Market Intelligence & Pricing

 Support the management decision with last update market and competition information, further develop the marketing intelligence concept with more efficient sales supporting outcomes.
- Establish for PLT Japan pricing strategy, concept and structure through intelligence and insights on market pricing incl. competitors' pricing and strategic pricing positioning, installing process and tools required in order to add/create value through profit optimization.

▪ Define the regular marketing intelligence databank update procedure
▪ Regular update the marketing intelligence databank by actively contact with external consulting agency
▪ Further develop the marketing intelligence databank with the target of more efficient data checking and data accuracy by good initiative understanding of the internal and external customer needs
▪ According to the customer needs add new elements and functions for the marketing intelligence databank

▪ Understand the internal and external customers needs about the market information by regular customer feedback survey, develop the monthly market information update system for different internal and external customers to support their daily business
▪ Provide input to center marketing intelligence for regular market information news letter
▪ Filing and highlight the industrial news

▪ Model the marketing intelligence information and train internal and external customers by section to help them utilize the marketing intelligence tool and output
▪ Update and further develop the marketing intelligence knowledge tool for increasing internal and external customers' daily business efficiency
▪ Breakdown the market information to province/city level and niche market for customers

▪ Understanding and Transparency of Pricing systems of markets
▪ Installing pricing system development from current to the future appropriate to support the business development
▪ Understanding and Installing customer-related pricing policies and implementation guidelines
▪ Pricing for New Product lines and Repositioning for Old ones if necessary


▪ Pricing for different segments (Strategy and Tactics and Process to implement)
▪ Competitive Pricing through Benchmark to competitors' product lines and their development
▪ Observe and active Recommendation in regards of development and perspectives

▪ Implement agreed pricing strategies and set up well structured price list.
▪ Monitor market situation and business development.
▪ Propose promotion schemes according to market situation and supply conditions while complying budget and profit guidelines.
▪ Communicate pricelist and promotion announcement to distributors, retailers and end consumers.


▪ Install necessary pricing reports to PLT Japan management team and BU
▪ Manage and steer the product profitability and product mix in close co-operation with controlling
▪ Support BU functions to work out relevant pricing reports
▪ Research and deliver analysis on pricing movements and trends incl. competitors' pricing


▪ Competition-oriented pricing strategies
▪ Competitors' pricing through benchmark with other product lines and their developments
▪ Cost development tracking in coordination with Controlling, active proposal of pricing changes/increases

- Strong statistic knowledge / excellent analytical skills.
Statistic software and databank software knowledge & skills.
- Customer oriented mindset, business knowledge about RE tire or Aftermarket Automotive industries
- Project management experience in market research/data survey
- Leadership experience in project team
- Experience in cooperation with external customers and agency.
- Good English communication skill, fluent in spoken and writing business English
- Multi-national company working or cooperation experience