Pricing Planner in Offenbach bei Hyundai

Job Purpose

As a Pricing Planner, you will be responsible for end-to-end new vehicle pricing, from concept to launch. You will collaborate with the Headquarters and European markets to establish pricing targets, considering market requirements and competitive environment.

We want you to:

Manage the new vehicle pricing project from concept to launch:

• Planning of new vehicle pricing target with the Global Hyundai headquarter during the development phase, emphasizing the European region requirements
• Formulate a pan-European pricing direction considering the competitive environment of each European Market, taking into account the local market specificities
• Support the development of a long-term pricing strategy for the products or segment, considering internal business objectives, as well as external challenges
• Define the competitors for the pricing basket, target positioning and target cost
• Monitor and prepare detailed reports about the evolution of cost and price positioning vs. target for the product committee
• Develop tentative and final pricing by country for basic vehicle, powertrains, trims and options
• Liaise with the internal stakeholders to secure sales volume and profit target achievement
• Set up approval reports for tentative and final pricing by country
• Manage and communicate final price lists to the internal stakeholders such as Finance and Sales departments and to the European markets
• Report final pricing proposal by country and suggest countermeasures in case they are off target

Manage the life cycle of the existing portfolio:

• Monitor the price competitiveness across Europe and formulate measures for improvement in order to achieve business objectives
• Set up a quarterly report to management, focusing on the price competitiveness and country margins across Europe
• Maintain operational documents up to date; ensure full alignment with product changes
• Liaise closely with the Product Managers to define lifecycle actions for existing vehicles, keeping in mind the profitability target and the price competitiveness of the vehicles
• Maintain excellent level of communication with all relevant stakeholders, including European Markets, Global HQ, R&D and internal stakeholders (e.g. Sales, Finance)

About you:

You’re driven by the constant desire to improve. Free to think without boundaries and explore every possibility, you’ll embrace the challenge of pushing us to always find a better way. Because thinking unlimited is what you do. Confidently taking the lead on small projects and initiatives, your excellent communication skills will come into their own as you work closely with stakeholders from across the business.

You will also need to have:

• University degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering or comparable
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the automotive industry, ideally in product planning, pricing, or strategic planning
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and proactive in approaching tasks
• Deep understanding of the market dynamics
• Adaptable and open-minded, capable of thriving in a multi-cultural and fast-paced environment
• Customer-focused, ensuring satisfaction for both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong analytical abilities
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Proficient problem solver, able to identify and resolve issue