Pricing Manager, Eme

AGCO (NYSE: AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions. Our portfolio of international brands, including Challenger®, Fendt®, GSI®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®, provides smart and effective agricultural solutions to farmers around the world - including a full line of tractors, combine harvesters, hay **and forage equipment, seeding and tillage implements, grain handling, seed processing and animal protein** production systems. With global sales of approximately USD 9.4 billion in 2018, AGCO’s international team of over 21,000 employees work together to deliver high-tech solutions for farmers feeding the world. Join us as we bring agriculture into the future.

**Role Title: Pricing Manager, EME**

**Location: This role location can be flexible across the following countries; Switzerland, Finland, France, Germany & the UK**

**Job Summary**

This position would be responsible for the gathering of qualitative and quantitative data and creating tailored reports as well as driving the analysis of discount data, discount effectiveness tracking and management of discount tools and software to support the improvement of profitability via optimization of discount spend. In addition the incumbent of this position will be expected to lead the development of pricing strategies and programs, which directly affect each dealer's ability to sell products and AGCO's ability to drive orders in a timely fashion to minimize disruption to plants. The pricing manager will collaborate closely with AGCO's Sales, Marketing and Finance Teams to deliver increased market share and improved profitability via the optimization of whole goods and component pricing and programs.

**Responsibilities**:

- Considering all strategic levers: business economics, customer market, dealer network, competition, and strategic market share and margin goals, set pricing targets and competitive position for assigned product segments
- Collaborate with Product Marketing on market and competitive analysis, as well as future product pricing
- Develop and execute pricing strategy and tactical execution
- Develop sales and discount programs, achieving budget and share goals
- Develop order writing programs to ensure mínimal impact on manufacturing plants
- Develop pricing assumptions for future products
- Analyse product profitability and identify margin-improvement opportunities
- Calculate impact of pricing and program actions in financial statements
- Evaluate and approve Special Pricing Requests and national account pricing
- Annual revenue of series group impacted will be up to $0.5B, depending upon series group size
- Analyse discount program efficiency and effectiveness, including incentives, rebates, discounts, and promotions

**Competencies**
- Analytical ability
- Influencing without authority
- Strategic Thinking

**Minimum Qualifications Required**
- Bachelors Degree is essential & a CPP qualification would be desirable
- Experience in pricing within a multi national manufacturing environment

**Your Perspectives**

Be part of our Materials Management & Purchasing Team at our regional headquarters with people from over twenty different nationalities and become a member of our AGCO EME region which accounts for more than half of our company’s revenue.

Our modern office facilities facing the river Rhein are located just 15 min walk from the famous “Rheinfall” waterfalls and 5 min from the train station with direct connections to Zurich, Zurich Airport, Winterthur and Schaffhausen.