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 a Pricing Support Executive – B2B who will support the day-to-day pricing operations and KPI reporting of all pricing areas as well as supporting the pricing analysts incorporate this data and findings in to the logic-based approach. Additionally, you will be the face of parts pricing including supporting with large deals ensuring that the structure of the business’s offerings remain in place as well ensuring that all actions are sustainable and profitable. You will use a variety of data analysis methods & tools to support the business results with data-based insights converted into an easy summary of outcomes.
Among your key responsibilities as are as follow:

• Monitor and correct erroneous pricing such as low or negative margins whilst analyzing route cause
• Supporting with enquiries of large sales orders requiring additional support to convert these orders in line with KPI’s and pre-defined logics
• Ensure vehicle model job pricing is up to date and maintained within online portal
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze pricing changes and its effect on overall gross margin performance
• 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
• Support with ad-hoc enquiries and modelling the impact
• Use large data sets to find opportunities for product and process optimization and using models to test the effectiveness of different courses of action
• Use of analysis and data visualization techniques, to create solutions that enable enhanced business performance
• Support with preparing reports and presentations for relevant stakeholders that will give insights for decision making.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree with demonstrated experience in any of the following: - Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics, Information Technology & Finance is preferred

• Preferably 2-5 years’ work experience in a multinational environment

• Good to have hands-on work experience using visualization tools such as Tableau

• Distributor and/or 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

• Previous experience with SAP would be beneficial

• Working knowledge and experience of using Tableau 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.