Pricing Director, Global Refinish

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

1. Lead global pricing activities for the business, including direct supervision, recruitment, and career development of pricing analysts professionals globally.
2. Drive global alignment across all pricing processes, activities, and applications.
3. 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.
4. Lead strategy and set up guardrails to support deal-based price decision making.
5. Develop and own pricing process to proactively identify and eliminate price leakages and optimize price.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Advanced degree (e.g., MBA) in marketing or business or other formal marketing education or strong equivalent practical experience.
2. 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.
3. Experience managing people, ideally with experience leading a global group.
4. Robust in-depth knowledge of pricing strategies and tactics.
5. Experience in managing price across a complex portfolio of customer segments, routes-to-market, and product offerings.
6. 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.
7. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders to align and deliver common objectives.
8. Under normal (non-pandemic) conditions, significant global travel will be required, generally 20% time commitment.

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