Manager of Pricing and Analytics

Position Overview

Pricing is a key driver of Rugs USA’s success and integral to growing sales and profitability. As the Manager of Pricing and Analytics you will play a pivotal role in developing a pricing, promotion, and markdown strategies that maximize the profitability of Rugs USA. This role will have broad exposure and an opportunity to forge new pricing and analytics capabilities for Rugs USA.

• Establish and maintain a clear pricing architecture that aligns with overall merchandising and channel strategies
• Manage markdown pricing process and analysis to balance maximizing sell-through and margin on all clearance and discontinued sku’s
• Monitor product and category profitability to proactively recommend price changes to maximize revenue and profitability
• Develop reporting to monitor competitor prices and make recommendations for price adjustments based on competitor positioning
• Forecast the impact of price and promotion changes to the business and analyze the financial impact of the changes post implementation
• Collaborate with Marketing and Ecommerce teams on promotion and pricing strategies including during large holiday sales events
• Improve the sophistication of pricing analysis through the development of elasticity analysis and improved forecasting tools

• Bachelor degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or related field;
  Advanced degree a plus
• 4 to 6 years experience working in a retail or ecommerce business with experience in pricing analysis preferred
• Excellent data analysis and analytical skills and comfort analyzing very large data sets
• Prior experience creating forecasts is required
• Expert using Microsoft Excel
• Familiar with financial and statistical analysis
• Experience with SQL, Python, or R a plus
• Comfort with data visualization and analysis software including Tableau, PowerBI, or Qlik

• A culture that promotes a healthy work/life balance
• Benefits package offered to all eligible full-time employees (including medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k)
• Exposure to career advancement opportunities across all departments
• Generous employee discount that can be used across our house of brands!