Pricing & 80 / 20 Manager - Agriculture Group

Pricing & 80 / 20 Manager

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The Company :

Located in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Banjo Corporation is a leading manufacturer of Liquid Handling Products that service Agriculture and Industrial Applications. Specializing in injected molded, glass-reinforced polypropylene products, Banjo prides itself on innovative design, skillful engineering, precise manufacturing, and finding the solution that works best for your liquid handling needs. Banjo Liquid Handling Products marketed and sold all over the world : Valves, Electric Valves, Manifold Systems, Dry-Disconnects, IBC / Tank Accessories, Cam Lever Couplings, Pipe Fittings, Line Strainers, and Pumps.

Located in Greenwood, NE, KZValve was acquired by IDEX in 2021 and brings innovative valve actuation solutions to the Agriculture portfolio. Founded in 1976, two brothers created a business founded on single product, Hydra-Halt. The economical, automated valve used in fertilizer application was the result of the owner experiencing an ammonia spill while side dressing his corn field. Over the next forty years, KZ Valve built a broad product portfolio of automated valves with safety and modernization being paramount.

Banjo Corporation and KZValve LLC make up the agriculture group as Units of IDEX Corporation. IDEX (NYSE : IEX) is a company that has undoubtedly touched your life in some way. In fact, we make thousands of products that are mission critical components in everyday activities. If you or a family member is battling cancer or another life-threatening disease, your doctor may have tested your DNA in a quest to find the best targeted medicine for you. It's likely your DNA test was run on equipment that contains components made by our IDEX Health & Science team. You can enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables thanks in part to Banjo & KZ Valves, an IDEX company. Banjo and KZValve are used on the agriculture sprayers that apply fertilizer on crops. And if you were ever in a car accident, the Hurst Jaws of Life / LUKAS tool may have rescued you.

Founded in 1988 with three small, entrepreneurial manufacturing companies, generating a mere $209M in revenue, we are proud to say that we now call 50 diverse businesses around the world part of the IDEX family. With more than 8,800 employees and manufacturing operations in more than 20 countries, IDEX is a high-performing, global $3.2 billion company committed to making trusted solutions that improve lives. For more information, visit www.idexcorp.com.

The Role :

The Pricing & 80 / 20 Manager role is a highly dynamic position and critical in developing and implementing the North American business pricing strategies and processes that drive net standard margin expansion. This role requires strong collaboration with various teams at all levels to drive efficient and successful product pricing strategies and quotation processes. The position requires strong process orientation, ability to organize data and create effective reporting, and the ability to work independently to manage multiple priorities on a regular basis.

The 80 / 20 leadership aspect of the role also requires cross business collaboration, including a growing knowledge of 80 / 20 principles and how to create strategies for growth through these principles. This person will be responsible for regular analysis of business statistics, stimulating inputs for complexity reduction, presenting proposals on segmented strategic growth, and identifying areas for 80 / 20 process and reporting improvements.

This position reports directly to the Vice President North America Sales & Marketing -Agriculture and can be located remotely in the USA or in the Crawfordsville, IN or Greenwood, NE business locations. If remote, estimated travel will be 30-50%, primarily to the business units. Travel will be approximately 15-20% if located in one of the business facilities mentioned.

The Responsibilities :

The role of Pricing & 80 / 20 Manager is, at its core, designed to maximize profitability for the business. Through deep, comprehensive knowledge of product, channel, customer dynamic and competitive landscape, this person will devise strategies to deliver this objective.

Pricing Focus :

• Develop and deploy a value based pricing strategy for both Banjo and KZValve products and channels
• Create price parity within channels / markets with a plan to "clean up" disparate legacy pricing
• Create and maintain a competitive pricing database and propose approaches to take share through price maneuvers
• Bring a continuous improvement mindset to pricing administration to efficiently execute price updates, communications, and reporting
• Analyze price and profitability trends across customers, channels, segments and propose actions for improvement
• Work in collaboration with Supply Chain Management and Product Management to understand impact of inflation and translate to price capture actions and recommend areas for strong action to remain competitive

80 / 20 Focus :

The Expectations for Success :

Success will be measured by achieving financial and operational metrics including, but not limited to :

Ownership of the following organizational processes and databases are the responsibility of this role :

The Requirements : Knowledge, Skills, and Capabilities :

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