Career Accelerator Program-Pricing Specialist

Texas Instruments•Dallas, TX

About The Position

In your first year with TI, you will participate in the Career Accelerator Program (CAP), which provides professional and technical training and resources to accelerate your ramp into TI, and set you up for long-term career success. Within this program, we also offer function-specific technical training and on-the-job learning opportunities that will encourage you to solve problems through a variety of hands-on, meaningful experiences from your very first day on the job. The Career Accelerator program is a 12-month program for new college graduates in the Pricing organization. As a Pricing Specialist, you will work with sales, the product line and the Pricing Manager for effective pricing execution including price setting, pricing maintenance, and price escalation that drives new business, market share and revenue growth. The Pricing Team is a trusted business partner for TI's product lines for all pricing deliverables. Our team sets pricing guidelines, monitors performance, and executes pricing strategies on behalf of our businesses.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering or other engineering discipline
Cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA or higher

Nice To Haves

Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
Ability to take the initiative and drive for results taking high sense of ownership and able to work independently
Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships
Good listener and excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proficiency with Excel and Powerpoint
Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders critical to success, both internally and externally
Ability to quickly ramp on new systems and processes
Demonstrated strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skill

Responsibilities

Set, execute and continually refine the pricing strategy to drive growth; be the pricing authority for the business.
Set effective pricing guidelines that align with the product line's portfolio, strategies and market conditions/competitive landscape.
Respond to escalated new business quote requests.
Work closely with the business unit to maintain a thorough understanding of business trends, product and market strategies, areas of focus and growth, competition and other pricing-related data to ensure effective price settings that will grow revenue and profit.
Work closely with the regional pricing execution teams and use available data and analytics to: identify trends, form opinions, make judgments and implement adjustments that positively impact pricing results.