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Do it Best Corp. Pricing Analyst in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Pricing Analyst Location: Fort Wayne, IN Level: Entry Division: Merchandising Travel: Do it Best Spring and Fall Markets; light domestic travel; local, in store competitive price shops
At Do it Best, the Merchandising team is focused on equipping our independent business owners with the products and services to help their business flourish and enabling them to leave a lasting impact that carries on for generations. For a person who is looking to start their career within the world of Merchandising and find meaningful work that encourages the growth and success of independent business, this is the best place to grow.
About the role:
As a Pricing Analyst, your goal will be to partner with our Merchandising Managers to review pricing data and apply our established corporate strategies to ensure our member owners maintain a proper price image while maximizing margin opportunities. You will have the opportunity to share your expertise and pricing recommendations during regular collaborative touch points with our merchandising teams. You’ll continue to develop within your reporting and communication tools while being a critical advocate for our member owners. You will also have the opportunity to participate on special projects working closely with various positions in Merchandising to ensure the overall category strategy is accurately reflected in the Do it Best retail price strategy.
The goal for this position is to gain an understanding of pricing and margin and how that functions within the co-op to eventually grow into the Associate Merchandise Manager role and have a broader impact on the member’s businesses and vendor programs.
Qualifications
Minimum:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Prior experience with Excel, Access, and Google Suite to produce highly-detailed and accurate analyses and reports.
Excellent analytic capabilities - by analyzing pricing data
Excellent communication skills (strong verbal and written)
Ability to develop relationships, work in a team environment, and effectively influence
Willingness to learn and be adaptable
Self-directed, able to work with little supervision
Must possess a high level of accuracy
Creative problem solving skills
Ability to understand pricing concepts and have a good aptitude for working with numbers
Desired:
Related experience in the home improvement industry
Related experience in retail or corporate merchandising
Benefits available to you:
Full insurance benefits package including Medical, Dental, & Vision with a premium free plan available
Paid time off to foster work/life balance
Profit sharing
Bonus Pay opportunities
Retirement funding opportunities
Education reimbursement
Health club reimbursement
Career advancement opportunities
Please note that for this role, relocation assistance is not available. Candidates should be willing and able to work in Fort Wayne, IN without the need for relocation support. We encourage local candidates or those already planning to move to the area to apply.
About Do it Best:
At Do it Best, we take pride in being the only U.S. - based, member-owned hardware, lumber, and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry. Our philosophy is to serve thousands of member-owned locations in more than 50 countries by offering a full menu of exceptional merchandise and services, allowing member owners to be independent retailers to best serve their community’s needs with competitive pricing. Our success in reaching over $5 billing in annual sales stems from our mission to make the best even better, and our goal to help our members grow and achieve their dreams.
Culture:
Each team member is valued as a real, whole person, with their own intrinsic value and certainly not treated like a number. We do our best to support your career growth through one-on-one training, conferences, tuition assistance, mentoring and more. We also encourage authentic relationships by hosting social events and fostering a culture where you can make lasting friendships. In fact, the three aspects of careers at Do it Best that our team members value most are the culture, the compensation, and the reward.
Our Philosophy: Serving others as we would like to be served
Our Mission: Making the best even better
Our Goal: Helping members grow and achieve their dreams