Pricing Analyst

Musgrave is one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses, with a rich 150-year legacy in food and brand innovation. We're proud to serve communities across Ireland and Spain, feeding one in three people every day through 18 iconic brands like SuperValu, Centra, Mace, Frank and Honest, and Musgrave MarketPlace. By supporting thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses, we make a positive impact on the communities they serve. We're committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland, and we're looking for dynamic, forward-thinking individuals to join us on this journey.

We are seeking an Pricing Analyst to join the Trading Team.

Role Purpose:

We are currently recruiting for a pricing strategy support analyst to work cross functionally between sales and trading. With oversight from the Price Strategy Manager, the successful candidate will effectively provide insight and recommendations pricing across the wholesale division of the Musgrave business. The KPIs are therefore based on margin protection and improvements while ensuring the business value proposition is delivered upon.

As well as this, the role would focus on driving the future of our pricing strategy and model, supporting the pricing strategy manager in driving efficiency and technology into our ways of working both from a future pricing system solution and reporting perspective. The idea candidate will have an opportunity to drive real change and improvement into our business.

What you’ll be doing:

The key responsibilities of the role are (not limited to):

Weekly reporting of pricing versus competitors through price index reads, layering with insight outlining market movements

Price Index Trends: Ensuring we maintain position or improve where needed

Maintain pricing hierarchy in line with price strategy

Inflation tracking and reporting to ensure we pass on price increases in line with the market and call out margin opportunities at product level

Support sales and trading with pricing intel, provide recommendations at contract or category level

Support the Price Strategy Manager with Central Pricing Strategy to continuously streamline processes that support internal team and margin

Tracking of new pricing initiatives to understand the benefits or erosions caused by implemented actions at product or category level

Work with sales managers and the wider business development team on contract margin drive plans through key line improvements and individual contract deep dives

Manage the pricing platform, ensuring any errors are corrected, matches are up to date and the right level of detail is appearing on reports. Continuously look for ways to improve reporting and use of data compiled.

Present to management team weekly on price indexing, calling out threats and opportunities to action

Value: Provide insight and recommendations to drive value message through competitive and informed pricing

Build strong relationships with colleagues and Trading Managers to understand daily challenges.

Work effectively with business counterparts to conceive, specify, pilot and implement analytical applications and tool

Develop an automated Power BI pricing dashboard covering price index, CPI, margin, match rates and key customer performance.

Develop a forecasting model that identifies expected competitor price movements, inflation risks and margin opportunities at product or category level.

Create a pricing-action tracker that records recommendations, owners, implementation status and realised financial impact and improve the conversion of pricing analysis into agreed commercial actions.

Automate repetitive pricing-reporting processes and measure the efficiency benefit achieved.

Implement formal controls for the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of pricing data.

What we’re looking for:

Education and Experience:

Strong Microsoft Office skills, in particular, excel (intermediate to advanced – ability to use pivots, x/vlookups, graphs, calculations i.e. sum, sumifs, countifs, etc)

Excellent in analysing large and varied datasets

Excellent data visualization (Power BI or Tableau)

Experience of predictive analytics and forecasting techniques

Strong communication and presentation skills

Insights – ability to derive insight from data and explain to various colleagues

Strong attention to detail and likes to work cross functionally

Time management

Financial analysis and interpretation experience

Excellent analytical mindset and highly numeric

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

A self-motivated approach to work - can do attitude

Third level qualification in analytics related subject or related experience preferable

Ability to work as part of a team as well on own initiative/autonomously

Why Musgrave?

Career Development: With a commitment to your personal and professional growth, Musgrave offers numerous opportunities for advancement and learning.

Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a passionate team, where your contributions will make a significant impact

Innovation Focus: Be part of a company that values forward-thinking solutions

Community Focus: Be part of a company that truly values its communities and strives to make a positive impact.

Be Part of a Legacy: Join a company with a long-standing commitment to community and innovation

Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.

Musgrave operate a Work Smart hybrid working model where you can alternate your time between connecting and collaborating in the office and working remotely.