This role focuses on managing end-to-end CDA (Customer Development Agreement) processes, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and driving process improvements. The individual will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver insights, enhance operational efficiency, and support business objectives through data-driven solutions.
ResponsibilitiesFunctional Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end contract lifecycle, including standardization, enrolments, accruals, and rebate payouts, ensuring compliance, accurate financial reporting, and driving process improvements.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying gaps, recommending solutions, and implementing process enhancements.
- Leverage P&L knowledge to drive decisions
- Analyze strategic and tactical pricing opportunities on an ongoing basis leveraging large IRI and internal data sets
- Develop and maintain complex pricing and financial models, tools and reports
- Evaluate the competitive landscape across category and customers
- Provide pricing recommendation for new product launches
- Assist the pricing leadership team in developing pricing strategies and performing competitive pricing analysis
- Analyze Trade Spend and Net Sales performance vs Plan and Forecast
- Perform post audits on promotional spend to optimize events.
- Lead performance analysis and reporting for customer/region/function
- Work on key region/customer initiatives to drive business and region performance
- Develop PowerPoint presentation to communicate business results and insights
- Collaborate with Sales and Finance functions on ad-hoc projects
- Create an inclusive and collaborative environment
People Responsibilities
- Coach and on- board new members of the team in ways of working and processes
4-7 years of experience in finance and planning for postgraduates (MBA or CA required)