Corp Merch/Department Pricing Manager

Kroger•Cincinnati, OH

19h

About The Position

Work closely with respective category management department to ensure development of category pricing strategies that align to enterprise guardrails and goals. Function as a critical conduit between category management, division pricing analysts, and Promo Planning teams. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

Any experience with financial modeling
3+ years of experience in specialized category (i.e., HBC, GM, Produce, Meat, Deli, Grocery, eCommerce)
Any demonstrated experience creating and using strategy to solve complex problems
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office
Ability to identify metrics and key performance measures and use data to drive decisions which enhance the customer experience
Ability to adapt to changing needs and expectations
Ability to influence across functions at all levels internally and externally
Strong attention to detail
Excellent oral/written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree business administration, economics, math, statistics, or analytics

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Commodity, Category, division Pricing, and Promo Planning teams to develop a comprehensive pricing programs for the enterprise that comply with enterprise targets/guardrails
Coordinate implementation of retail pricing strategies for department
Evaluate and report on department competitive price positioning and pricing strategy effectiveness
Serve as the primary point of contact with Merchandising departments for everyday price
Work closely with department promo lead to understand and project impact of pricing decisions on department financials
Develop financial costing models to forecast pricing strategy expense for budgeting processes
Be responsible for competitive link development and maintenance
Maintain competitive intelligence data quality ensuring accurate competitive visibility
Take necessary steps to achieve retail spread targets for Department on all retail strategies, white tags and promotional initiatives
Provide retail pricing direction to division pricing analysts regarding cost changes, new items, etc. to ensure competitive pricing consistency across markets
Oversee execution of all retail pricing programs for department
Collaborate with division Pricing teams to understand the competitive landscape
Collaborate with 84.51 to utilize pricing tools and evaluate results
Collaborate with KTD in development of NEXT
Recognize and celebrate success and effective collaboration while evaluating ways to evolve/sustain success
Travel 10% to divisions and market competitors
Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation