Job Title: Associate Pricing Analyst

About RWS:
RWS is a world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our clients to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally, by communicating business critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realisation of their innovations. 

Our language services are delivered to, and are trusted by, world-leading companies including 90 of the global top 100 brands, the top 20 pharmaceutical companies, 8 of the top 10 Contract Research Organisations (CROs), 40 of the top 50 asset management companies and 19 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our key industries cover technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, financial services, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents. 

Over the last 63 years we have built a reputation for quality, reliability and flexibility with our global team of linguists, searchers and technical experts. With headquarters in the UK, we have over 80 offices worldwide, near 8000 employees and our shares are traded on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L)

For further information, please visit: www.rws.com

About The Role:
RWS are well progressed into their “One RWS” strategy and are looking to enhance the new Language Service Pricing Operations team with the addition of a new Role. Primarily working in the Language Services area, but also cross trained to be able to support the Technology Pricing Operations area too.

Main Duties Include:
The successful candidate will work directly with the Senior Pricing Specialist, who is based in the UK, and will be responsible for the initial review of Language Services pricing requests from the sales team, ensuring sufficient detail has been provided to support any further escalations to the Pricing Council, validating that Services that are being invoiced match back to Client contracts, identifying potential gaps to the Customer Service / Sales team, where additional Services could be provided to the client to increase Client spend.  The candidate will also be expected to support sales teams in all RWS territories other territories as directed, and to delegate for other members of the Pricing Operations Languages Services Team the Pricing Specialist in their absence. 

On a day to day basis they will assist Sales in the production of rate cards for RFPs for new clients in the SFDC CPQ system and assist and provide advice and guidance related to RWS’s pricing, all in accordance with established pricing strategies and policies.
The candidate must have good analytical skills and be able to turnaround responses with a high level of detail and accuracy and be able to communicate effectively not only with the Sales Team but also with members of senior management. 

The candidate must have the candour to be able to ensure that sales people follow correct processes and policies, whilst maintaining an inclusive team attitude towards them. 

Working in a complex and ever changing area, the candidate must be able to work quickly but accurately and work to what can be very tight deadlines, whilst managing multiple activities and projects at the same time.

Ideally with some experience of the localisation industry but not a pre-requisite.

Strong Excel skills are required as there is a significant amount of data analysis and manipulation required to support this area, as is the ability to be able to present analysis and recommendations in very short time period (hours not days).

Requirements:
* Excellent attention to detail and data entry skills
* Numerate and PC literate with very strong Microsoft Excel skills
* Ability to pick up, understand and develop new logic “flows” within the SFDC environment.
* Ability to thrive under pressure in a busy environment
* Fast learner with a “Can do” attitude
* Methodical and organized in approach to all multiple tasks at once
* Good team player with the ability to work on own initiative as required
* Ability to communicate confidently at all times with all colleagues, both internal and external and at all levels.
* Works in a client focused manner to ensure internal clients receive an excellent service, and to ensure that all external clients have the best user experience whilst working with RWS
* Excellent time management and deadline oriented
* Ability to work flexible hours to support multiple time zones

Life at RWS:
If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you’ll love life at RWS.
Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise.

Diversity & Inclusion:
RWS embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.

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