Pricing Analyst

Zoro • Chicago, IL

8h • $59,300 - $98,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Pricing Analyst is responsible for supporting Zoro’s pricing and profitability strategy through pricing analysis, competitive monitoring, and performance reporting. This role analyzes pricing, sales, gross profit, customer behavior, and market data to identify opportunities that support revenue growth, margin performance, and competitive positioning. This position partners with cross-functional teams to translate pricing insights into actionable business recommendations and support pricing initiatives across products and categories.

Requirements

• 2+ years’ experience in pricing, analytics, data science, or a related analytical field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Statistics, Business, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with SQL.
• Ability to analyze large data sets and translate findings into business recommendations.
• Ability to communicate data analysis to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, or recurring analytical tools.
• Knowledge of pricing, profitability, competitive analysis, or related business analytics.
• Experience in pricing analytics.
• Proficiency in R, Python, or artificial intelligence tools such as OpenAI, Gemini, or related APIs.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes pricing, sales, gross profit, customer behavior, and market trends to identify revenue and profitability opportunities.
• Monitors competitor pricing and market dynamics to evaluate Zoro’s competitive position and support pricing decisions.
• Evaluates product and category performance to identify pricing opportunities, competitive risks, and margin improvement actions.
• Supports the development and execution of pricing strategies, including recommendations on where to match, lead, or differentiate from competitors.
• Builds and maintains recurring reports, dashboards, and monitoring tools that provide pricing and profitability insights.
• Segments products into opportunity areas to prioritize actions that support business value.
• Partners with Technology, Data Science, Category Management, Product, Finance, Marketing, and other teams on pricing analysis and initiatives.
• Presents pricing findings and recommendations to stakeholders to support pricing initiatives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment
• Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.
• Adoption assistance program
• 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist and Wellhub portal membership to support your mental and emotional wellbeing
• At least 18 paid time off days annually for full-time employees
• 6 company holidays per year
• 6% company contribution to a 401K Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan refinancing
• Access to financial counseling, education, and tools
• Charitable Gift Program - match gift to an eligible educational, cultural, community health, and human service organizations
• Employee discounts and admission to various civic and cultural institutions around Chicago
• Coffee bar, beer on tap, unlimited snacks, access to the onsite gym, and incredible city skyline views

What This Job Offers

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