Associate Strategic Pricing Analyst

TypeContractExperience-1 Job Description: The 'Associate Strategic Pricing Analyst' position will support the Strategic Pricing organization through program design, implementation, analysis, reporting, and publication to Executive Management. This position will drive analysis and execution of strategic pricing initiatives at Essilor. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with Sales team on structuring a pricing deal with appropriate discounts and sales growth targets.
• Work with the Sales team on creating and maintaining pricing agreement documents.
• Manage documents related to various interactions with the customers.
• Provide regular analysis regarding sales and pricing performance to management.
• Identify opportunities to optimize sales and profitability through price strategies.
• Develop key metrics and methodologies to improve sales and profitability.
• Conduct detailed analysis to support strategic pricing initiatives.
• Use analytics to drive insights and fact-based decision-making.
• 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.
• Calculate rebates owed to the customer by understanding the each individual contract executed and submit for check issuance.
• Work with the Business Systems IT team to increase the effectiveness of reporting and various data sources. SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & ABILITIES
• Strong problem solving skills with demonstrated ability to find solutions without specific step-by-step instructions.
• Exceptionally strong analytical and math skills are required, along with experience manipulating large data sets across disparate systems.
• Effectively communicates with and engage all levels of the organization verbally and in writing, with the ability to build effective partnerships across teams.
• Proven leadership and collaboration skills are required to create strong cross-functional relationships.
• Ability to managing multiple tasks and projects while delivering results in a timely manner
• Excellence in attention to detail and accuracy.
• Clear, concise communication style. Ability to drive a cross-functional project. Ability to develop strong relationships with key partners.
• Background in conducting data analysis using SAS/R/Python desired. EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field is required. (Relevant experience could substitute for the degree.)
• 1+ years successful experience in a similar analytical roles desired.
• Strong analytical capabilities.
• Experience in SQL or database query applications desired.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Access.
• H1B sponsorship not available.