About the position
The Associate Manager will be a key contributor to the strategy, insights, and analytics of the Taco Bell Pricing Strategy team, supporting key decisions through a rigorous, data-driven approach. The role will drive impact across the business by identifying actionable pricing insights to support Taco Bell's ambitious growth goals across its 7,000+ U.S. stores. With this role, the opportunities to use your strategic and business acumen are endless; you will craft pricing strategies to support ~500 company restaurants, inform our menu strategy, identify testing opportunities to increase pricing efficiency, respond to ad hoc requests, track competitive and macro developments... all in support of optimizing Taco Bell's pricing strategy. You will report to the Senior Finance Manager who leads Taco Bell's U.S. pricing strategy and you'll be part of a fast-paced and dynamic team that partners closely with Marketing and Insights teams. You will also interact with and leverage 3rd party consultants to develop your recommendations and gain additional insights.
Responsibilities
- Lead pricing analytics and develop insights, from store-level pricing recommendations to assessing our menu architecture and leveraging competitive pricing data to inform pricing strategies
- Project-manage the execution of pricing actions for Company-owned restaurants
- Evaluate the effectiveness of pricing actions by analyzing restaurant performance, flowthrough, trading relationships and impact to profit
- Partner with internal stakeholders to make pricing recommendations on new and test products
- Conduct industry, competitive, and customer research to determine optimal price points for existing and new products
- Maintain and develop Power BI dashboards and reporting (KPIs) to support the broader business
- Champion the data-driven evolution of Taco Bell's pricing strategy
Requirements
- BA required; analytical or business degree preferred (e.g., Finance/Economics, Mathematics, Engineering)
- MBA or Masters in quantitative discipline (e.g., Data Analytics) a plus
- Minimum 5 years of pricing strategy or equivalent experience supporting Finance, Marketing, or Analytics business units
- Experience with Pricing Strategy/Revenue Management a plus (pricing models, measuring demand elasticity, etc.)
- Superb analytical skills with demonstrated success analyzing large data sets and building data models to solve business challenges
- Strong internal motivation, intellectual curiosity, logical thinking, and proactive mindset
- Proven experience using data to tell compelling stories (highly proficient in PowerPoint a plus)
- Strong Excel skills; experience with SQL and PowerBI a plus
- Experience in QSR or other competitive industries a plus
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedule and year-round flex day Friday
- Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons
- Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building)
- Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, carwash
- Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions
- Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering
- Generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program
- 401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum! Brands with immediate vesting
- Comprehensive medical & dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care
- Discounts, free food, swag and... honestly, too many good benefits to name
