Northeast Shared Services ยท 3 days ago
Pricing & Merchandising Analyst
Buffalo, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$64K/yr - $100K/yr
3+ years expNortheast Shared Services is seeking a Pricing & Merchandising Analyst to support multiple functions within Merchandising by providing actionable data-driven insights focused on sales and gross profit objectives. The role involves training Category Team associates, assisting in achieving gross profit goals, and analyzing market price trends to ensure competitive pricing.
Retail
Responsibilities
Train, coach and counsel all Category Team associates in all areas of pricing. Educates department associates in the goals and objectives of pricing. Participate in team meetings on a regular basis to promote sharing of information to gain new ideas and learn from others on the team
Assist Category Teams in achievement of gross profit goals in relation to the budgeted objectives. This is accomplished through the completion of weekly pricing activities, including competitive pricing against targeted competition, product cost changes, analysis of trade funding and weekly review of MicroStrategy reports
Monitors/measures performance of key metrics and trends for assigned categories
Assists in category plan development utilizing price index targets vs competition, key performance metric trends, and by working cooperatively with other departments to ensure overall total company objectives are met
Understand and work with all of the systems that deliver pricing and data to the stores. This presently includes DemandTec, MIC, Bonus Card, Retail Systems, Microstrategy, etc. The working knowledge enables better decision-making when understanding the ultimate impact to the stores
Weekly review of all competitor price changes and cost changes and implement proper retail changes to stay within the categories objectives. Maintain CPI in each category to reflect the category objectives
Completion of weekly audits of trade funds, costs and retails to ensure accuracy of pricing and maximizing profits. This involves constant communication with the Category Teams to achieve the best costs in order to maximize profits and achieve the required accuracy of the pricing systems
Complete and implement all regulatory and specialized pricing. This includes cigarettes, DSD soda, DSD milk, DSD bread, DSD beer/wine and specialty/gourmet products
Investigate and resolve discrepancies dealing with cost, retail, billbacks, etc. to maintain accurate reporting of weekly margin expectations. This will involve work with the category teams, accounting, PDC, outside vendors, etc
Analyzes market price trends and third party data to ensure product prices are set competitively. Ensure that all necessary electronic files of competitive data are properly recorded, stored, and backed up on a regular basis
Produce periodic reports from the monitoring and billing reports to be used by the Pricing Manager to track progress to their goals and for Sarbanes Oxley compliance
Qualification
Required
Strong analytical and problem solving skills and the ability to provide insights as part of the analytic process
Ability to integrate information from multiple data sources in order to identify opportunities and solve problems
Self-starter, detail oriented, highly organized, ability to multitask; ability to work in a fast paced, evolving role
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to communicate and interact effectively and appropriately to a broad audience
Ability to explain technical information in a simple way that establishes rapport, persuades others and gains understanding
Exceptional computer skills (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, MicroStrategy, DemandTec, etc.)
3-5 years experience in statistics/marketing analytics or other related experience; knowledge of and experience using market data platforms
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing or other related field preferred
Knowledge gained through specialized training, experience in market research methodologies and additional job experience a plus
Company
Northeast Shared Services
Northeast Shared Services proudly serves Price Chopper/Market 32 Supermarkets and Tops Markets
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-11-09Acquired
Leadership Team
Scott Kessler
EVP, Chief Information Officer
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