AV Catalogue & Pricing Analyst III

Role Overview

Are you detail-oriented, technically proficient with procurement systems, and passionate about managing complex data We are seeking an AV Catalogue & Pricing Analyst to join our team in Hyderabad. In this role, you will be the primary owner of our audio-visual (AV) buying catalogues, ensuring that our value-added resellers and integrators have accurate, up-to-date product information and pricing. Audio-visual procurement is a high-value, dynamic space. You will bridge the gap between vendors and our internal systems, maintaining the integrity of our purchase information records and ensuring that our procurement processes remain seamless and error-free.

Key Responsibilities

• Catalogue Administration & Vendor Coordination
• Manage the audio-visual and reseller catalogues end to end, keeping product data, specifications and pricing current and correct.
• Work directly with vendors and integrators on stock-keeping-unit additions, changes and retirements, obtaining the data needed to list an item properly.
• Coordinate with the channel team so that every price change is approved before it is published.
• Onboard new products and deprecate outdated items in step with the vendor's own lifecycle.
• Remove redundant and duplicate catalogue entries, and confirm every required attribute is populated before an item goes live.
• Price Change & Purchase Information Record Validation
• Validate price changes against vendor-supplied pricing before they are applied, and reject changes that arrive without approval or supporting evidence.
• Validate catalogue pricing against purchase information records periodically, so the catalogue and the purchasing record do not drift apart.
• Execute timely updates to resolve discrepancies, and escalate any that cannot be reconciled.
• Prepare and execute bulk pricing uploads into the ERP through the approved file-upload route, with pre-upload validation.
• Maintain the evidence trail for each price change so pricing disputes can be settled from the record.
• Data Validation & Master Data Alignment
• Validate material identifiers and supplier assignments on catalogue items, so each entry resolves to the correct material record and the correct supplier.
• Audit the catalogue on a routine cycle for inconsistencies, and rectify discrepancies promptly.
• Raise correction requests with the partner teams that own upstream data, and track them to closure.
• Coordinate with the new product introduction and master data functions where a catalogue change requires a new or amended material record.
• Enforce catalogue data standards consistently across systems.
• Year-End Rebuild, Documentation & Governance
• Run the year-end catalogue creation cycle, rebuilding the catalogue against current vendor pricing and product lines.
• Maintain standard operating procedures and change-management documentation so the process is repeatable and auditable.
• Report on catalogue accuracy, price change volumes and outstanding discrepancies.
• Support buyers and requesters with catalogue queries and item availability questions.
• Identify recurring data faults and drive them to root cause with the upstream owner.
  
  

PERFORMANCE & SERVICE LEVELS

Indicative performance targets for the role; final service levels are confirmed on engagement and measured per service line.

• Catalogue Accuracy: sustain ≥99% accuracy across product data, specifications and pricing in the managed catalogues.
• Price Change Control: 100% of published price changes approved by the channel team before publication, with evidence retained.
• Validation Cycle: complete the periodic catalogue and purchase information record validation on schedule, with discrepancies logged and actioned.
• Upload Integrity: bulk uploads validated before submission, with zero uploads that break existing dependencies.
• Year-End Build: annual catalogue rebuild delivered to the agreed date and completeness standard.
• First Meaningful Response: provide a meaningful technical update on 90% of requests within 2 business hours.
• Ticket Quality: sustain ≥95% against the weighted quality scorecard, which is weighted toward technical accuracy, then completeness, timeliness and communication.
• Customer Satisfaction: sustain ≥95% of responses rated Excellent or Good.
  
  

TOOLS & SYSTEMS

• Catalogue and procurement platform: buying catalogue administration, item listing and visibility.
• ERP: SAP for material records, purchase information records, pricing conditions and bulk file uploads.
• Master data: material and supplier master records for identifier and supplier validation.
• Reporting: advanced spreadsheet work and BI tooling for catalogue audits and discrepancy tracking.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

Mandatory

• 3–7+ years in catalogue management, product or pricing master data, or procurement operations, ideally with a technical or audio-visual product range.
• Hands-on catalogue administration including item creation, attribute completeness, retirement and duplicate removal.
• SAP experience with material master, purchase information records and pricing conditions, including bulk upload routines.
• Demonstrated ownership of a recurring price validation cycle against vendor-supplied pricing.
• Direct vendor and reseller communication on product and pricing data.
• High attention to detail on identifier and supplier validation, where an error propagates into ordering and invoicing.
• Willing and able to work a shift-based roster, including night shifts, from the Hyderabad delivery centre.
  
  

Preferred

• Audio-visual product knowledge — conferencing, displays, control systems and integration services.
• Value-added reseller or integrator commercial models and quote structures.
• Experience running an annual catalogue rebuild.
• Spreadsheet automation or scripting for validation and reconciliation.
• Exposure to new product introduction and material master workflows.