Pricing Analyst

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Under general direction from the Director of Merchandising and in accordance with applicable policies and procedures, the position will be responsible for assisting in retail market pricing research, analyzing sales and margin results & presenting go-forward recommendations to the Merchandising, Sales & Finance Teams. Working directly with Emery IT and the Merchandising Team, the Pricing Analyst will be a part of developing & managing the pricing database which will be supported by Margin Master Software.

In addition, this position will work with counterparts at Ace Hardware and Ace Wholesale Holding to leverage their competitive retail pricing information toward the development of an Emery Waterhouse pricing application.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Analyzes current pricing recommendations and identifies anomalies for corrective actions.
• Works with Finance department & Marketing Manager to develop methodologies for suggested retail pricing.
• Utilizing Margin Master data and Merchant Team input, assist in developing retail pricing rounding rules by department. 
• In conjunction with Margin Master Program, develops format for retail & margin analysis.
• Identifies margin shortfall or upside opportunities to Merchandising Team, based upon Emery Customer data and competitor pricing.
• Exports new buy costs, sell costs & retail prices in EIS

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Works with Sales Department on project basis; focus on Strategic Accounts retail pricing strategy.  Perform data analysis and create an optimal, customized retail pricing strategy for key accounts driven by market analytics.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/TRAINING REQUIRED

• Extensive experience in developing and maintaining company and customer data
• Experience in the design, development and management of relational database systems
• Experience in pricing analysis and development of report formatting
• Advanced level skills in Microsoft Office applications
• Advanced level expertise in Excel, including integration with outside software applications
• Advanced experience of structured query languages for data reporting & maintenance purposes