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Parts Pricing Manager

Location:  Mauritius
Contract Type:  Permanent contract

Job Description available in English

About BIA

 

BIA Group is active in the sales, rentals and after-sales services of equipment intended for public works, mines, quarries and transport. The Group operates in Europe, Africa and Asia and has more than 1500 enthusiastic employees.

Summary

 

As Parts Pricing Manager, you will lead the operational Sales and Pricing teams, ensuring close alignment with customer needs and market dynamics while driving the implementation of the BIA Group Parts Pricing Strategy. Your primary objective will be to optimize pricing structures to maximize profitability, enhance commercial performance, and maintain market competitiveness through effective pricing governance and continuous analysis of customer requirements and business opportunities.

What will be your responsibilities?

 

General Responsibilities

 

  • Define B2C pricing schemes to achieve Group gross margin targets.
  • Lead pricing and costing activities and maintain reliable SAP pricing.
  • Oversee landed costs and Country Factor calculations.
  • Analyse parts margins, market trends and OEM pricing.
  • Implement Finance recommendations on transfer pricing.
  • Support the Aftermarket team and prevent margin leakage.
  • Act as BIA’s reference for Parts Pricing.


1. Implement Parts Sales Strategy

 

  • Ensure Parts Sales margins meet Group targets.
  • Conduct quarterly margin reviews with Finance.
  • Develop pricing policies supporting margin and market-share objectives.
  • Align pricing with transfer-pricing requirements.
  • Coordinate Special Pricing Projects and maintain the Pricing Simulator.
  • Supervise purchasing and sales basket analyses.
  • Ensure timely SAP pricing updates according to OEM calendars.
  • Support sales campaigns, customer proposals and negotiations.
  • Develop BO reports for margin analysis.
  • Supervise price generation, maintenance and discrepancy resolution.


2. Analyse the Supply-Chain (SC) cost & update the Country Factor (CF)

 

  • Update Country Factors in January and July.
  • Analyse air-freight costs with Supply Chain.
  • Maintain accurate Country Factor files.
  • Compare Country Factors with local invoicing data.


3. Communication

 

  • Organize and lead Pricing Committee meetings.
  • Coordinate with Buyers, Product Managers and Sales teams.
  • Communicate pricing updates across entities and project teams.
  • Deliver pricing training throughout the Group.
  • Act as the main OEM contact for pricelist uploads.
  • Present pricing analyses, market research and cost reviews.
  • Monitor competitor pricing and market trends.


4. Process

 

  • Define and implement pricing procedures and systems.
  • Review and improve processes to support Operational Excellence.
  • Manage pricing and costing tickets through SysAid.
  • Maintain action logs and ensure timely issue resolution.
  • Improve pricing efficiency and market responsiveness.


5. People Management and Team Leadership

 

  • Lead a team of 2 Pricing Analysts and 2 Pricing Coordinators, ensuring clear priorities, collaboration and effective execution of the Pricing Strategy.
  • Act as the link between the Head of Parts Sales & Pricing and the team.
  • Coach and develop team members.
  • Plan workloads, assign responsibilities and set priorities.
  • Promote accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Conduct regular follow-ups and performance discussions.
  • Encourage knowledge sharing and cross-training.
  • Communicate strategic and operational priorities.
  • Support change and process-improvement initiatives.
  • Foster an engaged, customer-focused and high-performing team.

Who are we looking for?

 

Education & Experience

 

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, International Business, Economics or a related field.
  • Proven experience in Pricing, Commercial Finance, Parts Business or a similar environment.
  • Proven experience in managing and developing teams.
  • Experience working in an international and multicultural environment is an asset.

 

Leadership & People Management Skills

 

  • Strong people leadership and team development capabilities.
  • Proven coaching and mentoring skills.
  • Ability to build team cohesion and foster a collaborative working environment.
  • Experience in workload planning, prioritization and resource allocation.
  • Ability to motivate, engage and develop employees.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Ability to lead change and support teams through organizational and operational transformations.

 

Technical Skills

 

  • Strong knowledge of SAP is mandatory.
  • Solid understanding of pricing methodologies, margin management and commercial analysis.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

 

Languages

 

  • Fluent in French and English.

What's in it for you?

 

  • A permanent contract
  • A competitive salary and an interesting package of extra-legal benefits
  • Air Ticket (equivalent of passage benefit)
  • A human sized company with international dimension, encouraging autonomy and team spirit
  • Cooperate in a team with experienced and passionate colleagues within a successfully growing family-owned company
  • Benefit from a challenging career opportunity with an extensive training program
  • In this challenging job you get the possibility to take initiative and further develop the function

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