ABSTRACT

The pricing profession has come a long way: from having a pure clerical function back in the 1970s to a more strategic one today, pricing professionals are increasingly accepted as fully fledged members of marketing and finance teams. However, in many of these organizations, pricing professionals are often misunderstood and neglected from a career and talent perspective. Furthermore, the literature is still silent on how to manage and develop pricing teams.

Pricing and Human Capital explores the specific nature of pricing human resources and focuses on how to manage pricing teams, pricing talent, pricing careers and how to organize the pricing function for success. It is dedicated to the pricing function and is aimed at helping pricing professionals manage their career within marketing, finance, sales or IT departments.

By focusing on specific practical tips, tools and recommendations that pricing and HR teams can adopt to improve their relationships, and including extensive interviews with senior pricing executives, it is the perfect toolkit for both HR and pricing professionals. This valuable textbook with its collection of cases in pricing will also be essential for students and tutors of marketing and sales.

chapter

Introduction

The state of the pricing profession

part I|41 pages

Talent management in pricing

chapter 1|14 pages

New to or interested in pricing leadership?

Get started with talent management

chapter 2|8 pages

Interview with a pricing expert

chapter 3|7 pages

Interview with a pricing expert

chapter 4|6 pages

Interview with a pricing expert

Ian Tidswell, Head of Global Pricing, Syngenta

chapter 5|4 pages

Lightning strike

Pricing developments in Asia

part II|44 pages

Pricing skills

chapter 7|6 pages

Eight essential pricing skills

chapter 8|7 pages

Interview with a pricing expert

chapter 9|7 pages

Interview with a pricing expert

chapter 10|5 pages

Interview with a pricing expert

chapter 11|4 pages

Lightning strike

Why you should consider formal pricing certifications

chapter 12|5 pages

Lightning strike

Ten soft pricing skills to pay attention to and develop

part III|42 pages

Organizing the pricing function

part IV|52 pages

Managing a pricing career

chapter 21|12 pages

Is there a career in pricing?

An insider's view of the pricing profession

chapter 22|9 pages

Interview with a pricing expert

chapter 24|5 pages

Lightning strike

Ten tips for managing your pricing career

chapter 25|4 pages

Lightning strike

Twelve questions to ask before accepting that big pricing job

part V|33 pages

Careers in pricing consulting and software

chapter 27|7 pages

Interview with a pricing expert

chapter 28|5 pages

Interview with a pricing expert

chapter 29|7 pages

Interview with a pricing expert

chapter 30|6 pages

Conclusions

Putting it all together