Price Engineer/Pricing Data Analyst EMEA – Steel

Vesuvius is a global leader in flow engineering and technology for molten metal. With innovative flow control solutions, advanced refractory materials, and other consumables, the company helps make industrial processes in the steel and foundry industries safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. Vesuvius provides its customers with customized products, technical services, and technologies for the most demanding high-temperature applications.

With around 11,500 employees across 6 continents and 40 industrial countries, Vesuvius is present wherever metal flows. In Germany alone, we employ around 1,000 people at four production sites, offering strong, future-oriented products and services. With new technologies, we shape the development of the international steel and foundry industry. Our local production and our global knowledge of the processes taking place at our customers’ facilities enable us to build strong partnerships and support our customers in optimizing and improving their processes and the efficiency of their products.

Our most important competitive advantages are our market and technology leadership, strong customer relationships, established presence in developing markets, and global reach - all of which support the expansion of our addressable markets.

Purpose:

An opportunity has arisen for a Price Engineer/Pricing Data Analyst EMEA - Steel, based in Krakow (Poland), responsible for building, maintaining and improving the analytical foundation of pricing decisions across Steel in the region EMEA.

The role connects product cost, plant cost, transport cost, VCC, TMC, RSP, historical selling prices, customer/product profitability and market feedback into reliable models and tools. The objective is to support disciplined pricing, margin protection, profitable growth and faster commercial decision-making.

This role is execution-driven and data-driven. It does not replace commercial ownership of customers but provides the pricing intelligence and analytical discipline required for better commercial decisions.

You will join the Commercial Excellence & Customer Experience Steel Team for the region EMEA, reporting to the Commercial Excellence & Customer Experience Director Steel EMEA.

Key Accountabilities/Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the commercial cost model used to support RSP, offer pricing, price approvals and margin analysis
• Support RSP governance and price list maintenance by ensuring data accuracy, consistency and usability
• Provide structured profitability analysis to support pricing decisions and commercial reviews
• Act as the pricing-data expert in the development and improvement of digital commercial tools
• Develop and maintain recurring pricing and profitability views for management and commercial teams
• Work across functions to ensure pricing input is reliable and commercially relevant
• Monthly price and margin analysis pack and Quarterly RSP tuning support
• Regular cost update and price list support
• Offer profitability support for strategic or high-risk quotations
• Pricing dashboard maintenance and improvement
• Pricing exceptions and margin leakage tracking
• Support in pricing automation and AI price agent development

Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Business Analytics or equivalent technical/commercial background
• 2-5 years of experience in commercial pricing, cost analysis, commercial controlling, sales operations, industrial finance, business analysis or technical-commercial roles
• Experience in industrial B2B manufacturing is preferred but not a must have
• Engineering background is an advantage due to the need to understand product cost drivers and industrial processes
• Good understanding of cost structures, margin calculation and profitability analysis
• Strong business judgment: able to distinguish relevant analysis from low-value reporting
• Ability to translate business requirements into clear tools and data specifications
• Strong Excel and analytical modelling skills, ability to work with large datasets and identify inconsistencies
• Experience with ERP, SAP, Power BI, Excel-based models or pricing tools is preferred
• Analytical and structured mindset, high attention to detail, pragmatic, execution-oriented and able to work with imperfect data
• Strong communication skills with both commercial and technical stakeholders, ability to work across regions and functions without direct authority with professional and self-confident appearance towards internal and external partners
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are an advantage
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively; the role is based in Italy with willingness to travel regularly to our EMEA sites
• A valid work permit for Poland/EU is essential

What we Offer:

At Vesuvius, we believe that great results come from great people. We offer you an inspiring environment where courage, ownership, respect, and energy are not just values - they are the foundation of how we work together every day.

• We offer a highly competitive salary
• We also offer a supportive environment that fosters initiative, personal responsibility, respect, and enthusiasm, with flexible working arrangements including hybrid home-office options.
• We are constantly working to develop Vesuvius further and prepare it for future challenges. This includes internal and external training opportunities, an attractive benefits package, and clear opportunities for personal and professional development.
• You can also look forward to staff events and other attractive benefits in line with local market standards.
• We offer the scale and security of an international group combined with a family-like atmosphere. There are plenty of opportunities for development within our rapidly growing industrial environment.