of semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry and gelato markets, serving independent producers as well as large food manufacturers (e.g. CPG). Core products include chocolate, chocolate decorations, creams, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, and other bakery / pastry ingredients.
The Company, headquartered in Italy, was acquired by Advent International, the global Private Equity firm, in July 2022, and has a strong track record of growth over the last decade.
Thanks to the recent acquisitions of important players in the belonging market,
IRCA is becoming a global leader in the semi-finished ingredients industry, with 22 manufacturing facilities in Europe, US and Vietnam and a combined €1 billion of revenues.
Purpose of Position:
Reporting to the Head of Pricing, the role of the Senior Pricing Analyst is a key part of the Finance team.
The objective of the role is to prepare product price quotations / tenders based on up to date market dynamics while ensuring timely contract booking with Sourcing.
The role will also involve business partnering with the Commercial Teams,
Marketing, RD&A, Operations while also helping to role out ERP systems Salesforce CPQ.
This person will need to be a detail orientated, self-starter with a broad business mindset who can work on their own initiative and as part of a team and acts with drive, determination and resilience and has an ability to build strong cross functional relationships and challenge the status quo.
Responsibilites
- Daily Operations of pricing quotations and contract booking
- Product costing including raw material prices and market benchmarks
- Support the completion of the Bi-Annual Pricing process for the business unit
- Aid with the tracking of profitability performance
- Active role in the integration of business units and commercial teams, partner the Sales Teams with ongoing and annual commercial negotiations
- System implementation and usage M3, CPQ
- Become an integral member of the Pricing team and provide support within the team where required
Professional Skills
- Strong negotiating & Influencing skills
- Ability to influence and impact at all levels of an organisation
- Ability to Engage Business to Leverage Opportunities
Technical Skills
- Excel Skills, SFDC, Infor, Knowledge of SAP an advantage
Soft Skills
- Detail oriented person
- Process focused mind-set with the ability to simplify procedures
- Excellent critical thinking
- Strong problem-solving skills & ability to manage conflicting priorities.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.
- Positive attitude with a strong leaning toward continuous improvement – focus on external best practice & benchmarking
- High drive & determination – ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to Engage Business to Leverage Opportunities
- Knowledge Sharing Skills
- Good communication skills-Leads and implements positive change
- Demonstrates an ability to identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Builds partnerships based on trust and integrity
- Acts with drive, determination and resilience
