Senior Manager - Front Store Pricing

CVS Health•Island, KY

8d•$82,940 - $182,549•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Pricing Strategy & Merchant Partnerships plays a critical role in helping drive Front Store business performance through close partnership with Merchandising teams. This individual serves as a strategic thought partner to merchants, providing data-driven insights and recommendations that support category growth, competitive positioning, customer value, and financial performance. This role balances category pricing strategy, business analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate brings strong retail experience, an ability to influence decisions across diverse stakeholder groups, and a proven track record of translating data into actionable business recommendations. They are comfortable working across both business and technical teams, helping ensure merchants can effectively leverage pricing tools, analytics, and evolving capabilities to support category objectives. This role can be performed remotely within the United States. Candidates should be comfortable regularly partnering with teams operating in EST hours.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in retail merchandising, category management, category analytics, retail pricing, promotional strategy, assortment planning, commercial strategy, or related fields
Experience partnering directly with Merchandising, Category Management, or other commercial business teams
Strong understanding of retail business drivers, pricing dynamics, promotions, and category performance management
Demonstrated ability to analyze data and generate insights that drive business decisions and measurable results
Experience influencing stakeholders across multiple functions without direct authority
Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex information for business audiences
Proven ability to work cross-functionally with business, analytics, and technology partners
Experience managing projects, priorities, and competing business needs in a fast-paced environment
Advanced proficiency with Excel and experience working with large datasets
Prior people leadership experience or demonstrated success leading and developing teams
Ability to work EST business hours regardless of location

Nice To Haves

Experience in drugstore, mass retail, grocery, convenience, or other large-scale retail environments
Background in retail pricing, category analytics, merchandising analytics, promotional strategy, assortment planning, or category management
Experience using SQL, BI tools, or other reporting and analytical platforms
Experience helping implement business tools, technology solutions, or process improvements
Experience partnering with Product, Technology, Data, or Analytics teams to support business initiatives
Familiarity with pricing methodologies, customer insights, forecasting, or retail performance metrics
Experience supporting retail transformation, pricing modernization, or strategic business initiatives
MBA or equivalent combination of education and relevant business experience

Responsibilities

Partner closely with Merchandising teams to support category strategy, business planning, and pricing decisions.
Develop recommendations that balance customer value, competitive positioning, sales growth, and margin objectives.
Analyze business performance, customer behavior, market trends, and competitive activity to identify opportunities and risks.
Translate complex data into clear insights and actionable recommendations for merchant and business leaders.
Support pricing strategies across assigned categories, including everyday pricing, promotional considerations, key item competitiveness, and category positioning.
Influence cross-functional stakeholders and build alignment without direct ownership of all decisions or outcomes.
Collaborate with Analytics, Product, Technology, and Pricing teams to identify opportunities for process improvements and tool enhancements.
Help translate merchant needs and business requirements into actionable recommendations for technical and analytics partners.
Monitor category performance and provide recommendations to improve business results.
Support adoption and ongoing utilization of pricing tools, reporting capabilities, and new business processes.
Present analyses, recommendations, and business updates to leadership audiences.
Coach and develop team members while fostering a collaborative and customer-focused culture.