Pricing Analyst - Full-time

Job DescriptionThe Pricing Analyst is responsible for developing and maintaining analytical pricing direction for a group of categories using statistical software and analysis. More specifically, the Pricing Analyst will directly support the Purchasing Category Managers with pricing analytics. Day-to-day duties will include using software to recommend and manage pricing for a set of categories. Outside of the main pricing software duties, we need someone capable of developing insights using advanced reporting and statistical analytics skills. For example - using Microstrategy and SQL to pull and merge a complex data set from internal and external sources, applying linear regression (or another appropriate technique) to gain insight, and using Tableau to create a visualization that clearly shows what we've learned. Other examples might be creating a classification model to identify known value items that require competitive matches, or time-series forecasting to identify items that are behaving abnormally. This job is part of our merchandising evolution. Join us now in ATX! Learn more at www.joinwholefoods.com/merchandising. Responsibilities: * Pricing Strategy: * Collaborate with pricing and purchasing leadership to conceptualize business issues, develop data and translate into appropriate lifecycle pricing strategies * Analytical Influence and Leadership: * Determine areas of business where innovative analytical solutions may be used to drive business growth, create analysis, and develop recommendations * Develop analytical presentations and communicate them to purchasing leadership * Category Analytics: * Communicate pricing trends and supporting analytics to pricing, merchandising, planning, and marketing * Create relevant category analytical tools/reports/dashboards that encompass pricing data in connection with consumer, customer, and competitor insights. * Ongoing Price Management: * Manage, analyze, and recommend price changes for a group of categories * Evaluate effectiveness of pricing methods and rules. Identify opportunities and recommend refinements to pricing zones, competitive match levels, rounding rules, attribute premiums, and the like * Improve accuracy of forecast of financial impact of proposed price changes * Develop and utilize advanced pricing response models for strategic merchandising initiatives * This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive; may perform other duties as assigned or required Qualifications: * Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Analytical Business Specialty, or commensurate retail experience preferred * 3 years of experience in retail, analysis, and/or pricing preferred * Proficient in a wide range of analytical, quantitative, and statistical techniques and tools to derive insights from large, complex data environments * Advanced Excel skills required * Experience with SQL and database reporting preferred * Experience with statistical analysis software packages (e.g., R, SAS, SPSS, Stata) preferred. * Experience with third-party pricing software preferred. (Revionics, DemandTec, ClearDemand, or similar) * Excellent communication skills: listening, verbal, and written * Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills * Strong work ethic complemented with a positive, can-do attitude At Whole Foods Market we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all team members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. Whole Foods Market hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the position to be filled.