IT Pricing Developer

An Information Technology & Business Shared Services presence is established in Hyderabad, India, to provide IT application development and support services. As an IT Pricing Developer, you'll play a crucial role in Eastman's digital strategy, primarily focusing on PriceFx and SAP. Key responsibilities include designing, implementing, and maintaining pricing applications; leading projects for new capabilities; hands-on development and configuration; providing day-to-day application support; interacting with various functional areas; and collaborating with vendors. The role demands strong technical skills, including proficiency in PriceFx modules (Price Analyzer, Price Builder, Quote Configurator) and technologies like Git, Groovy, Java, APIs, and relational databases. Candidates should have experience with SAP, Salesforce CPQ, and system integrations. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential, along with the ability to present technical topics to a non-technical audience. Experience with Agile methodologies and the full Software Development Lifecycle is also required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designs, implements, maintains, and troubleshoots Eastman’s Pricing applications (PriceFx), while adapting to changing priorities.
• Leads complex projects including the design, specifications, and implementation of new capabilities.
• Hands-on development and configuration of PriceFx to create critical solutions.
• Provides day-to-day application support: Address broke/fix, provide consultation, investigate data issues.
• Interact with other functional areas (i.e., Demand Planning, Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, etc.) to understand upstream and downstream impacts.
• Provides input into cloud-based solutions as required to meet changing business needs.
• Interacts with vendors and service providers to understand the relationship, troubleshooting issues, ensures adequate support levels are in place, and evaluates new cloud services and frameworks.
• Work closely with the Pricing Center of Excellence and Pricing Leaders (Directors and VPs) to understand needs and demands while creating designs and solutions resulting from their feedback.
• Consistently evaluating Platform Releases to assess new functionality that can be leveraged to improve system usability and maturity.
• Peer leadership by providing mentoring and training to other team members.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science or related field with over 10 years of overall work experience in a global environment
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with these skills to be applied with this role:
  • Required: PriceFx
    • Modules: Price Analyzer, Price Builder, Quote Configurator
    • Technologies: Git, Groovy, Java (or object oriented programming principles), APIs, relational databases, web technologies
  • Preferred: SAP, Salesforce CPQ
  • Familiarity with System Integrations
    • Including: Dell Boomi, Enosix, Salesforce Platform Events, and FTP

• Business process analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills:
  • Ability to convey ideas in written form and the capability to share those ideas verbally in a clear, concise manner to varying levels of the organization and team peers.
  • Collaborate effectively with business partners during discovery, development, or training phases of projects and support.
  • Ability to present complex technical topics to a non-technical audience (including senior leadership).
• Demonstrate experience with full Software Development Lifecycle.
• Familiarity working with Agile methodologies.
• Maintains technical skills, leads investigation of new tools. Stays abreast of industry trends.

• Proven ability to stay organized while managing multiple projects simultaneously—must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple, competing priorities.
• Must be a self-starter with high level of initiative with good follow-through.

• Willingness to learn concepts and technologies that are unfamiliar.
• Comfortable working in a group setting, learning from others and mentoring new peers.

Eastman, founded in 1920, is a global specialty materials company based in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. With a workforce of approximately 14,000 employees worldwide and serving customers in over 100 countries, Eastman is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life through innovative products and solutions. They focus on industries like transportation, building and construction, and consumables. In 2024, Eastman's revenue was approximately $9.4 billion. Visit www.eastman.com for more information.