Pricing Analyst

Position Title: Pricing Analyst

Department: Finance

Location: Geneva, Switzerland (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite)

Reports to:  CRO FP&A & Commercial Finance Senior Director 

ABOUT WELLA

The Wella Company is one of the world’s leading professional and retail hair companies. It is a beauty collective with a mission to enable consumers to look & feel like their true self. Its love brands, which include beauty icons such as Wella, Clairol, OPI, and ghd (all together “Wella”),are co-created by and designed for the beauty junkies of today and tomorrow. Following the divestiture of Coty’s Professional and Retail Hair businesses to the global investment firm KKR, Wella became, on December 1, 2020, a fully independent, standalone company with its own management team and operational structures. The new company has presence in over 100countries and an estimated annual net revenue of $2.6Bn. Wella and its brands are and will remain committed to a range of social causes as well as seeking to minimize its impact on the environment. For additional information about Wella please visit www.wella.com.

ABOUT THE FINANCE FUNCTION

The Finance Team delivers an effective finance support service to the business to strengthen decision-making by providing timely and accurate reporting and business information. The appropriate financial control framework facilitates improvements in the business, promotes the management of financial risk within the organization and meets increasing statutory and regulatory requirements.

Join the team that is making a tangible difference for the future of Wella, participate to one of the biggest transformations in the industry, driving and leveraging our culture of pride and performance!

THE ROLE

We are seeking for a Pricing Analyst to support the pricing and promotion optimization workstreams and help the commercial finance team in all strategic revenue matters. The role will report into the FP&A & Commercial Finance Senior Director and will be based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Strategic Revenue Management is key to maximize company’s profitability. This practice includes the areas of pricing, promotion optimization, trade terms and active portfolio management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support in the definition and implementation of the Pan European pricing strategy. Monitor prices at customer/SKU level ensuring enforcement of price floors across Europe. Track, report and maintain customers actions plans and evolution of prices.
• Apply methodology for calculating List Price, Price Floor, Price ceiling across products lines within various market segments. Maintain EU price list and periodically update appropriately.
• Track market trends and keep up to date on prices set by competitors.
• Perform financial evaluation to assess pricing action effectiveness, identifying leakage buckets within the price waterfall.
• Prepares informative business reports by collecting, analyzing, summarizing and interpreting financial data for decision support.
• Develop, deploy and maintain promotional tools globally working with local teams.
• Automate and harmonize promotional processes driving consistency globally and fixing system issues.
• Support local teams in regularly monitoring and evaluating promotional activities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, management, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications are a plus.
• 2 years of relevant experience in finance, preferably in areas such as analysis, accounting, or operations management.
• Proficiency in analytical tools, financial modeling, and forecasting methodologies.
• Strong communication skills, enabling effective collaboration and clear presentation of financial insights and findings.
• Solid organizational skills, with an ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and meet deadlines consistently.
• A proactive approach, demonstrating initiative in problem-solving and operational enhancement efforts.
• Willingness to learn, adapt, and drive personal and organizational growth within a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Join us in driving financial excellence, innovation, and strategic impact within the Wella Company, fostering an environment of professional growth, operational excellence, and transformative industry contributions.

NOTICES 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please email Recruiting@wella.com. This email account will not respond to inquiries regarding the status of a candidate’s application.