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What you will be doing
Who are we?
MWI Animal Health UK: Founded by veterinarians, for veterinarians. MWI Animal Health, part of AmerisourceBergen (within the Fortune Top 10) has a wealth of experience delivering a quality wholesale service, a secure supply chain and business continuity for customers across the UK. Combined with marketing-leading, innovative practice technology and one of the largest group purchasing organisations, we work in partnership to support veterinary practices, animal owners, manufacturers and retailers.
Position Summary:
Reporting into the UK Finance Director you will be responsible for Pricing and the guardianship of gross margin for the UK business. You will work closely with stakeholders in the Finance, Sales and Supply Chain teams, to review and analyse current pricing processes, and identify and implement improvements. You will create and administer a governance framework around pricing activities ensuring the accuracy of data in the enterprise SAP system and providing greater understanding and transparency around gross margin drivers.
You will collaborate with colleagues across the wider business to optimize gross profitability, mitigate margin erosion risk, improve supplier performance, provide commercial performance updates and explore creative innovative ways to deliver additional margin for the business, and enhance the MWI Animal Health brand.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Pricing:
Create and maintain Pricing policies to support strategyCreate and maintain Pricing Governance FrameworkReview and improve all Pricing related processesMaintain Manufacturer margin information and actively feedback rankings targeting purchasing mix to achieve optimal marginWork with cross-functional teams to implement pricing changes and promotions.Monitor pricing performance metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.Collaborate with IT teams to integrate SAP pricing tools with the company's website and other digital platforms.Managing the pricing functionality within the SAP system for the organization.Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of pricing data in the SAP system, and consistent with the organizations pricing policies and strategies.Collaborating with supply chain, procurement, sales, and finance teams to ensure pricing strategies are effectively implemented.Provide guidance and training to internal stakeholders on pricing policies, procedures and tools.
Forecasting, Planning & Data Analysis
Analyse historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities to business and recommends strategies to achieve financial goals. Develop sales projections and Drive financial results that maximize sales, inventory and bottom line profitabilityManage and maintain a monthly report, listing all price rises / changes and the impact on margin, formally reviewing with key internal stakeholders.Analyse and reflect current trends in performance of strategy based on actual sales performance; revise in-season plans for sales and profitability Exhibit initiative to look beyond the everyday business to look for opportunities to maximize sales potentialCollaborate with the supply chain and procurement teams Make recommendations for key financial meetings/decisions in order to maximize sales, margin and inventory productivityBuild Customer / Manufacturer profitability analysis in tandem with FP&A team
Other
Understand and comply with job relevant Companies Practice Standards at all times.Understand the Companies standard operating procedures and attend training sessions as appropriate.
The above list is not exhaustive, and you may be required to carry out any other reasonable task as requested, appropriate to the scope of the post.
Experience, skills and knowledge requirements:
Previous exposure to Pricing / Profitability focused rolesCommercial mindsetKnowledge of current business systems required, specifically SAPStrong business partnering skillsExcellent Problem solving and Analytical skills coupled with an enquiring mind and the courage to support changeSkilled with Microsoft ExcelAccurate and numerate, with attention to detailFirst class communication skills
Company Compliance:
Support, engage and ensure you are compliant with the companies Environment, Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Our people managers and leaders are required to:Take responsibility for driving performance and engagement through their teams, ensuring that the Right People are in the Right Place at the Right Time.Understand the Quality Regulatory framework and the impact of this for their specific business unit.Assure compliance with all organisation policies and procedures.Establish and implement a continuous improvement plan.Our associates are required to assure compliance with all organisation policies and procedures and fully support the delivery of their functional continuous improvement plan.
What your background should look like
Qualifications
B.A./B.S., preferably in business/finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience2-3 year's work experience in a related industry preferredAdvanced skills in Microsoft Excel as well as Proficiency in other Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, PowerPoint)Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, flexibility, organizational and interpersonal skills, team-oriented and analytical skillsAbility to work independently and understand and carry out detailed instruction and the ability to work concurrently on several projects, each with specific instructions that may differ from project to projectAbility to perform several tasks simultaneously to meet critical deadlines is necessaryAbility to interact with staff from multiple departmentsExcellent written/oral communication and organizational skills
What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave.
To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.
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Schedule
Full time
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: Centaur Services
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
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