Pricing Analyst

About Us

At Cargill, we're challenging the way world sees agriculture. With more than 150 years of experience we are committed to feeding the world in a safe and responsible way, reducing environmental impact, and improving the communities where we live and work. Safety is our top priority, and we are committed to creating a 'zero harm' safety culture.

With a diverse and inclusive workplace culture and a global footprint, you will work with some of the best minds developing innovative programs and practices for a sustainable future. It is an opportunity to learn, grow and engage in meaningful work that makes a positive impact around the globe. Learn more at www.cargill.com

Job Purpose and Impact

This role will assist in the continuous development and implementation of pricing strategies in line with business goals and market conditions. In this role, you will contribute to design and deploy strategic pricing strategies, support request for proposal processes for ANZ customers, provide insights into pricing data and tools and be a change agent with regards to value and market pricing structures.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist in the implementation of strategic pricing operations as an end-to-end process including, pricing strategy development, price setting, pricing process governance and tool maintenance in alignment with business strategy.
• Assist with the strategic pricing foundation through maintenance and evolution of pricing science, data models, tools and process.
• Lead and support customer request for proposal processes in partnership with the sales team and ensure market dynamics and value-based pricing principles are considered.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to collect customer and market intelligence, develop effective pricing strategies, and ensure competitive pricing while maintaining profitability
• Communicate pricing rationale and financial implications persuasively to stakeholders across functions
• Monitor the financial performance of implemented pricing strategies, analyzing actual outcomes against projected results
• Analyze and understand volume/price tradeoffs to judge impact on margins
• Support change management initiatives across the broader business as the organization evolves to a value-based pricing culture.
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant business discipline, Actuarial, Accounting, Finance, Business or other similar discipline
• Min. 3 years' experience in a similar pricing analyst, financial analyst or a comparable role
• Strong financial acumen, with intermediate skills in data analysis, and Excel

• Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems and deliver recommendations that align to the business goals and own KPIs.
• Work autonomously and proactively
• Lead and hold rational debate internally to challenge status quo be it changed external market conditions, business goals, customer need etc.
• The ability to challenge & influence stakeholders backed by strong rationale and analysis to ensure we maximize value captured for the company
• The ability to sense & react to the risk on losing a pricing deal vs wining when arriving at a recommendation
• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
• The ability to pay close attention to detail while remaining accurate is crucial in the analysis of large collections of data
• Applies effective questioning and investigation technique to decipher information and respond to it proactively.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and work collaboratively across teams to deliver high-quality outputs on time

• A competitive remuneration package including performance incentive plan.
• Autonomy and scope for career development.
• Flexibility working arrangements.
• The opportunity to work with some of the most talented people in the industry and inspiring leaders.
• The job stability that comes with a global employer who puts people first.
• A supportive working culture and an inclusive team environment.