Manager, Advanced Pricing Strategy
Fountain Valley, CA, US, 92708
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WORK MODEL
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- The Manager, Advanced Pricing Strategy (APS) plays a critical role in shaping the future model pricing strategy and long-term lineup recommendations. This position blends rigorous quantitative analysis with strategic business insight to influence key product and pricing decisions partnering closely with Product Planning, Sales, and Global Headquarters to deliver data-driven, market-informed pricing strategies that strengthen competitive positioning and profitability. This role offers the opportunity to directly influence future product and pricing strategy while working at the intersection of analytics, strategy, and business leadership.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
- Manage the overall development of vehicle pricing proposals for select future Hyundai models.
- Translate market dynamics, customer insights, and competitive benchmarks into actionable pricing recommendations.
- Conduct in-depth competitive analysis and pricing benchmarking across segments.
- Synthesize market research, elasticity insights, and demand signals to support vehicle lineup and pricing decisions.
- Analyze each Hyundai model’s competitive environment and create insightful pricing recommendations and support documents customized specifically to each model’s unique market circumstances.
- Build and manage analytical models to assess pricing scenarios, value positioning, and revenue impacts.
- Support the pricing leadership team regarding competitive landscape for the mainstream market. Be a key driver for innovation to advance Hyundai pricing to optimize work efficiency and enhance analytical capability.
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to Product Planning, Sales, Finance, and Global HQ stakeholders.
- Align pricing recommendations with product strategy, volume objectives, and brand positioning.
- Frame complex analytical findings into concise, decision-oriented recommendations for senior leadership.
- Support, through analysis, the negotiation of feature/component value discussions for Hyundai. Pulling benchmarks, install rates and syndicated customer research.
- Pricing has the authority to access all relevant HMNA cost, product spec, and plans to effectively develop pricing recommendations for executive approval. Additionally, Pricing is authorized to recommend pricing levels based on supporting analysis of forecasted volume levels, competitive practice, planned incentive spend, margin and revenue requirements, sales efficiency, etc. Collectively, this authority has a direct impact on company/dealer profitability and sales effectiveness through vehicle pricing activities.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- MBA or master’s degree in business, Economics, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field a plus.
- Six or more years of experience in management consulting, pricing strategy, market research, analytics, or data science.
- Automotive OEM experience a plus.
- Experience pricing consumer products a plus.
- Passion for translating complex data into clear insights that inform strategic decisions.
- Ability to balance analytical rigor with practical business judgment to drive actionable recommendations.
- Proven ability to formulate and communicate clear, data-driven arguments, both written and verbal, to all levels of management.
- Demonstrated experience in pricing strategy, competitive analysis, benchmarking, and market-based recommendations.
- Advanced quantitative and analytical skills, including strong proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint, and the ability to quickly learn large datasets and proprietary tools.
- Proficiency with Tableau Desktop, including dashboard development, maintenance and data modeling.
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, independently shaping analysis for assigned models in a team-oriented environment.
WHAT HYUNDAI CAN OFFER YOU
- Compensation Range: $91,000 - $130,000 annual base salary
- Monthly vehicle lease allowance – Eligible employees receive a monthly vehicle lease allowance (including insurance and maintenance)
- Holiday Pay - the company shuts down with pay between Christmas and New Years.
- Vacation and sick time off
- Healthcare insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
- 401(K) company match
- Additional 401(K) Employer Enhanced Contribution program – eligible after 1 year of employment, in addition to the regular employer matching contribution
- Basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability
- Mental health, wellbeing, and employee assistance program
- Health advocate (coordinate care and services, assistance with claim and billing issues, understanding Hyundai benefits)
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Express your interest by submitting an application. Once your application is received, our recruiting team will review your application to see if you meet the basic and preferred qualifications listed on the job description. For more information on our hiring process please visit our How We Hire page.
OTHER DETAILS
- Physical requirements: Normal office duties.
Our Company adheres to the equal employment opportunity guidelines set forth by federal, state and local laws. The information requested on this form is sought in good faith and will not be used to discriminate against the applicant based on race, religion or creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, marital status, sex or gender (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, or related circumstances), gender identity, gender expression, age, citizenship, sexual orientation, family care or medical leave status, military and veteran status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local laws.
Nearest Major Market: Orange County
Nearest Secondary Market: Los Angeles
