What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Pricing and Category Analyst position at Casey's?
At Casey's, we work hard to be the best and have a good time doing it. We stay true to our roots and put service first, building a better future for ourselves and our business. We strive to treat people the way they want to be treated, and we take pride in caring for our guests, our communities and each other. Looking for a culture like this? Join Casey's Merchandising team as an Associate Pricing and Category Analyst!
The Associate Pricing and Category Analyst assists the category management teams
through data collection and reporting, providing recommendations to the Category
Managers and leveraging information to drive profitable sales.
Requirements
The Associate Pricing and Category Analyst assists the category management teams
through data collection and reporting, providing recommendations to the Category
Managers and leveraging information to drive profitable sales.
- Provides both high-level and detailed analysis, tracking performance and offering actionable insights, to assist in the achievement of overarching pricing and category strategies, initiatives and goals.
- Enters pricing segmentation rules and constraints in the price optimization system to capture value through increased sales and profit.
- Coordinates guest, competition, store traffic, and product hierarchy segmentation criteria.
- Studies effectiveness of executed pricing strategies to ensure that target outcomes are achieved.
- Creates pricing scenarios within and among pricing segments for approval by the appropriate Category Manager.
- Contributes to special projects that have an impact on both the pricing and category management teams, and that provide the company with benefits and improved performance.
- Prepares analyses that support and inform cost negotiations, space allocation decisions, and product and program development.
- Helps create additional tools and processes to continuously improve and inform pricing and category decisions.
- Responsible for the accuracy and validation of vendor-submitted deals and promotions.
- Performs analysis to maximize promotional opportunity, by way of both future promotion planning and post-promotion evaluation, and to support the promotional negotiation process.
- A transformative culture putting service first and taking pride in caring for our guests, our communities, and each other.
- Opportunities to use cutting edge technologies and enterprise-wide collaboration to enable our strategy and drive world class service.
- The right balance between work and life, to do your best work and enjoy those important personal moments. Ask about our options for workplace flexibility that may be available.
- We're here for families! Great benefits including choices in medical plans, dental, vision, life insurance, employee stock purchase program, charitable giving programs, parental leave AND an onsite Child Development Center
- Competitive pay, 401k company match up to 6%, vacation & sick time, paid holidays, volunteer time, and an onsite cafeteria
- Dress for your day dress code, jeans are welcomed!
- The opportunity to work for a big company that has not lost our small company feel. Our senior leadership team is engaged, involved and accessible!
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Marketing or related field or equivalent work-related experience is required.
- Knowledge of Business Intelligence software and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel preferred. Familiarity with NielsenIQ, Circana, or other syndicated data sources.
- Prior experience with Pricebook or Price Optimization software and retail marketing background is preferred.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are required.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and tasks is required.
- Strong reporting and analytical skills.
- Ability to make sound decisions, plan, and prioritize, which will be tested in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to present clear and concise business results and articulate a course of action.
- Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Word and Excel.
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