Career Accelerator Program-Pricing Specialist

Career Accelerator Program-Pricing Specialist Job Description Change the world. Love your job. 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. What You Will Gain From this Role: You will become a valued consultant to the product line and marketing teams, leading them in decisions related to pricing strategies, portfolio price management, and helping them maximize revenue An end-to-end understanding of how TI conducts business – from design in, to design win, to customer negotiations and channel pricing throughout the life cycle of a customer project A detailed, working understanding of how pricing discounts are set with our customers, how these discounts are maintained and negotiated over time, and how the sales channel can impact our results Expertise in analyzing quote and transaction activities to find areas of potential pricing improvement Mastery of analytics tools Product portfolio knowledge, through a close working relationship with product marketing teams, which prepares you to make customer pricing decisions for changing competitive environments Job 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. Qualifications Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering or other engineering discipline Cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA or higher Preferred qualifications: 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 About Us Why TI? Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics. We're different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours. Meet the people of TI Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us. Please find our country-specific benefits here About Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data centre, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn moreat TI.com . Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr Texas Instruments