Pricing Analyst, Print

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The Print Profitability & Pricing Analyst role is responsible for performing profitability analysis on prospective print programs and reviewing their profitability after they are won and implemented.  They will develop analytics to drive innovation in pricing and margin for the print category.  The successful candidate will build capabilities for analyzing products and customer behavior, standardize the pricing methodology, and work adhoc analytics to support business decisions.  This person will need to effectively blend data capabilities with business/process knowledge.  This person will communicate insights/conclusions to other teams and leadership.  He/She will interact with other teams including sourcing and sales on a regular basis. This person will work effectively and comfortably as both a team and individual player and will have direct impact on revenue and bottom line.

What you’ll be doing:

• Implement cost/price changes
• Manage and maintain margin rates by product and selling system
• Blend data from different sources to produce analytics and actions
• Reliably produce accurate, high-quality reports
• Support Profitability Manager engagement activities
• Work with a wide array of structured and unstructured data sources
• Analyze price changes during quarterly reviews and audit supplier pricing files
• Profitability Analysis and Print Program Reviews
• Alteryx Workflows and Power BI Dashboards

What you bring to the table:

• Continually work to improve profitability 
• Develop reporting around profitability and pricing
• Centralize important information such as: cost and sell history, margin and gross profit for product categories
• Partnering closely with merchants and pricing team members
• Partner with external vendors to implement cost changes
• Partner with sourcing and sales teams to analyze print programs

What’s needed- Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 Years of experience in related operational or analytical role
• Advanced Excel
• Demonstrated SME in analysis and automation
• Working with large data sets in distributed systems such as AS400, Teradata, etc. 
• Demonstrated project coordination among various internal stakeholders and grade levels.
• Strong technical and decision making skills
• Proficient organizational skills

What’s needed- Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous pricing experience
• Familiarity with dashboarding tools including Tableau, Power BI, etc.
• SQL Experience

We Offer:

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
• Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule  Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays + 1 floating holiday)
• Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental 

At Staples, “inclusion” is an action word. It represents what we do to ensure that all employees feel valued and supported to contribute to their fullest potential. When we operate inclusively, diversity naturally follows. This is why we work hard to foster an inclusive culture, as we seek employees with unique and varied perspectives and areas of expertise. The result is a better workplace and innovative thinking that helps us exceed our customers’ expectations -- through the power of the people behind our iconic brand.

Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.