Retail Analytics & Pricing Manager

Job title: Retail Analytics & Pricing Manager

Job Location: Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline: May 10, 2025

Purpose of the role:

• The Retail Analytics & Pricing Manager will be the custodian of retail product and customer performance data intelligence and transformation into action or strategies. The creation and evaluation of business opportunities through the analysis of internal and external data.

Responsibilities:

• Trade Performance
• Markdown strategy and execution

Min Requirements:

• Diploma / Degree or Equivalent in Commercial Retail or Marketing
• 5+ years Retail experience, preferably from a market research or insight consultancy background.
• Proven experience in developing management reports within a Planning / Sales environment as well as generating key insights from them.
• Working knowledge of data analytics tools (Advance Excel, Aztec / AC Nielsen, Temple, Insights, Qlikview)
• Ability to analyse prospective opportunities in data and conduct the related due diligence.
• Channel specific category analysis and strategy development in order to quantify the size of prize and align / direct retail efforts.
• Development, initiation, measurement, execution and review of the promotional strategy.
• Drive the implementation of projects and ensure the execution of the objectives, whilst managing expectations of internal and external stakeholders.
• Utilise data to support specific strategies.

Skills, knowledge & abilities:

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong drive for results
• Comfortable working within a team
• Ability to build and maintain relationships