Pricing Specialist Intern

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa          

Job Mission / Purpose:

This position will support pricing activities by maintaining accurate data, tracking pricing changes, and ensuring consistency across multiple systems. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented individual looking to grow within a pricing career and gain exposure to commercial decision-making.

Key Activities & Responsibilities

• Maintain and update pricing data across multiple systems (e.g., JDE, SAP, Oracle)
• Monitor and track pricing changes, discounts, and adjustments
• Ensure accurate record keeping and documentation of pricing activities
• Validate data for accuracy and resolve discrepancies
• Support ad-hoc pricing analysis and administrative tasks
• Extract, analyse, and manipulate data using Excel
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to address pricing-related queries and ensure consistent pricing execution.

Education

• Preferable Technikon/University graduates with Diploma or Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field (preferred)
• Advantageous, 1–3 years of experience in a data, finance, or pricing-related role (advantageous but not essential)

Experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (essential)
• Experience or exposure to ERP systems such as:
  • JDE (JD Edwards)
  • SAP
  • Oracle
• Comfortable working with data across different tools and platforms

Competencies & Behaviors

• Detail-driven and highly organised
• Comfortable working with numbers and datasets
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Curious, eager to learn, and interested in developing a career in pricing