Full-Time
Pricing Analyst
Calderys
501-1,000 employees
Provider of customized refractory solutions
No salary listed
Senior
Paris, France
In Person
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or related field; Master’s preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in pricing, financial analysis, or strategy, preferably in a B2B or B2C environment.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills with the ability to manage/interpret complex data and draw actionable insights
- Understanding of business drivers, underlying market dynamics like steel, automotive, construction and industry trends impacting pricing decisions, as well as expertise in Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong financial and commercial knowledge, particularly in profit and loss, and margin/price decision-making. Proven experience in pricing roles.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate cross-functionally and influence decision-making processes.
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy in pricing analysis and modelling.
- Familiarity with pricing tools or software (e.g., Vendavo, Zilliant, Salesforce) is a plus.
- Develop and execute pricing strategies to drive revenue growth and margin expansion.
- Build and maintain pricing models, assess pricing impact and support decision-making processes.
- Monitor pricing performance metrics set during the budget process, including margin analysis and pricing effectiveness.
- Conduct scenario analysis and elasticity modelling to evaluate the impact of pricing changes.
- Provide actionable insights to leadership on pricing trends, opportunities, and risks.
- Ensure pricing governance and compliance with company policies and industry regulations.
- Collaborate with Finance, Purchasing, and Sales to address significant variances in underlying cost drivers of the price database, such as raw material market forecasts and internal raw material costs.
- A new pricing tool will go live in Q4 2025; this role will be crucial in its roll-out and maintenance.
- Continuously enhance pricing tools to strengthen our value proposition and competitive positioning.
- Master’s preferred.
- Familiarity with pricing tools or software (e.g., Vendavo, Zilliant, Salesforce) is a plus.
Calderys provides refractory solutions for various industries, including iron and steel, foundries, aluminum, cement, and thermal applications. The company offers a diverse range of products, such as monolithic and brick-based refractories, along with engineering, installation, and maintenance services. Calderys focuses on creating customized solutions tailored to the specific needs of its clients, working closely with them to address operational challenges. This approach helps optimize performance, reduce costs, and enhance safety. Unlike many competitors, Calderys emphasizes long-term partnerships through maintenance and service contracts, generating revenue not only from product sales but also from ongoing support.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Vantaa, Finland
Founded
1929
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Growing demand for sustainable refractory solutions supports Calderys' decarbonization efforts.
- Calderys' digital transformation initiatives enhance operational efficiency and predictive maintenance.
- Expansion in emerging markets boosts Calderys' growth in the global refractory market.
What critics are saying
- Increased competition from low-cost Asian refractory companies threatens Calderys' market share.
- The European energy crisis may raise operational costs for Calderys' production facilities.
- Rapid technological advancements could render Calderys' existing products obsolete if innovation lags.
What makes Calderys unique
- Calderys offers customized refractory solutions tailored to client-specific operational challenges.
- The company invests in R&D, with a new innovation center in Neuwied, Germany.
- Calderys collaborates with academic institutions to drive innovation in refractory solutions.
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Company News
Since its launch in May 2023, Calderys has been participating in HEATERNAL, an EU-funded project working to develop a viable decarbonisation solution using thermal energy storage.
The Calderys Group has announced a significant investment to build a new innovation centre for refractories research and development close to its production facility in Neuwied, Germany.
Serving all the Group's core markets—including foundry, iron and steel, aluminum, and cement— it will play a crucial role in helping customers navigate their green energy transition challenges. Construction is expected to be complete by late 2025.Strategic locationNeuwied is the Group's European largest production site and has been a recognized center for innovation since 1955, leveraging Germany's reputation in metallurgy and refractory industries. Locating the Innovation Center close to the Neuwied facility provides easy access to industrial and scale-up trials, ensuring greater collaboration and support between the Innovation Technology, Quality Control, and Production teams. It will also benefit from its proximity to other Calderys sites and their distinct processes for producing monolithics, steel casting fluxes and molding solutions. A multicultural team of experts dedicated to advancing research and development has been reinforced over the past month, with potential additional recruitments in the future.The Neuwied location also offers access to the expertise of local talent pool, partnerships, and collaboration with prestigious academic institutions such as RWTH Aachen, the University of Koblenz, and the University of Liege in Belgium, along with industry resources, such as the European Centre for Refractories (ECREF) and the FGF (Research Association for Refractories).Advanced equipmentThe facility will include modular rooms to accommodate a range of RD activities, fully connected infrastructure with air, water, dedusting, IT, and ventilation facilities, and a showroom to highlight innovation work and results.State-of-the-art equipment will include advanced machinery for determining high-temperature properties, mineralogical and chemical composition and imaging for in-house advanced materials characterization. These investments will further elevate quality control, research capabilities, and efficiency, ensuring that customers continue to receive products of the highest quality and performance.Calderys' third Innovation CenterThe new EMEA Innovation Center joins Calderys' global network of RD facilities, including its centers in the USA for the Americas, and in India for the APAC region. The Group is also developing its innovation capabilities in India with more than 2,000 square meters of new lab space in the state of Odisha, where Calderys currently builds a major single-site greenfield plant dedicated to refractories and steel casting fluxes
For the first time, Calderys brought together 80 foundry leaders and experts from 12 countries at Calderys Meet 2024 in Västerås, Sweden, on September 26-27, 2024.
Pune, Maharashtra, India, November 2024 - Umesh Jadhav has joined Calderys as the Human Resources Director, APAC, bringing his extensive expertise in HR leadership to the global solution provider for high-temperature industries.