Pricing Analyst-HYBRID

PRICING ANALYST     

General Summary
The Pricing Analyst is responsible for maintaining retail price point at the Style Color level for regular price, promotional activity, and clearance selling. Reports to the Manager of Merchandise Operations. Position is HYBRID-Columbus, OH office.

Reports to:  Manager, Merchandise Operations

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•    Support price changes and hierarchy changes for DSW, Consignment, and Drop Ship product
•    Analyze weekly price changes and unit letter rotations submitted by Merchandising and Planning to ensure price changes reflect strategic intent
•    Develop processes and tools that support evolving needs of business promotional and price change strategy.
•    Support the MAP process to ensure pricing meets vendor guidelines.
•    Validate accuracy of price changes to ensure appropriate price, operation, and effective date
•    Partner cross-functionally to align on strategy and execution for promotional events.
•    Resolve or assist in resolution of price change errors, issues with site pricing, and Jesta PC failures
•    Create and distribute choice lists
•    Ensure temporary pricing events start and end as intended
•    Create store-level choice lists to support price changes, marketing, or testing execution
•    Identify and take action in price discrepancies between DSW business units where needed.
•    Provide summaries and reporting for price changes and mark down dollars
•    Maintain DSW hierarchy documentation
•    Identify risks to pricing and marketing execution, call out obstacles and propose solutions based on operational expertise
•    Build strong partnerships with Merchandise Planning, Buying, Marketing, Store Operations, Finance, and Store Inventory Control 
•    Create and deliver cross-functional communication regarding pricing, business process updates, and marketing execution to cross functional partners.
•    Provide reporting and analysis related to pricing and inventory for total DSW segment 
•    Act in adherence with SOX compliance and complete seasonal SOX audits
•    Maintain a high level of data integrity by creating and managing product hierarchy, site, and style-level attributes

Required Skills:
•    Strong analytical skills, including application of retail mathematics/statistics
•    Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, conducts responsibilities with urgency and a high level of accountability with quick turnaround times
•    Self-motivated, takes initiative, and is curious, driven, flexible, and adaptable
•    Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and collaborates cross-functionally
•    Strong verbal and written communication skills
•    Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, with an emphasis on Excel
•    Must possess a strong attention to detail and organizational skills
•    Influencing skills across multiple internal teams to ensure actions are executed

Competencies
SETTING GOALS – Creates and follow effective plans. Anticipates risks, creates contingency plans. Aligns plans with goals. Allocates adequate resources. Accepts and supports change. Willing to take risks and suggests new ideas, approaches. Takes initiative. Seeks out learning activities. 

WORKING WITH OTHERS – Clearly articulates own, other’s goals. Promotes a team atmosphere by demonstrating humility and respect. Builds effective relationships, relates well to others. Delivers and responds to feedback in a constructive manner. Considers multiple perspectives. Handles conflict, pressure, uncertainty and adapts independently. Meets commitments. Dedicated to working with business partners on their expectations.

GETTING RESULTS – Personally accountable for work performance targets and achieving results. Prioritizes well. Anticipates and handles obstacles effectively. Makes good, timely decisions. Can simply and process complex problems. Understands underlying issues and addresses root causes. Meets deadlines, works until finished.

Minimum Experience:
•    Experience working in a fast-paced environment; retail experience preferred
•    Lives the DSW values of Passion, Accountability, Collaboration, and Humility
•    Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
•    Experience with business intelligence tools, i.e. - MicroStrategy Tableau, and APT

Minimum Education:
•    Bachelor's degree