Senior Pricing Analyst

About the role: 

Barry Callebaut is a global organization poised for growth; a company which has embraced the vision to delight its customers, while out-performing its competitors, a business which is committed to sustainability, has innovation in its DNA, is a leader in complex manufacturing and supply chain solutions and is focused on being a best-in-class employer. Barry Callebaut seeks diverse and passionate people who thrive in a dynamic environment, focused on continuous learning, living BC’s Values and of course loving chocolate.

As a Senior pricing analyst, you develop competitive, accurate price proposals for the sales team using pricing models, market intelligence, and additional input from relevant stakeholders.

An ideal candidate will be able to form strong relationships with the sales teams and analyze detailed pricing models. Do you love driving profitability in a fast-paced environment? Are you additionally system savvy, you like sharing knowledge, and does optimizing ways of working give you energy?

This role will develop pricing for customers across the Americas, broadly supporting North America 70% and Latin America 30%. The role will require flexibility based on the business needs and ability to work with many different stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Create competitive price proposals for the sales team, analyzing historic price and margin levels to drive profitable growth for your business unit
• Present proposals to sales, guide them by utilizing market and internal data to validate and justify proposals
• Book sales contracts upon agreement from customers to lock in business
• Take pricing ownership of assigned accounts in an independent and proactive way
• Proactively manage the contracts for your account portfolio in collaboration with sales and Customer Service
• Utilize different pricing models, including commodity market coverage, cost & margin analysis and proactive data management
• Develop and manage effective and analytic reporting tools to support the business unit and the organization’s needs
• Understand the commodity market fundamentals and gather in-depth knowledge on the chocolate and cocoa manufacturing process in order to improve the pricing process
• Actively support local, regional & global pricing projects & initiatives
• Develop direct customer relationship and support commercial negotiations
• Support wider pricing projects and develop new pricing models
• Take on deputy duties from the line manager and support new hires

About you:

• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics, Business Administration or similar
• At least 5 years of experience in a Finance, Commercial or Pricing role
• Project management or team lead experience
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (lookup, index-match, pivot tables, etc.)
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment and with SAP

What you can expect from Barry Callebaut:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package

• Environment that welcomes workplace flexibility 
• An atmosphere where diversity is embraced, and inclusivity is second nature. We call it #OneBC! Just ask our champions with the Americas Women’s Forum and the Racial Equality Forum!
• Ability to grow personally and professionally within an organization that values development and internal career growth
• Be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, carbon and forest positive, and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products.