Analyst Pricing Strategy - 18-month contract

Requisition ID: 188244
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Pricing Strategy
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia
City: Mississauga, Alberta, Nova Scotia
Location: Tahoe Office, Calgary Office, Dartmouth Office, Edmonton Office, Foord St. Office

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

Reporting to the Pricing Strategy Manager, the Pricing Strategy Analyst is responsible for both pricing analysis and execution to support the overall strategy of their assigned category. This is a hybrid role and there is an in-office requirement of 3 times a week. The offices for this role are located in Mississauga, Edmonton, Calgary, Stellarton, and Dartmouth. This is an 18-month contract.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Maintenance of regular retail pricing strategy for assigned merchandise category – including listing of latest items, executing pricing changes and all activities related to ensuring stores can sell items to customers
• Collection, validation, and analysis of competitive retail prices to ensure Pricing and Category Management teams have the data required to make educated pricing decisions
• Qualitative and Quantitative analysis aimed at improving financial results, processes, and overall health of the business
• Maintenance of and review of all costing and retail documentation to ensure integrity
• Tracking pricing across assigned categories and where required, recommending new retail prices to maintain margins or achieve index targets
• Analysis of business intelligence or governance reports (SAP, BW, Nielsen, etc.) to identify opportunities to improve regular retail pricing
• Run price optimization scenarios and offer suggestions to category management to maximize sales and profitability
• Support stores by resolving pricing issues which impact stores, customers, and partners
• Investigate pricing or audit issues which negatively impact margins and implement solutions to correct them
• Collaborate on all pricing related initiatives with Category managers
• Represent pricing in cross-functional projects with the aim of improving pricing processes and execution

What you have to offer:

• An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience or a DEC and a minimum of 4 years relevant experience
• SAP experience or analytical aptitude to mainframe systems is preferred
• Quantitative Analysis in Excel (Pivot Tables, Sorting, Filtering, Lookups)

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and is designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.