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A critical role on the Cox Automotive Pricing team, the Pricing Strategy Manager analyzes and implements pricing, packaging, and monetization strategies for multiple business units or Solution Sets. The manager is responsible for supplying data, analytical models, and considering logic / guidelines for what pricing actions can be executed given market, technical, and/or process constraints. In addition, this individual contributor is proactive in building strong relationships with boundary partners in Marketing, Finance, Product, Sales, and Enterprise Platforms to understand system design and limitations for pricing strategy execution. 

 PRIMARY DUTIES/KEY RESPONSIBILITES

Build analytical models to determine which price models & price metrics best aligns with perceived & actual value as directed in the Pricing Strategy

Determining pricing attributes based on customer segments, geography, competition and other value drivers

Migrate customers into to new products/packages with appropriate promotions / incentives and facilitate price increases / decreases. Partner with Sales Operations to execute these changes and manage change associated with any migrations.

Set pricing levels (Base, List, Discounts, Promotions, Rebates) based on attributes & segmentation, including discount thresholds or guardrails for Sales & the Business

Work to understand the specific systems required to execute pricing actions across multiple solution sets (DMS, VIN, XTIME, DR, etc.)

Monitor pricing activity across multiple solution sets for opportunities for improvement, and advise their manager on course of action

Qualifications:

5+ years of business experience in a pricing or analytical role

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or information technology 

Proven track record in operating in a support capacity in a high functioning sales environment

Experience with ETL (extract, transform, and load) to migrate data from one platform to another to facilitate price administration

Specific domain knowledge of Excel, Salesforce.com, database platforms like Redshift, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server required

Technical Skills: Outstanding analytical skills and a high degree of intellectual curiosity who can help connect dots

Build Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally

Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate communication tools 

Collaboration: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions 

Solve Problems: Assess situations to identify causes, generate solutions, and make recommendations to resolve the problem

Influence: Ability to operate and work across functional groups in a matrixed organization

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).  For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.  

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