Strategic Pricing Manager Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of strategic pricing manager. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for relevant business information and analysis to EMEA leadership, Go-to-Market functions and other finance functions in and outside the region.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience in resource allocation and negotiation
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Medical Devices would be ideal
• Bachelor’s in Business/Economics, IT, or quantitative discipline, MBA preferred
• A proven track record in an Analytics role, successfully managing a team, stakeholders or projects in online travel, online retail, banking or another data-intensive commercial environment
• Good understanding of revenue drivers, supply and demand economics (price elasticity)
• Advance level MS Office Excel and PowerPoint
• To support the definition and articulation of pricing strategies to Janssen´s products in LATAM
• Commission, manage or collaborate on timely LATAM payer and pricing research to give us business insights, payer perspectives and competitive intelligence at the right time to inform key business decisions, fully collaborating with Global Pricing teams

Please consider me for the strategic pricing manager opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for timely pricing analysis to key leadership on recurring basis to achieve long term revenue and margin targets.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Proficiency in using pricing tools like PROS, Zilliant, Vendavo, is an added value
• Experience with production or manufacturing environment is preferred
• Great with numbers & strong analytical skills
• Accustomed in dealing with ambiguity and complex situations
• Proficient in various software applications such as excel and access
• Demonstrated experience with a pricing consulting firm / a major strategy consulting firm including pricing related project work or comparable background (e.g., strategic pricing group of a major company)
• Experience in primary customer research preferred
• Data analysis/visualization tool proficiency (SQL, R, Tableau, ) strongly preferred

I am excited to be applying for the position of strategic pricing manager. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for financial analysis to support the pitching process across the group and to ensure that pricing decisions are supported with appropriate financial information.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Develop regular reports for regional management on the most important TAs (Competitive Environment), and proactively support countries on pricing issues
• Build strong relationships with Therapy Area and Pricing leads in LATAM operating companies, providing insights and expertise into the broader pricing environment and articulating and ensuring alignment/adherence to brand pricing strategies
• Develop analyses together with Regional Finance to demonstrate the pricing impact of country proposals, pricing environment changes and payer policies and make recommendations on company strategies, taking into account IRP, launch sequencing and innovative contracting
• Proven experience in sales operations (sales growth, pricing strategy execution & development, large volume & complex quoting processes, quality control)
• Demonstrated knowledge of print procurement, printing industry
• Experience in leading and communicating with executive level audience while executing through professional and non-exempt staff
• Proficient personnel leadership experience
• Adjust the analysis task between BU pricing team and India back office based on the business needs

I am excited to be applying for the position of strategic pricing manager. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for oversight of data collection, management, governance, and analysis systems and procedures in close collaboration with the Director of Global Grantmaking.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Fluent English to work with global teams
• Accountabilities in this role
• Support the Presource RFP and contract negotiation processes for GPO and IDN customers through development of kit pricing models, component pricing and contractual T&Cs
• Develop and implement pricing performance indicators and diagnostics to identify potential pricing opportunities, measure impact of pricing decisions, and track performance of pricing initiatives
• Ensure price increase opportunities are identified and executed efficiently in accordance with Presource business unit strategies
• Provide pricing support for business unit initiatives, including ProcedureLink, “Best Cost” projects, standardization initiatives
• Act as key strategic pricing liaison for several cross-functional teams, including finance, sales, sales operations, and marketing
• Expertise in use and functional administration of Revionics or similar price optimization tools

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the strategic pricing manager position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for pricing and risk analysis support to the EMEA local offices by reviewing and coordinating the development of computer models and financial projections of reinsurance proposals.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• BS/BA in business, mathematics, statistics, computer science or related quantitative fields preferred
• Co-Lead the development and recommendation of US launch-price strategies
• Define, implement, and maintain product pricing and reimbursement of in-market products
• Prepare for presentation of pricing strategies before Business Unit Pricing Committee in preparation of requisite financial documentation for implementation of pricing decisions
• Work with cross-functional teams to inform bottoms-up forecast model
• Knowledge/Experience of a pricing process in a manufacturing company
• A thought leader who will guide the transformation of the business unit’s pricing function
• Graduate training in Business, Economics, or Life sciences is an asset