Entry Level - Pricing Analyst
Kavaliro9 months ago
Jacksonville, FL, United States
On-site
Full-time
Beginner Level (< 1 year)
Job Description
Kavaliro is seeking a Pricing Analyst
for one of our Jacksonville clients. This position will be onsite 5 days a week and top candidates will be able to provide a high level of customer service, and insights into a variety of reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with pricing and planning teams to develop and recommend pricing strategies that enhance profitability across products, customers, or regions, including modeling revenue and margin opportunities.
- Conduct detailed analyses of product and competitive data to optimize regular pricing for merchandising categories and track performance metrics such as sales and margins.
- Partner with inventory management, marketing, and merchandising teams to optimize promotional pricing, analyze outcomes, and recommend items and pricing for future campaigns.
- Support the development of pricing strategies by assisting in policy creation and ensuring alignment with competitive positioning and profitability goals.
- Assess pricing exception requests for feasibility and reasonableness.
- Perform data analysis using Excel and database tools to support pricing initiatives.
- Contribute to strategic pricing projects identified by company leadership.
- Combine diverse information and use research, intuition, and experience to design workflows and successfully implement sales and marketing programs that deliver measurable growth.
- Analyze market trends and competition to identify opportunities and risks while adapting to dynamic conditions.
- Align pricing activities with strategic organizational goals, focusing on profitability and market competitiveness.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED: required; bachelor's degree preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: with a detail-oriented mindset.
- Preferred experience: in retail/wholesale pricing, merchandising, or marketing analysis at both strategic and tactical levels.
- Familiarity: with pricing optimization and modeling within retail or wholesale environments.
- Knowledge: of statistical and pricing models with experience in financial and business analysis related to sales and margins.
- Proficiency: in Excel (advanced level) and SQL; understanding of business intelligence tools is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills: including the ability to present to executive leadership.
- Self-motivated: with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to work independently.
- Experience: interacting with executives and managing presentations effectively.
- Familiarity: with AS400 systems is an advantage.
- Passion: for learning, growth, and improving processes.
- Comfort: navigating ambiguity and adapting to shifting priorities.
- Proficiency: in English to ensure compliance with safety standards, policies, and procedures.
Required Skills
communication skills
analytical skills
strategic thinking
Excel (advanced)
data analysis
market analysis
pricing optimization
SQL
customer service
problem-solving