Strategic Pricing

Strategic Pricing & Operations Analyst - HPE Aruba NetworkingThis role has been designated as ‘Edge’, which means you will primarily work outside of an HPE office.**The Aruba Pricing Governance Team is responsible for Aruba Pricing Governance, Pricing Policy & Process **as well as driving initiatives in conjunction with multiple other functions with a primary focus on discount governance globally.**The Strategic Deal Analyst** will work as part of the team, to review and complete **profitability analysis** on large, complex, often global deals for HPE Aruba, as well as being the primary **pricing function for the Aruba AAS and Greenlake deals.**As part of the team, you will drive the analysis of Aruba field discounting, identifying key trends as well as outliers, assimilating the data for Field Sales consumption and recommending any necessary actions.A strong overall business awareness and understanding is key to this role as variables across other functions will need to be considered and incorporated, such as market trends, material constraints, NPI, FX fluctuations etc. The ability to create and build strong relationships across the entire BU will be paramount to your success in this role.The analyst will need to become familiar and fluent in all internal sales tools, processes and practices in order to provide exemplary business support and recommendations.**_ How you'll make your mark:_**- Quickly learning and becoming deeply involved in all areas of Aruba pricing, especially within the AAS and Greenlake space,- Pricing analysis of large, multinational opportunities to assess profitability and margin impact, building a collaborative relationship with Aruba Sales and Finance leaders for deal review,- On-going WW Aruba discount review and approval,- On-going regional support regarding discounting data, high levels of engagement with all regions in relation to their trends, outliers, root-causes identified and corrective actions, becoming a highly reliable and proactive business partner to the regions,- High levels of engagement with the PLM teams on pricing strategies, list pricing concerns, product placement and PLM deal supports,- Preparing & presenting the monthly GEO discount review materials,- Preparing quarterly Regional and WW discount review materials- Ad-hoc project & analytical support as needed.**_ About you:_**- ** Experience in pricing is a necessity.**:- Experience in Finance is highly preferred,- Experience with AAS pricing models is highly preferred,- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance or equivalent experience,- Typically 6-10 years experience, MASTER: 10YRS +++- Excellent analytical, statistics and problem solving skills.- Excellent written and verbal communication skills- Mastery in English language.- Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of stakeholders.- Sense of urgency and accountability, will quickly become an SME on the various pricing methodologies and immerse themselves in HPE Aruba’s GTM, forecasting, eCPQ best practices and ensures the smooth operations of the HPE Aruba Pricing**We offer**:- A competitive salary and extensive social benefits- Diverse and dynamic work environment- Work-life balance and support for career development- An amazing life inside the element Want to know more about it?HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to diversity and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global diverse team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.Hewlett Packard Enterprise Values:Partnership first: We believe in the power of collaboration - building long term relationships with our customers, our partners and each otherBias for action: We never sit still - we take advantage of every opportunityInnovators at heart: We are driven to innovate - creating both practical and breakthrough advancementsHPE is an EOE / Female / Minority / Individual with Disabilities /At HPE our goal is to provide equal opportunities, work-life balance, and constantly evolving career opportunities.If you are looking for challenges in a pleasant and international work environment, then we definitely want to hear from you.**Job**:Sales Operations**Job Level**:Master**Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO F/M/Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.**HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.