Pricing Analyst

Pricing and Promotion Optimization Specialist

The Pricing and Promotion Optimization Specialist will drive the analysis and execution of the Price and Promotion Optimization at Sally Beauty Holdings. This role requires exceptionally strong analytical and math skills, as well as a focus on detailed execution of processes.

This position will partner with Merchandising, Marketing, Stores, and the Information Systems team to drive change management throughout the company.

The Pricing and Promotion Optimization Specialist will create pricing scenarios supporting existing goals, execute pricing, and verify results against goals. They will work with Merchants to offer strong points of view and recommendations for sales and margin optimization through pricing strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create pricing scenarios supporting existing goals, execute pricing, and verify results against goals.
• Work with Merchants to offer strong points of view and recommendations for sales and margin optimization through pricing strategy.
• Measure results or price zone changes, price change, and price tests.
• Deep dive on performance by category and market to make recommendations on test to run and actions to roll out to the chain.
• Evaluate effectiveness of pricing methods and rules, identify opportunities, and make recommendations for competitive pricing premiums.
• Develop seasonal clearance cadence strategies and optimize by district where feasible and measure results.
• Work with data sources to develop reports and strategic insights that merchants can use to improve promotion performance.
• Work with merchandising partners to analyze results and recommend items and prices for future ads.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree required (Math, Finance, Statistics, or Engineering).
• Higher level math and logic skills.
• 2-4 years experience in Business, Retail, or Consumer Products.
• Complex analytical experience is a priority.
• Ability to drive cross-functional projects and develop strong relationships with key partners.
• Strong skills in selling point of view and persuading other functions to support your program.
• Ability to organize and manage a variety of activities while addressing multiple priorities and quickly react to changing business needs while meeting firm deadlines.

Working Conditions:

The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, retail stores, and residences or commercial vehicles.

The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, files, books, small parts; using a keyboard, driving an automobile, etc.

No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and 401(k) with company match.

In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in-house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus.

Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount.