Head of Pricing & Insights

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Role: Head of Pricing & Insights
Location: Birmingham
Salary: up to £100,000 plus excellent benefits

Investigo have partnered with a global retail business in search for someone to head up the consumer insights and pricing remit for the UK.

My client is looking for an experienced, analytical professional with significant expertise in pricing, consumer insights, and data-driven decision-making to join our team. This individual will combine their extensive pricing and propositions experience gained in a retail or a consultancy environment with analytical rigour in order to assess pricing structures and providing insights into ranging and proposition decisions. The ideal candidate will act as a subject matter expert (SME) in pricing and consumer insights, facilitating internal pricing reviews and guiding the company from traditional Excel reporting to advanced analytics.

This responsibilities will include:

• Act as a senior subject matter expert in retail pricing and consumer insights, leading internal pricing reviews, strategy sessions, and decision-making processes with data-driven insights.
• Conduct deep analysis of pricing strategies, product assortments, and proposition decisions within the retail context, identifying strategic opportunities for growth and optimization including price scraping.
• Proactively analyse retail market trends, consumer behaviour, and competitive landscapes to drive innovative strategies and decisions.
• Communicate complex analytical findings and strategic recommendations confidently across all levels of the organization, including executive leadership, to foster a culture of data literacy and informed decision-making.
• Drive a culture of challenge and continuous improvement, constructively critiquing strategies and approaches while promoting innovative thinking and solutions.
• Lead the creation and continuous improvement of dashboards from existing datasets, highlighting key retail metrics and insights.
• In partnership with the Head of Business Intelligence, facilitate the transition from traditional Excel-based reporting to sophisticated analytics platforms, mentoring team members and driving adoption of best practices in data analysis and reporting.
• Build and develop a team to deliver the above.

The key skills we are looking for are:

• Degree in a Stem related field
• Experience in either the Retail or Consultancy sector
• Extensive experience in data analysis, particularly with pricing strategies and consumer insights
• Proficiency in Excel and experience transitioning teams or projects from Excel to more advanced analytics platforms
• Highly competent in SQL, Python and BI platforms such as Power BI or Tableau
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and concisely

If this sounds like something you are interested in, or want to learn more information, then please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to sunny.nakra@investigo.co.uk