Pricing Excellence Manager - m/f/d
With around 9,000 employees, AGRANA is the global leader in fruit preparations and also a major producer of fruit juice concentrates in Europe as well as being a key manufacturer of customised starch products and organic ethanol in its Starch segment. AGRANA is also one of today's leading sugar companies in Central and Eastern Europe.
To enhance our Commercial Excellence department at our Vienna site, we are seeking a dedicated Pricing Excellence Manager (m/f/d) to start as soon as possible on a full-time basis.
In this position you will strengthen profitability across the group by developing more transparent, structured and market‑ and value‑based pricing approaches. Supporting divisions in identifying and capturing margin improvement opportunities, particularly in the context of raw material‑driven pricing dynamics.
Your responsibilities
- You drive and support pricing and margin improvement initiatives across the group, including the development of more structured pricing approaches and the alignment of pricing with raw material mechanisms in close collaboration with the divisions
- You analyze price, margin and customer performance across markets, segments and accounts and develop data‑driven models and simulations to identify and quantify profitability improvement potential
- Translate insights into impact by supporting and driving the implementation of pricing improvements (e.g. price realization, discount structures, segment differentiation) together with the business
- You act as a data‑driven sparring partner for sales and business leadership, providing fact‑based input and supporting selected strategic pricing or deal situations
- Develop and support more differentiated, segment‑based and value‑oriented pricing approaches, aligned with market dynamics and customer willingness‑to‑pay
Your profile
- Completed higher education (e.g. Business Administration, Finance, Economics or a related field)
- At least 3 years of professional experience in pricing, commercial excellence, strategy consulting or similar analytical role
- Strong track record in driving pricing, margin improvement, or revenue optimization initiatives
- Excellent analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with data modeling, pricing analytics, or BI tools is a strong advantage
- Strong business acumen, with a solid understanding of financial drivers (price, volume, margin)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working with senior management and sales teams
- Proven project management skills and ability to work cross-functionally in an international environment
- Experience in FMCG, agriculture, or raw material-driven industries is a plus
- Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken
Our offer
- Excellent occupational and personal development perspectives within an international group with headquarters in Austria
- Diversified and interesting tasks in a dynamic team
- Various internal company benefits e.g. working from home, staff canteen, various sport and leisure-time activities, health care offers etc.
- Our attractive remuneration is based on current market salaries. You can expect an annual gross salary starting at EUR 60,000,- all in, whereby we are open to overpayment in the case of corresponding qualifications and experience.
Contact
Marlene EBNER | HR Business Partner
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As a global company, we are very proud of our diverse workforce and attach great importance to equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation who is passionate about our company to apply.
Have we caught your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your application.