ACE Hardware · 22 hours ago
Senior Enterprise Pricing Analyst
IL - Oak Brook
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$88K/yr - $111K/yr
5+ years expAce Hardware Corporation is seeking a Senior Enterprise Pricing Analyst to leverage strategic frameworks and business data to develop and drive enterprise pricing strategies. The role involves providing analytical support to merchandising teams and managing pricing recommendations to enhance profitability across the business.
Retail
Responsibilities
Set and maintain Ace Hardware’s everyday retail price recommendations for assigned categories. This includes: maintenance of foundational pricing data, scenario analysis / pricing rule development, monitoring and reacting to cost and competitive changes, pro-actively developing pricing opportunities to drive retailer value
Conduct ad-hoc analysis to support definition and refinement of wholesale pricing strategy. Partner with merchants to analyze pricing simulations and develop recommendations
Ensure comprehensive and accurate competitive data is available for assigned categories. This includes maintaining list of products to be shopped for assigned categories, both exact and comparable matches
Contribute in Category Review Process as assigned. Work collaboratively with Category Management and Merchandising to ensure common understanding of the overall category strategy, as well as how this translates to a retail pricing strategy. Analyze pricing of the assortment incorporating the category strategy and present how it translates to an overall pricing strategy
Partner with Traffic and Merchants to execute cost changes and ensure freight Rates are updated and incorporated into pricing
Investigate / troubleshoot and correct SKU pricing issues in SAP including root cause analysis and process improvements to prevent in future
Work collaboratively within the Retail Pricing team to share best practices and learnings with teammates
Review store inquiries related to retail pricing and provided resolution. Maintain tracking of issues through resolution. Can include custom store profitability/pricing guidance to provide recommendations to retailers on improving profitability
Execute additional ad hoc tasks in SAP. Lead projects to help evaluate and improve aspects of the current retail pricing strategy (e.g., price zones, level pricing, rounding rules, etc.)
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 5 years of analytical and retail pricing experience
Bachelor's Degree in Business or analytical field (master's degree a plus)
Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with a broad team from corporate to field to retailers
Highly creative, flexible and adaptable with good follow-through
Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills
Preferred
Prior experience with SAP Cost/Price Management systems preferred
Prior retail and/ customer service experience preferred
Demonstrate proficiency with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Benefits
Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company growth over the past 5 years resulted in incentives being paid out at an average of 122% of your target opportunity!)
Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with a fully vested matching contribution the first year in addition to quarterly contributions and annual discretionary contribution (once eligibility requirements have been met). Over the past 5 years, company contributions (matching, quarterly & discretionary) for fully eligible employees have averaged 10.4% of total eligible compensation.
Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability – up to 26 weeks short-term disability and long-term disability) & life insurance benefits for you and your dependents
21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first year) and up to 6 paid holidays depending on the month of hire
Your career at Ace is more than just a job. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities – and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, 20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation
Ace invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer on-site classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review
We know the work environment matters. That’s why Ace holds frequent campus events like Employee Appreciation Week, vendor demos, cookouts, and merchandise sales
We bring them to you! Services such as mobile spas, auto maintenance, car wash and detailing, dry cleaning, dentists, eye doctors, flu shots, recycling and more!
Employee discounts on Ace merchandise (including top brands like Weber, Traeger, Yeti, Craftsman, DeWalt and more), travel, fitness, computers and thousands more
Birth/Adoption bonding paid time off
Adoption cost reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to free visits to therapists and lawyers, guidance on financial matters, elder and childcare, and assistance with tickets to entertainment events
Identity theft protection
Company
ACE Hardware
Now in Afghanistan, Since 1924, Ace Hardware has been known as the place with the helpful hardware folks in thousands of neighborhoods across America, providing customers with a more personal kind of helpful.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Shak Hishmeh
Co-Owner/ Chief Operating Officer
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