Sr Analyst Pricing Strategy (Contract)

Staples Inc.•Richmond Hill, ON

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Pricing Strategy Analyst will be instrumental in the development of Staples Canada’s pricing strategy and ensuring price competitiveness in the market. This role requires proficiency in scaling volumes of data, identifying trends and anomalies to help Staples determine competitive prices to gain market share and achieve revenue goals. The role demands a strong analytical and technical background to process data from multiple sources and support complex pricing models that deliver business value. The pricing analyst will collaborate with vendors, merchandising, data engineering, and data science teams to support the development of strategies and pricing procedures related to pricing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Analytics or related field.
Knowledge of retail pricing fundamentals.
In-depth knowledge of SQL, advanced knowledge of Excel and Macros.
Proficiency in building advanced dashboards using Power BI, Looker.
A creative problem solver with the ability to work independently, multitask and be self-motivated in a fast-paced, often ambiguous and rapidly changing environment.
3-4 years of large retailer experience in merchandising, pricing or promotional planning.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to Jira, Confluence, GCP, GitHub, BiqQuery, Machine Learning in Python, and AI environment would be a plus.

Responsibilities

Model and analyze price optimization scenarios in the pricing tool to maximize sales and profitability.
Influence category partners to adopt the price optimization tool.
Responsible for the maintenance and governance of the pricing strategy, configurations and rules in the pricing tool.
Responsible for the pricing tool backlog, coordination with multiple stakeholders to deliver enhancements to the business.
Utilize quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze and monitor market, price positioning and promotional trends and provide analytical insights to drive business value.
Collaborate with Data engineering and Data Science teams in building the data pipeline to feed various pricing workstreams.
Build logic in the web scrape price collection process and analyze competitive retail prices to ensure incorrect matches and outliers can be identified and corrected.
Build and maintain BI dashboards to effectively respond to changing market needs and trends.
Continue to drive efficiencies, streamline and standardize internal processes into the pricing tool.
Effectively articulate complex concepts and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, 3rd party vendors and senior management.