Fuel Pricing Analyst
About The Position
The Fuel Pricing Analyst supports the execution of Love’s Travel Stop’s retail fuel pricing strategy by monitoring market and competitor conditions, analyzing store-level volume and margin performance, and translating findings into pricing recommendations and reporting. The role combines day-to-day pricing support with analytical work to improve pricing decisions, partnering with Operations, Supply, and the Fuel Analytics team. The Analyst works within established pricing frameworks under guidance from senior team members and management. The position also supports pricing activity, reporting, data quality, pricing tests, and special projects. It requires communicating findings to pricing leadership and other stakeholders and building working knowledge of fuel markets, supply dynamics, and regulations affecting retail fuel pricing.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 1–3 years of experience in pricing, analytics, finance, or a related field.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office suite.
- Working experience with SQL, including authoring queries against relational databases or cloud data warehouses.
- Experience building reports or dashboards in a BI tool such as Tableau or Power BI.
- Strong written and verbal communication, sound judgment, attention to detail, and a sense of urgency.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, work in ambiguous situations, and collaborate.
- Ability to perform the stated physical demands, including prolonged sitting, occasional bending and stooping, occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds, and computer keyboard and calculator use.
- Normal hearing and vision range required.
- Occasional travel as necessary.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
- Experience in fuel, convenience retail, or the petroleum industry.
- Python or R for data analysis and automation.
- Familiarity with third-party pricing, market data, or price optimization platforms.
- Working knowledge of fuel pricing concepts such as margin, spread, and competitive positioning.
Responsibilities
- Track competitor retail prices, wholesale cost movements, and local market conditions daily; identify opportunities and risks and escalate them promptly.
- Support daily and weekly pricing activity by reviewing pricing rules and pricing-tool outputs, flagging exceptions, and recommending adjustments within established strategy.
- Evaluate store-level volume, margin, and competitive position against targets and strategy, and summarize drivers of variance to support decisions.
- Develop and maintain recurring reports and dashboards using tools such as Tableau and Power BI; ensure reporting is accurate, timely, and easy to use.
- Complete defined analyses and support pricing tests and special projects, documenting methods, results, and recommendations.
- Help maintain accurate and complete competitor, site attribute, and pricing data, and raise data issues to the appropriate owner.
- Partner with Operations, Supply, Marketing, and Data teams, as well as third-party vendors, to clarify needs, resolve questions, and improve pricing processes.
- Document pricing processes, data definitions, and analytical methods so work can be repeated and supported by others.
- Prepare clear summaries and presentations of findings for pricing leadership and other stakeholders.
- Build working knowledge of fuel markets, supply dynamics, and regulations affecting retail fuel pricing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
