Parts Price Manager

Service Market Europe including vehicles quality support, sales of services and sales of parts, is a customer satisfaction and image driver as well as an important business for the company and a major contributor to the group’s profitability.


We are now looking for a team member who will be part of Parts Offer Team and overall accountable for Pricing Activities in Volvo Buses Europe, with aim to drive customer satisfaction and profitability. Moreover, to take the accountability to manage suggested retail prices and suggested dealer discounts for a selected assortment of genuine spare parts to maximize sales & gross profit for Volvo Buses.


The position reports to the Director Parts Offer within Service Market Volvo Buses – Business Unit Europe.


Main activities and responsibilities:
Pricing responsibility for Volvo Buses and for shared parts assortment with Volvo Trucks
Price manager works closely together with Sales Areas, Markets Pricing & Service Market responsible and Product Managers within Volvo Buses
Perform yearly suggested retail price list revision for defined assortment
Suggested retail price process suggesting targets for yearly price list revision
New parts pricing for defined assortment (suggested retail pricing & suggested dealer discount)
Responsibility for suggested retail price level
Maintain PSG (Price Strategy Groups) and DSG (Discount Strategy Groups)
Perform sales supporting activities using PPS (Parts Price Strategy) methodology
Drive PPS restructuring activities according defined process
Raise cost issues towards Volvo Buses Purchasing
Analyze price feedbacks from sales areas/markets and take appropriate actions
Follow-up and analyze the performance of the defined assortment concerning sales and gross profit
Perform price comparisons
Participate in relevant projects and other tasks related to the pricing area

Essential educational and/or training qualifications:
University degree in Business, Economics, Industrial, Engineering or equivalent
Good understanding of the Volvo Buses business and ways of working in the field of Service Market
Good commercial & technical Service Market knowledge
Fluent in English, written and spoken
Excellent ability to understand and capture business needs

Profile:
We are looking for a result oriented person with pricing/ commercial awareness and a strong business understanding. Furthermore, it is important to have a drive for change (can do mind-set), communication capabilities, presentation and networking skills.
The job requires a lot of communication and co-operation with people from different areas within the Volvo Group.
We are constantly developing our way of working so a flexible and open mindset is required.
Social and responsive skills are also highly valued.


Key Competencies:
Knowledge within the Service Market process and retail business
Good understanding of market and dealer business
Service Market Pricing knowledge
Analytical and mathematical skills
Ability to work cross functional
A positive and customer oriented mindset
Holistic view
Ability to take ownership of the tasks and work pro active
Strong drive and business mindset
Priority setting & structured
Communication skills
Team player
Customer focus
Networking skills
Clear “can do” attitude
Ability to Learn on the fly

At Volvo Buses Europe we are actively working to establish groupings that will take maximum advantage of the strength inherent in differences in knowledge, experience, age, gender and nationality, etc.
We find that well balanced working groups increases group dynamics, creativity and new approaches to solutions.


For further information about the position, please contact:
Juliana Ruiz, Director Parts Offer Volvo Buses Europe, +46 31 3238682