Global Pricing Coordinator/Analyst

Company Description

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Job Description

• Coordinate and manage commercial, framework agreement and contract pricing enquiries and providing timely and effective support to stakeholders.
• Administer and maintain pricing within John Crane Pricing systems, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with established pricing policies.
• Prepare, publish, and distribute commercial, framework, partner, and customer price books.
• Support pricing-related projects and initiatives, including pricing system and process rollouts, sales and product analysis, contract systemisation, and process improvements.
• Partner with Product Portfolio teams to ensure competitive and accurate pricing is maintained within John Crane pricing systems.
• Act as a key liaison between Sales, Product Management, Finance, Customer Service, and other functions on pricing and contract-related matters.
• Provide pricing and analytical support to Product Managers to aid decision-making and commercial strategy.
• Assist with data analysis, reporting, and governance activities to support pricing performance and business objectives.
• Undertake additional pricing, commercial, and project-based activities as required to support regional and global business priorities.

Desirable

• Experience within B2B, manufacturing or engineering.
• Exposure to Engineered To Order (ETO) configured products or quotation-based commercial processes.
• Exposure to pricing or revenue management.
• Experience using SAP, Pricefx or another ERP/pricing platform.
• Python, SQL or other data analysis/programming experience.
• Degree or equivalent experience in a numerate/business discipline

EHS REQUIREMENTS:

• Additional duties and responsibilities will vary based upon departmental needs.
• Complete all work in a safe manner and follow all safety requirements consistent with supporting the Company’s goals.
• Lifting guidelines in accordance with the Manual Lifting Guidelines noted in the Safety Handbook.
• Follow all environmental requirements consistently with supporting the company’s environmental performance goals.
• Complete, and actively participate in all other EHS training requirements.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time; a minimum of 2 hours.
• Must be able to manoeuvre to all areas of the office, shop, warehouse, or manufacturing plant.
• Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds and carry up to 20 pounds.
• Must be able to bend, reach, kneel, twist, and grip items while working at assigned desk area.
• Must have manual dexterity and coordination to operate office equipment.
• Must be able to simultaneously manage several objectives, changing priorities and reassign priorities to completing assignments.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Must be able to respond to visual and aural cues.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years of experience in Pricing, Commercial Analytics, Finance, Business Intelligence, Sales Operations, or a similar analytical role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into clear business recommendations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience developing reports and dashboards using Power BI or similar reporting and data visualisation tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work across Sales, Product Management, Finance, Customer Service, and other business functions.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced global environment.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline and a willingness to learn and develop expertise in business systems such as SAP, Pricefx, C4C, and other commercial platforms.

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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