Pricing Manager - Car Service Business

Let's introduce ourselves

The aftermarket business is fundamental to Volvo Cars’ profit and customer satisfaction. At Cars Service Commercial, we drive profitability and develop commercial offers in the global aftermarket.
The automotive aftermarket is transforming, both technically and commercially. Electrification, connected vehicles, increased competition and new direct and online business models are putting new requirements on the business. 

The Price Management team is a business-driven function within Car Service commercial, responsible for a wide range of tasks including setting global recommended prices for our after-market products, developing and maintain price strategies, pricing support, price system development, and performing global competitive benchmark studies.
All prices should boost customer satisfaction as well as secure company revenue and drive sustainable growth.
 

What you'll do

• Responsible for setting prices of an assortment which should position our products correctly within the marketplace.
• Develop, implement, and maintain pricing strategies, keep track of trends, and analyze price levels toward competition to identify growth and/or profitability potentials. 
• Provide pricing support and training for colleagues in the National Sales Companies around the world.
• Perform relevant price analysis to support fact-based decisions.
• Act as a subject matter expert in special projects and continuously improve pricing processes and tools.

The main objective for this role is to set the correct price during the whole life cycle, to all stakeholders, in all business channels. 

Occasionally travel might be required. 

What you'll bring

We are looking for you with a university degree in Business Administration, Economics, or equivalent experience in other relevant areas. Your knowledge of Excel is strong, and you can handle large volumes of data and do analyses based on the data. You also feel comfortable presenting information and explaining the background of your numbers. Since you will be working in an international context your great communication skill in English, both spoken and written will be highly valued.
A big plus is also if you have relevant experience in pricing or revenue management and mastering Power Bi. 
Overall/generic knowledge of car parts (not specialist) is favorable, but not a requirement. 

On a personal level
To succeed in this role, you appreciate being a team player and be driven, curious and not afraid to challenge in a thought-through way. 

You are structured with an analytical mindset. You have a pro-active can-do attitude and like details but can see the big picture. Since you will have contact with many stakeholders, we value your relations- and networking skills.

You enjoy learning new things, quickly grasping the essence of complex problems and you enjoy identifying improvement areas and embracing change.