Price Approval Supervisor

Who We Are:

We are Newark, an Avnet Company, part of Farnell Global, the fast and reliable distributor of products and technology for electronic and industrial system design, maintenance, and repair. From research and design through prototype to production, we are here to help you access the products and services you need 24/7. With more than 80 years of experience, 47 localized websites, and a dedicated team of over 3,500 employees, we provide every component you need to build the technology of tomorrow.

Farnell Global trades as Farnell in Europe, Newark in North America, and element14 throughout Asia Pacific. We also sell direct to consumers through a network of resellers, and our CPC business in the UK.

We have been part of the established global technology distributor, Avnet, since 2016. Today, this relationship allows us to support our customers at every stage of the product life cycle, offering a truly unique distribution model, as well as expertise in end-to-end delivery and product design.

Job Summary:

Responsible for the development and implementation of pricing strategies to maximize sales and ensure long-term profitability objectives are metOversees the operation of pricing and pricing team to ensure quality and level of services meet business needs

Principal Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains competitive pricing databases designed to monitor changes and their impact on the company.
• Defines, develops, evaluates and oversees the implementation of pricing models and strategies designed to optimize margin.
• Responsible for pricing accuracy and competitiveness of pre/post sales processes.
• Oversees the implementation of pricing proposals across the organization.
• Executes pricing strategic direction to ensure high quality data, analytics, systems and processes to optimize performance, define pricing agreements, and organizational results.
• Responsible for the pricing function, cross departmental projects/process improvements, and shipment compliance.
• Involved with negotiating pricing strategies with suppliers.
• Drives improvements in processes, procedures, systems, tools, team structure and supplier/partner relationships.
• Manages the product pricing information management system including workflows, interfaces, catalogue browse and taxonomy functionality.
• Manages staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs including training a high performance team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Level Specifications:

• Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of business or technical support teams comprised of individual contributors. Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion. May coordinate work activities with other supervisors.
• Directs routine and repetitive operations of team.
• Assignments are largely established in accordance with schedules and deliverables. Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and business plans.
• Collaborates daily with direct reports and peers within similar functions primarily for the purpose of exchanging information.
• Decisions have a direct impact on team operations. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may cause delays in schedules and require the allocation of additional time, people and/or financial resources.

Work Experience:

• Typically 4+ years relevant work experience

Education and Certification(s):

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.

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What We Offer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.

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