Pricing Manager: Milling & Pasta at Tiger Brands

• You are accountable for the development & delivery of fact-based and holistically considered portfolio and pricing recommendations to the Managing Director / Customer Marketing Managers based on robust analytical projections of both interna business and external market/competitor sales, pricing , and profit dynamics. In addition, you have responsibility for pricing administration, and tracking pricing compliance alerying the business to deviations and associated commercial implications.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Decision Tools & Analytical Modelling 

• Integrate multiple disaggregated data sources to build a solid platform for decision making tools & robust analyses
• Provide the business with sophisticated RM Tools & analytical modelling with ongoing continuously development / innovation
• Profit Waterfall  -  Price threshold analysis  -  Price/pack discount curves  -  Price elasticity calculations  -  Competitor & trade pricing intelligence  -  Customer Profitability

Portfolio Optimisation 

• Undertake routine & ad-hoc analyses of portfolio performance against agreed strategic positioning & KPIs (internal commercial & competitor benchmarks) to identify opportunities to rationalize under-performing lines
• Support pack/price architecture initiatives to map the brand portfolio against key shopper and trade needs & sales/pricing dynamics to direct cluster-based ranging recommendations as well as identify opportunity gaps for competitive offerings
• Undertake scenario modelling in support of innovation business cases to determine optimal pack, price, launch promotion plans and associated volumetric assumptions

Customer Profitability 

• Undertake routine & ad-hoc analyses of customer performance against agreed strategic roles & KPIs (internal commercial & channel benchmarks) as the basis for decisions on the  scope & levels of resource & financial investments made

Price, Promotions & Increases 

• Work closely with Shopper & Trade Marketing  & Customer Managers to determine optimised promotional mechanics & pricing levels by channel/cluster & Customer to secure competitive SOV, drive brand switching & profitably build basket size/mix in line with shopper plans         
• Support financial planning of Price Increases through scenario modeling of  competitor response assumptions, trade buy-ins, timing of RSP changes on-shelf
• Track PI implementation, timeously highlighting deviations from plan

Commercial Arguments 

• Provide fact-based commercial inputs into the development of compelling commercial arguments to the trade in support of innovations, campaigns, promotional pricing and pricing recommendations

Pricing Administration & Compliance 

• Work closely with Finance, Sales & Ops to ensure that pricing accruals are accurately calculated & actioned, & that execution of pricing / price adjustments are executed in line with approved strategies.
• Timeously inform the business of compliance gaps with estimated commercial impact so as to drive rapid resolution

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE:

• Relevant Bachelors Degree
• 3-5 Years Management experience within FMCG
• Code B;Motor vehicle licence
• MS Office
• Relationship Building
• Networking
• Communication
• Analytical Skills
• Time Management
• People Management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Co-ordination
• Problem-solving & Critical thinking
• Conflict management

Deadline:24th April,2026