About the Role
Job Description
Purpose:
The Pricing Analyst is responsible for analyzing and recommending pricing for existing and new products; as well as working cross-functionally on the creation of business cases.
Pricing Analyst job duties:
- Pricing and promotion:
- Set up pricing benchmarks for products (mainly Retail/ Key Accounts)
- Make pricing recommendations for new launches
- Build pricing architecture structure for key product categories
- Research the pricing structure of the Japanese market
- Align with Sales and Commercial Finance on DA allocation for products
- Review promotional activities and recommend best practices
- Track actual pricing to be in compliance with the pricing guidelines
- P&L and Business Case:
- Build unit P&L for products combining costing, pricing, as well as other pieces of information
- Lead Business Case creation with input from cross-functional team
- Oversee Business Cases archive and upload to corporate portfolio tools
- Costing:
- Work with Procurement, Supply Chain Finance, Quality, and SCM to collect all information related to the cost of products being sold
- Build assumptions on costing when not available
- Review cost fluctuation for portfolio
- Other tasks:
- Liaise with International stakeholders on Pricing and Revenue Management agendas
- Support Trade story making and other commercial activities
- Profitability analysis and portfolio optimization
Requirements:
- Advanced degree in Business Administration, Finance and/or equivalent
- Experience in data-driven Commercial Roles (Sales, Finance, Revenue Management) preferred, experience in FMCG/Retail industry a plus.
- Strategic-thinker, capable of combining everyday activities with long-term plans
- Literacy in market intelligence databases (Intage SRI+, Intage SCI, etc.)
- Thorough understanding of or willingness to learn Japanese business principles and practices
- Japanese fluent/business communication skills, both written and verbal, and English business communication skills
- Leadership and cross-functional stakeholder management skills
Other desired skills:
- Excellent mathematical and Microsoft Excel skills. Experience with BI Tools (Tableau, PowerQuery etc.) a plus
- Integrity; honesty; understanding of data privacy standards
- Open-minded & multi-cultural mindset, ideally affinity with Japanese culture
- Superior attention to detail
- Problem-solving skills
Location(s)
Tokyo Office
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
About Us
Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage. Our emerging and iconic food and beverage brands deliver the best taste, fun, and quality to every table we touch. Worldwide.
We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. Consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress. As we drive innovation company-wide.
Our people are connected by a culture of ownership, agility and endless curiosity. We believe in being good humans — working to improve our company, communities, and planet.
We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more thrilled about where we’re headed as we nourish the world and lead the future of food.
