POSITION PURPOSE:The Senior Analyst - Strategic Pricing position will support the Strategic Pricing organization through program design, implementation, analysis, reporting, and publication to Executive Management.
This position will drive the analysis and execution of strategic pricing initiatives at Essilor.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:Use analytics to drive insights and fact-based decision-making.Work with the sales team on structuring a pricing deal with appropriate discounts and sales growth targets.Provide regular analysis regarding sales and pricing performance to management.Identify opportunities to optimize sales and profitability through price strategies.Work with the Sales team on creating and maintaining pricing agreement documents.Manage documents related to various interactions with the customers.Develop key metrics and methodologies to improve sales and profitability.Conduct detailed analysis to support strategic pricing initiatives.Extract insights into and uncover potential pricing issues based on analysis methods such as target price variance, win/loss, customer revenue/profitability, etc.
Develop and test specific hypotheses to triangulate root causes of issues.SKILLS,KNOWLEDGE, & ABILITIESStrong problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to find solutions.Effectively communicates with and engages all levels of the organization verbally and in writing, building effective partnerships across teams.Proven leadership and collaboration skills are required to create strong cross-functional relationships.Excellence in attention to detail and accuracy with an ability to manage multiple tasks and projectsExceptionally strong analytical and math skills are required, along with experience manipulating large data sets across disparate systems.Clear, concise communication style.
Ability to drive a cross-functional project.
Ability to develop strong relationships with key partners.EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelors degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Economics, Engineering, or other Quantitative fieldMBA/Masters degree preferred4 years successful experience in strategic pricing or similar analytical rolesStrong analytical capabilitiesProficiency with Microsoft Office and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel requiredExperience in database query preferredExperience with analytical software packages such as SAS/Qlik/Python is preferred