Director, Pricing Analytics

Location: Byron Center

As a member of the C&S Wholesale Grocers family of companies, Spartan Nash is a food solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life  A distributor, wholesaler and retailer with a global supply chain network, Spartan Nash distributes grocery and household goods, including fresh produce and the Our Family portfolio of products, to locations in all 50 states

Our braggingly happy team members - ranging from bakery managers to order selectors; from IT developers to vice presidents of finance; from HR Business Partners to export specialists - create braggingly happy customers spanning national accounts, independent and chain grocers, e commerce retailers, U S  military commissaries and exchanges, and the Company's own brick and mortar grocery stores, pharmacies and fuel centers

Ready to contribute to the success of our food solutions company? Apply now

Location:

850 76th Street S W    Byron Center, Michigan 49315

Position Summary:

This role is responsible to direct the development and evolution of data, analytics tools and processes, execution systems, business processes, and reporting needed to create, implement, and evaluate retail pricing strategies that deliver to company performance objectives  This role will also provide leadership in the planning and creation of analytics, execution tools and reporting needed to offer and perform pricing services for independent retail customers  Additionally, this role will support the evolution of tools needed to execute data hosting functions  This role will serve as a Product Owner for pricing related IT and BI projects

Here's what you'll do:

+ Responsible for delivering material impact to the organization's performance by partnering with pricing and other cross functional leaders to define the data, tools, processes and systems needed to achieve optimal pricing

+ Develop advanced analytical models to evaluate the performance of pricing strategies across all corporate retail banners

+ Oversee the analysis of pricing programs by evaluating the current pricing strategies, competitors' pricing data, market and consumer insight information to measure program effectiveness and make pricing recommendations and offer changes

+ Lead competitive data management strategies including acquisition, cleansing, accessibility, and vendor management to ensure the Analyst team has access accurate, timely, and complete data

+ Oversee the development, implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures relating to improved pricing data integrity

+ Identify opportunities and recommend process improvements to enhance retail pricing and data hosting software and work cross functionally  i e , Distribution, Shelf Technology, IT, Procurement, etc   to implement improvements to meet company goals and objectives

+ Engages and partners with leading external service providers, where appropriate, to ensure the pricing department is continually exploring innovative business techniques, processes, and tools to better manage pricing strategies and decisions, provide customer value, and achieve sustainable competitive advantages

+ Participate in cross functional business initiatives working with appropriate business units to align business strategies and communications of such initiatives

+ Responsible for department management including staffing, training, performance management and career development of associates, and developing and monitoring department goals

+ Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

Here's what you'll need:

+ Bachelor's Degree  Required  in Business Administration, Business Analytics, Finance or a related field

+ Ten years Pricing Analytics, Finance, Category Management or related experience

+ Five years of supervisory experience

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work cross functionally and with all levels in the organization

+ Excellent organizational, prioritization and analytical skills

+ Strong presentation, attention to detail, problem solving and multi tasking skills

+ Ability to maintain a strong customer focus and a high degree of professionalism when dealing with internal customers and leaders

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