Al-Futtaim Hiring for Pricing Executive (OES) x2 Job at Dubai Full Time

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

About the Job:

We are looking for an experienced Pricing Executive – OES who will be looking after the day to day pricing of all OES products.

The role will be focusing on maintaining and introducing competitively positioned prices for all OES branded aftersales products, ensuring the relevant competitive data remains up to date as well the differences between different customer types.

As part of the role you will be responsible in providing clear explanations and summaries of the price positions and the projected financial impacts in addition to this you will be working closely with the OES product team provide clear and concise data to help with negotiations with new vendors guaranteeing the business is in a position to be maximizing profits.

The job is designed to be the expert for the pricing of these products and as a result is the primary support role for the spare parts domestic trading sector, working closely with the teams collating feedback and intelligence ensuring that all structures remain suitable for the market.

Key to this role you will be expected to monitor and report on pricing performance, market positioning and trends across different customer types through detailed data and visualizations.

Finally you will use a variety of data analysis methods & tools to support drive business results with data-based insights, including new product launches, new vendor cost analysis, analyzing market positions & trends as well as supporting the B2B pricing manager incorporate this data and findings in to the logic-based approach. Additionally, you will be the face of OES parts pricing including supporting with large deals ensuring that the structure of the business’s offerings remain in place as well safeguarding that all actions sustainable and profitable. You will use a variety of data analysis methods & tools to support drive business results with data-based insights.

Among your key responsibilities are as follow:

• Illustrations and visualizations of data that can easily be comprehended and simplified for non-technical stakeholder audiences, communicating modelling results as measures of the business’s impact

• Use of statistical analysis and data visualization techniques, to create solutions that enable enhanced business performance

• Use large data sets to find opportunities for product and process optimization and using models to test the effectiveness of different courses of action

• Support with preparing reports and presentations for relevant stakeholders that will give insights for decision making

• Monitor and correct erroneous pricing such as low or negative margins whilst analyzing route cause

• Ensure vehicle model job pricing is up to date and maintained within online portal

• Identify relevant pricing data sources and sets to mine, collect large structured and unstructured pricing datasets and variables

• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy

• Use predictive modelling to increase and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, ad targeting and other business outcomes

• Analyze data for trends and patterns, and Interpret data with a clear objective in mind

• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques

• Devise reporting which presents results in a clear manner

• Create automated anomaly detection systems and constant tracking of its performance

• Support with ad-hoc enquiries modelling the impact and effect

About You:

Experience

To be successful for the role you must have the following skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (MBA Preferred) with demonstrated experience in any of the following: – Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics

• Minimum 3 years’ work experience in a multinational environment

• 2+ years of hands-on work experience using visualization tools such as Tableau

• Distributor and OEM experience is an advantage

• Previous experience within pricing or finance related position is desirable

Skills

• Commercially minded is critical, required to think in the shoes of a customer and how your decisions could impact them

• Exceptional communication skills, especially around translating technical knowledge into forms that can be digested by leadership and non-technical project teams

• Highly adaptable with meticulous attention to detail

• Ability to use own initiative and present solutions to problems

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent organizational abilities

Software Experience

• Experience programming (beyond simple scripts) in a modern scientific language would be beneficial but not essential (e.g., Python, Matlab, R)

• Working knowledge and experience of using Tableau or other data visualization tool (Power BI, SAS or SAP Business Objects etc) is essential

• Strong MS packages knowledge with excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills is a must

• Previous experience with SAP would be beneficial

About Al-Futtaim Automotive
A major division of the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies, Al-Futtaim Automotive is an industry leader with presence in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Our core business activities at Al-Futtaim Automotive include distribution, manufacturing, leasing and aftersales, and we are firmly established as the regional representative of some of the world’s most iconic automotive brands: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Volvo and RAM.
We are driven by a customer-centric approach, constantly pushing the boundaries on innovation, quality standards, and value-added service across our vast universe of customers – right from motoring enthusiasts to fleet operators to contractors. Our mission is to become the leader in custom-made mobility solutions by delivering nothing less than world-class omni-channel experiences.
We channel our local expertise and global trust to deliver one of the most comprehensive portfolios of mobility products and solutions, from passenger cars to SUVs, electric vehicles to high-performance motorbikes, commercial vehicles to industrial & construction equipment.
What keeps the company moving forward is a 9000-member strong team, with inspiring possibilities for growth, throughout the career path. This is Al-Futtaim Automotive and we empower talent to move forward.