Business Analyst I, Category Pricing

Amazon • Austin, TX

10d

About The Position

In this role, you will advance the pricing analytics function at Whole Foods
Market, shaping pricing strategies for assigned categories. Responsibilities
include recommending pricing changes, educating business partners, and
delivering data-driven insights. Ideal candidates embody a mix of hard and soft
skills, with the ability to dive into data and effectively communicate with
non-technical business partners.
This role leverages various metrics, objectives, and goals to provide strategic
price proposals to your merchant stakeholders.
The team is collaborative and enjoys to keep a lighthearted nature with their
peers while delivering effective results.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights
• Knowledge of data visualization tools such as Quick Sight, Tableau, Power BI or other BI packages
• Experience in written and oral communication, including the ability to communicate with all levels in the organization (technical, business, executive)
• 2+ years of doing one of several roles: quantitative/financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, pricing, marketing or e-commerce experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Excel or SQL
• Experience using very large datasets
• Experience with financial or business analysis

Responsibilities

• Analyze and recommend price changes for assigned categories using pricing software.
• Collaborate with pricing and merchandising leadership to define financial targets and competitive pricing logic.
• Educate and guide business partners in leveraging pricing analytics tools effectively.
• Develop and present analytical insights to merchandising leadership.
• Evaluate historical pricing effectiveness.
• Provide ad-hoc pricing analyses as needed.
• Communicate pricing trends and insights to various teams.
• Create category-specific analytical tools and reports.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level