Pricing Manager

About RS Group

RS is a global product and service solutions provider for industrial customers, enabling them to operate efficiently and sustainably. We operate in 33 markets, stock over 875,000 industrial and specialist products and list an additional five million relevant for our industrial customers, sourced from over 2,500 suppliers. This extensive range supports our customers across the industrial lifecycle of designing, building and maintaining equipment and operations. We enhance their experience through a tailored service model, leveraging our efficient physical, digital and process infrastructure sustainably. We combine a technically led and digitally enabled approach with an exceptional team of experts; ultimately, it's our people that make the difference. Our purpose, making amazing happen for a better world, reflects our focus on delivering results for people, planet and profit.

About The Role

The Pricing Manager role sits within the Margin Management organization, a core commercial function responsible for protecting margin, enabling competitive positioning, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of cost and pricing data across the Americas. The team operates at the center of supplier cost changes, public online pricing, customer specific pricing arrangements, and commercial decision making—making it a high impact area with direct visibility to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 3 Pricing Analysts and 1 Pricing Technology Senior Analyst, setting priorities, coaching performance, and ensuring high-quality output
• Oversee pricing execution processes including competitor benchmarking, cost-plus pricing, and supplier-guided pricing updates
• Ensure pricing accuracy, consistency, and timeliness across a large SKU catalog and online channels
• Establish and enforce pricing governance, policies, and approval frameworks
• Partner with commercial, product, and supply chain teams to align pricing decisions with business strategy
• Drive continuous improvement in pricing processes, tools, and workflows to increase efficiency and scalability
• Own pricing performance tracking, including margin, price realization, and competitive positioning metrics
• Collaborate with the Pricing Technology Senior Analyst to prioritize system enhancements, manage backlog, and improve pricing platform capabilities
• Translate business needs into clear requirements for pricing tools and analytics improvements
• Monitor market trends and competitor pricing behavior to inform pricing strategies
• Support escalation handling for complex or high-impact pricing decisions
• Ensure strong data quality and integrity across pricing, cost, and margin inputs
• Contribute to the pricing roadmap, helping transition the organization toward more advanced pricing maturity