Philipp Bender

• Responsibile for the areas strategic pricing, quoting and technical support, leading 5 empowered teams, team size >40 experts • Drive sustainable, profitable growth and ensure premiere customer experience • Grow market share and ensure profitability through excellent strategic pricing

Leading the strategic pricing team for High Pressure Connectors EMEA

• Developed Distribution List Price Strategy for China, Korea and Australia - defined segmented commercial product strategy, setting the foundation for strategic price positioning vs. local market to strengthen distribution channel, drive growth and reduce internal complexity • OEM strategic high volume quotes and renewals • Optimized pricing process of Parkers Piping Business in China • China railway pricing strategy • Implemented business intelligence tools • Trained Pricing Managers in Asia Pacif

• Provided strategy proposals to EMEA sales companies for contract renewals • Prepared high volume strategic quotes for EMEA • Applied Segmented Price Variance Analysis (SePVA) • Developed new product value pricing models • Implemented new pricing tools to the pricing cell for improved efficiency • Determined and improved bad factor accounts • Advised trainees and apprentices on daily business approach

• Compiled sales and profitability Analysis • Calculated and analyze sell price index • Used Competitive Alignment and Positioning • Followed up quotes and analyzed win rate by • Created raw material development reports • Maintained team improvement board

• Managed TFDE Sales Companies inventory • Prepared quarterly Pareto (ABC/XYZ) analysis to determined article classifications in order to modify replenishment routines • Created daily service and inventory reporting for new operations structure of TFDE • Integrated acquired company “Bell Hermetic” into reporting structure • Created Input/Output reports for Derby manufacturing plant • Created weekly accountability reporting for staff

• Handled operative business of a flange supplier • Handled operative business of a tube clamp supplier • Supported confidential long term project of a stragegic customer • Elaborated detailed Make or Buy analyses • Worked on abnormal demand orders • Administrated master data

Supply Chain, Controlling, Business Intelligence