Technical Pricing Manager
Greensboro, NC, US, 27409
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
What you will do
The Technical Pricing Manager will lead the analysis and pricing of Service Contracts and Extended Coverages within the Service Contracts department. They will collaborate with the Product Managers, Commercial Truck Organizations, Business Control and Business Intelligence to develop innovative solutions to support current and future service offerings. In support of the Manager, Pricing & Risk Management, they will play a key role to ensure services meet profitability targets and controls are in place to monitor performance of the portfolio. The Technical Pricing Manager will also be a major contributor in the development of analysis and reporting tools and processes. They will question, clarify, and drive changes when necessary for profitability improvements, business growth and market development.
Core Responsibilities:
• Maintain and enhance existing price models and update pricing, discount structures and business rules in source systems and ordering tools.
• Support custom quotation process through pricing analysis and timely response.
• Develop and maintain tools including statistical models and AI to analyze the cost and risk of portfolio including extended coverages and service contracts.
• Analyze profitability of portfolio by vehicle year, product category, contract, customer, customer segment, etc.
• Establish technical prices for service contracts and extended coverages based on historical costs and other data, and by collaborating with engineering.
• Provide the commercial organizations with list price recommendations on existing products as well as new products and features.
• Create, improve, and maintain reporting tools, dashboards, systems, and pricing data.
• Work with Business Intelligence and IT teams to integrate new data sources into Power BI and to automate portfolio reporting for Service Contracts.
• Aid in creating a proactive working environment, identifying quality issues and cost drivers early in the contract term. Work with engineering, aftermarket, and support teams to make necessary changes to increase profitability of portfolio.
Who are you?
Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. In this role, you will bring:
Critical Competencies:
• Analytical: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to work with large and multiple datasets. Power BI experience preferred. Basic knowledge of Python or similar programming languages is a plus.
• Business Aptitude: The ability to take analytical findings and apply it to the business. Understanding business needs when developing reports and analytical tools.
• Detail Oriented: The capability to pay close attention to detail. To ensure data is accurate compared to source systems and no errors when distributed.
• Self-Motivated: Have the capacity to self-start and take initiative. Not afraid to ask questions and ambition to learn.
• Forward Thinking: The ability to think outside the box, continue to improve ways of working and keep up with new technologies.
• Collaborative: The ability to work well with others. Cross functional work is imperative to execute deliverables.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with professional presentation skills
Minimum Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field. MBA or Finance degree preferred.
• Proven experience with a minimum of 5 years in a comparable business. Team or cross-functional leadership experience preferred.
• The ability to understand high- and low-level business and technical concepts.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft applications
• Experience with various system landscapes & reporting tools (Mainframe, Azure, SAP, Power BI) is desired.
• Proactive and self-motivated with multicultural team leadership skills and ability to work as part of a team in a complex organization.
Location:
This is a full-time, onsite position located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Ready for the next move?
Are you excited to bring your skills and ideas to the table? We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply today!
Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Founded in 1900, Mack Trucks is an iconic brand that embodies the American spirit: pioneering, hard-working, authentic and ambitious. Mack trucks are recognized around the world as “The American Truck You Can Count On,” thanks to our durable, reliable and application-driven vehicles that get the job done.
Volvo Trucks, founded in Sweden in the late 1920s, is a brand centered around innovating for people – to make life easier, better, and safer. We are determined to lead the way towards a sustainable transport industry, in which we are equally determined for our customers to be successful and stay in the forefront.
By joining our North American Group Truck brands (Volvo & Mack), you will be part of a global and diverse team, where we work with passion, we trust each other, and we embrace change to stay ahead. By working together, we can provide innovative solutions that add value over time and help us create the world we want to live in.
Nearest Major Market: Greensboro