Pricing & Sensing Specialist at Hilti Group

Job description

This Pricing and Sensing Specialist is responsible for implementing Pricing & Sensing processes in Hilti South Africa to support business goals in line with global guidelines. This is a key role with respect to management of our profitability as well as increase customer loyalty in line with achieving our Champion 2020 strategy

Reports to :

Marketing Director

Minimum Requirements for this position:

• University degree in industrial engineering, economics, management, statistics or comparable is needed. Master and or any other further qualification in a related area is appreciated
• 3-4 years of work experience preferably in a strategic planning/pricing related role
• Strong knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office applications – esp. Excel and modelling capabilities
• Very high learning agility and drive to outperform
• High attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills across all levels and functions
• Strong understanding of customers’ business, applications, buying behaviours and relevant product details
• Strong commercial and marketing skills: ability to understand, build, present and communicate the value internally e.g. Marketing Waves and externally e.g. Customers
• Ability to manage operational and strategic aspects concurrently.
• Results oriented, independent, entrepreneurial and self-motivating
• Well-developed interpersonal skills to build positive working relationships across functions,
• Problem solving and decision making attitude

Your Responsibilities:

Main duties:

• Develop and lead pricing strategy as well as take actions to enhance profitability
• Manage&update pricing process in the company, enhance processes to make most of efficiencies and ensure timely response to market conditions
• Development of market sensing excellence within the company
• Identify and drive actions to increase customer loyalty
• Cooperate effectively with external bodies (market research institutes, statistical office),
• Collect, consolidate and analyze internal and external data on market, competitors and customers
• Create reporting system to track marketing initiatives

Remuneration

• Basic plus benefits structure
• Bonus structure in place
• Medical aid contribution 54.5% Company through Discovery Health
• Provident Fund and Risk Contributions fully payable by the company
• Work tools will be provided (laptop, 3G, cellphone etc)