Director Pricing

Company DescriptionAre you an agile & result-driven person looking for opportunities in a multicultural, secure & fast-paced work environment?
AUTODOC is a multicultural tech-company active in 27 countries and with ~5000 people from over 50 nations where things are going fast forward. We are currently in a transformative phase and looking for innovative, tech-driven and agile people to join us. We are striving to create an environment where people are safe and supported - whether it’s in an office space or work-at-home.
Would this fit you, or do you know someone who would fit this description then please contact us now and our team will get back to you as soon as possible.Job Description

Main responsibilities are:

• Development, design and implementation of the company’s pricing strategy in all nuances for the different products and markets, that matches the overall business goals
• Transformation of the current dynamic pricing into algorithmic pricing (machine learning pricing)
• Responsible for optimization of discounting policies, bonus programs, end-of-life pricing and sales for customers
• Responsible for analyzing market price trends, including post analytics, to ensure product prices are set competitively
• Development of a value proposition for additional company services
• Participation as a stakeholder in the development of predictive models and machine learning solutions in the field of pricing
• Stakeholder management, including working closely with the assortment manager and private brands manager
• Build out of the team and manage it

Anticipated Challenges

• Build out a completely new position and function, as well as a supporting team
• Maximize the margin of AUTODOC, considering the long-term perspective
• Handle and cope with a great number of products (> 4 million) and nuanced pricing strategies in 27 countries
• Establish a pricing strategy that is able to deal with the cannibalization effect of automotive products

Pivotal Experience & Expertise

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in category management or pricing within an e-commerce-oriented environment
• Has a track record in dynamic pricing for a large number of SKUs (100,000+)
• Has a track record in setting up price analytics processes
• A high degree of experience with machine learning models and product segments that show a cannibalization effect
• Has a track record of having worked closely with or within strategy consultancy
• People leading experience of 20+ people
• University degree, ideally in finance or marketing
• Good knowledge of English, both written and spoken, German/Russian is considered a plus

Leadership Capabilities

• Gravitas and an excellent reputation for winning the respect of the Board management team, colleagues, and important stakeholders
• High level of a strategic, analytical and holistic way of thinking
• High level of initiative, solution and process orientation
• Interested in people, customers and consumers. Proud to be a part of AUTODOC and fits the culture and values of AUTODOC
• Able to navigate and thrive in a rather unstructured environment
• Sets clear goals, works hard, hands-on, ambitious, delivers results, always looking for ways to improve in all areas, shows ownership, holds responsibility and accountability
• Communicates well - is direct and open, has both high intellect and emotional intelligence, able to make difficult decisions
• Seeks out the opinions and perspectives of others and incorporates
• them into decisions
• Engages in dialogue with others to secure their buy-in and win them over to an idea. In doing so, links their perspective to the goal
• Adapts own actions to the target group, anticipating the impact of words and actions, adapting to possible resistance and responding appropriately

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary based on your professional experience
• Stable employment in the fast growing international company
• Wide benefit system
• Dynamic work environment
• Ability to influence business and its results
• Professional growth — you will attend free external and internal courses
• Paid business trips and payment for participation in conferences
• Paid corporate language classes (English, German, Polish)

What should you bring with you?

Join us today and let’s create a success story together!