Senior Analyst - Pricing Strategy

Some of what you will do:

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

Specifically, You Will:

• 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 outlier 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.

Some of what you need:

• 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.

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

• 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. 

Physical demands/working conditions:

• Office environment – Hybrid, with 4 days onsite in Richmond Hill, subject to the hybrid policy.

Some of what you will get:

• Associate discount

• Health and Dental benefits

• RRSP/DPSP

• Performance bonuses

• Learning & Development programs

• And more...

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About the Team

At Staples Canada we are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. As The Working and Learning Company, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We’re looking for curious, approachable, and passionate individuals who love finding solutions. If that’s you, let’s work, learn, and grow together.

We are building an inclusive and diverse team

Staples Canada is continuously working towards creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.