Pricing Analyst

London (Hybrid – 2 days a week in the office)

At World of Books
, we’re on a mission to become the Planet’s Bookstore
. Founded in 2002, our purpose is simple but powerful: encourage recycling, minimise waste, and give books a second life. Today, we’re the world’s largest seller of used books, serving millions of customers across 190+ countries and proudly operating as a certified B-Corp
.

With offices in the UK, US and Hungary, and a team of 1,000+ people, we’re driven by technology, data and a shared commitment to doing good for the planet and society.

eWe’re looking for a Pricing Analys
t to play a key role in shaping and enabling our pricing strategy across buying and selling. This is a hands‑on, individual contributor role at the heart of our analytics capability, supporting the next stage of World of Books’ growth

.You’ll initially work with our current pricing systems, trialing and analysing pricing decisions, before evolving into a key contributor to our new pricing platfor
m, with a strong focus on simulations and their impact on commercial performance

.You’ll also be a core member of our cross-company Pricing Squa
d, partnering with Commercial, Operations, Product, Tech and Analytics to drive data‑led pricing decisions

ngAs a Pricing Analyst, you wil

• l:
  
  Lead analytics initiatives end-to-end: from data building and validation, through analysis and reporting, to clear, actionable recommendation
• s.Build, own and maintain reporting and metrics that stakeholders genuinely us
• e.Analyse complex datasets t
• o:
  
  Inform strategic decisions and size opportuniti
• esTest and challenge assumptions and hypothes
• es Understand performance drivers and pricing simulatio
• ns Design, execute and evaluate trials, including EDA, ASIN selection, readouts and documentatio
• n.Apply robust statistical and analytical methods across all wor
• k.Communicate insights clearly, translating complex analysis into commercial impac
• t.Collaborate closely with Product, Tech and senior stakeholders across the busines
• s.Automate recurring analysis to free up time for high-value problem solvin
• g.Contribute to wider analytics and data science initiatives and continuously raise the bar for quality and rigou

• orA degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Scien
  ce or a related fiel
• d.5+ years’ experien
  ce in analytics, ideally within eCommerce or marketplace environment
• s.Strong SQL skills (Google Cloud environment), with confidence querying raw data and debugging cod
• e.Experience working with large datase
  t
• s.BI and visualisation experience (Tableau, Power BI or Looker) with a focus on stakeholder-friendly dashboard
• s.Some experience with Python or R (nice to have: Vertex AI
• ) .Proven analytics experience, includin
• g:
  
  Root cause and deep-dive analys
• is Funnel and drop-off analys
• y)
  Bonus skills (nice to have
• :
• Customer segmentation, LTV forecasting, cohort and survival analys
• is Predictive analytics (regression, classification, time serie
• s)
  Strong communication skills and the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholder
• s.Comfort working with ambiguity in a fast-evolving environmen

keIn your first 12 months, success will be measured b

• y:
  
  Delivering reporting and analytics that directly enable or drive business valu
• e.Stakeholders confidently using insights to make measurable improvement
• s.Clear prioritisation aligned to business needs and valu
• e.Contributions to improving analytics maturity across the business (e.g. standardisation, documentation, harmonisation

• s?
  
  Purpose-driven mission with real environmental impa
• ctData and technology at the heart of decision-maki
• ng Opportunity to shape pricing strategy at sca
• le Collaborative, inclusive culture within a certified B-Co
• rp Hybrid working and a growing, international footpri

ntIf you’re passionate about data, pricing, and using analytics to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from yo u.