Price Analyst

Halperns' Steak & Seafood•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Price Analyst supports and executes innovative pricing strategies, projects, and systems to drive business growth and customer experiences across the Commercial segment. The role encourages adoption of price optimization among Commercial Sales through strategic pricing systems and leads, collaborates on, and deploys training and reporting with Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, IS, and vendors to maximize business results. The position supports pricing strategies, analytical tools, and processes for Sales, Marketing, and Digital teams; advises on pricing-system outputs and practices; develops training; and monitors pricing-tool use and performance. It also identifies opportunities to improve results, communicates pricing impacts across related systems, and alerts relevant teams to product- or segment-specific cost anomalies. Other duties may be assigned. The role is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Halperns’ Steak & Seafood describes a culture focused on customer service, respect, and career advancement. Candidates currently working for a Halperns’ customer must provide a letter of support from their management if selected for the interview process.

Requirements

Knowledge of the impact pricing strategies have on related systems and processes, including sales compensation, cost, vendor agreements, margin, special order, and bid systems.
Solid influencing and peer leadership skills.
Knowledge of pricing science and theories and the ability to assess their applicability to Gordon Food Service now and in the future.
Strong attention to detail and follow-through.
Knowledge of applications available to support pricing initiatives.
Ability to train other teams on the value and use of new processes and tools.
Effective organizational and time-management skills.
Compelling presentation and communication skills.
Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including the ability to analyze data, translate findings for other departments, and use data to drive action and influence decisions.
Comprehensive knowledge of the food service industry, including products, costs, customers, and competition.
Ability to prepare and deliver presentations and speak at functions and to leadership as a department or company representative.
Ability to represent GFS culture with tact, diplomacy, and integrity.
Knowledge of spreadsheet, database, word-processing, presentation, and email applications.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets.
Ability to quickly learn proprietary business and reporting systems.
Provide the most recent employment experience for the application to be considered complete.

Responsibilities

Support and execute price strategies, analytical tools, and processes that help Sales, Marketing, and Digital teams use pricing to drive business results across product lines, channels, and customer types.
Answer Sales Leadership and CDS/DSR questions about pricing-system outputs, processes, business rules, and strategies.
Support the development and adjustment of pricing strategies in response to business practices, industry conditions, competitor pricing, technology, regulatory and legal systems, and customer needs.
Develop and provide skills training for Sales and Marketing Leadership, CDSs/DSRs, Sales Support, and Marketing teams.
Collaborate with relevant teams to identify performance-improvement opportunities, influence pricing strategies based on market conditions, and advise on implementation practices.
Monitor appropriate use of pricing tools and measure and communicate performance results and insights to Division Leadership teams.
Maintain knowledge of and communicate pricing impacts on related systems and processes, including digital experience, sales compensation, cost, vendor agreements, margin, special order, and bid systems.
Monitor and alert Division Marketing, Region Merchandising, MMSC, and Store Marketing/Pricing to product- or segment-specific cost anomalies.
Perform other duties as assigned.