Commercial Demand Planning and Pricing Analyst

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Commercial Demand Planning & Pricing Analyst reporting directly to theCommercial Demand Planning & Pricing Manager.This is a role based in Warwick, UK.

Be a key part of Commercial Operations Team that provides business analytics that lead to informed decision making, price optimisation & maximised availability, through a highly effective team working collaboratively across the business driving system and process improvements.

Responsibilities:

Support management of the Demand Planning cycle:

• Produce all required material (including formal schedules) for Annual Budget, Long Term Planning and monthly forecasting
• Ensure the corresponding data and information between the different schedules match each other and are cascaded to the appropriate departments
• Ensure all budget figures within relevant software (e.g. BIP in SAP, Business Explorer, Cognos) are correct and entered on time
• Review Forecast accuracy and perform Root Cause Analysis to understand reasons for deviation from forecast

Manage Product Line Up and Information:

• Be a new product ambassador for North supporting sales and product team in BSEU
• Maintain Line up for Commercial Price Lists and ensure product line up is managed in SAP

Pricing Analytics:

• Help sales director and strategy manager set pricing waterfall for North Region
• Ensure all pricing is aligned and agreed with BSEU and formal written approval is received for any pricing outside of guidelines
• Provide sales admin with accurate and timely load files following the D&R manager and authority schedule guidelines to ensure all pricing is signed off and loaded into SAP
• Review Price Variance highlighting to finance any pricing errors in loading and work with BSNOR finance to report to BSEU the reasons for any significant deviation
• Support Rebate payout with confirmation of rebate conditionality and qualifying payments
• Work with sales to verify and check indirect and fleet support including new business proposals
• Provide buyback pricing and support fleet business with IPC management and dealer margin considerations
• Provide information on competitor activity and analyse BSUK’s relative position within the market
• Make recommendations for change providing support documentation to Commercial Demand Planning & Pricing Manager, Directors and BSEU Management
• Monitor Sell Out Pricing and Margin Analysis for North Region. Produce reports so sales team are fully aware of the market moves
• Ensure all budget figures within relevant software (e.g. BIP in SAP, Business Explorer, Cognos) are correct and entered on time
• Track FX moves between GBP and Euro and support monthly meeting with data, forecasts and commentary to help the business make the correct decisions

Market Insights:

• Gain a strong market and customer knowledge of the North Commercial markets
• Review market data on a regular basis and understand what is behind our and the market performance (Europool and GFK)
• Look for opportunities in the market based on evolution, market share data and sales trends
• Keep up to date with automotive and economic trends that can affect the tyre industry
• Attend customer visits to get first-hand market information

Requirements:

• Excellent numerical skills with a determination for accuracy
• Excellent IT skills - experience with Microsoft products, primarily Excel with particular knowledge of "Pivot Tables" and "Macros"
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritise work and be effective under pressure
• Analytical skills to interrogate data and identify patterns and trends
• Flexible approach to work
• Strong interpersonal skills - an excellent team player
• Ideally possess knowledge of SAP or similar software
• Good communication skills
• Ability to present in depth data findings to various audiences drawing out key information
• A proactive approach to work, always seeking improvements to processes and challenging the norm
• Ideally experience of UK tyre industry
• Above all, the ATTITUDE, ENTHUSIASM and KEENNESS to succeed and a passion for excellence

Why should you apply?

• Bridgestone as a global company drives your career to the next level by offering you possibilities to work in an EMIA scope.
• You will have the opportunity to experience a dynamic and challenging environment and work ondifferentand innovative projects.
• We help you to drive your career path onward and upward work in a culture of feedback that recognizes you and helps your development.