Pricing Director, Global Refinish

Description

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes.

We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles

OVERVIEW

Axalta Refinish is seeking an experienced and high-energy marketing professional to lead all the business’ Pricing efforts globally as a key member of the Marketing and Commercial Operations Leadership Team.

The Refinish Business has a solid growth track record, and this position will be responsible to enable future growth through effective pricing positioning.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead global pricing activities for the business, including direct supervision, recruitment, and career development of pricing analysts professionals globally

Drive global alignment across all pricing processes, activities, and applications

Lead strategy and operational efforts to set and / or change list price across all customer segments and product lines in close partnership with Global Customer Segment Leaders

Lead strategy and set up guardrails to support deal-based price decision making

Develop and own pricing process to pro-actively identify and eliminate price leakages and optimize price

REQUIREMENTS

Advanced degree (ie : MBA) in marketing or business or other formal marketing educations or strong equivalent practical experience

Minimum 10 to 15+ years’ experience in marketing and sales, ideally of high value specialty materials, with a strong track record of driving effective pricing positioning

Experience managing people, ideally with experience leading a global group

Robust in-depth knowledge of pricing strategies and tactics

Experience in managing price across a complex portfolio of customer segments, routes-to-market, and product offerings

Willingness to understand the underlying technology well enough to develop effective pricing strategies; a technical degree is not required but strong curiosity and commitment to learning is critical

Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders to align and deliver common objectives

Under normal (non-pandemic) conditions, significant global travel will be required, generally 20% time commitment

Axalta operates its business in two segments : Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year.

We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.

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Our Company :

Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers’ products whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes.

We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.

Axalta operates its business in two segments : Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year.

We’ve recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.