Manager, Price Optimization
Gamestop, Inc.

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Description:

SUMMARY

Working independently as well as under the guidance of the Director of Pricing & Promotions, the Price Optimization, Manager will optimize promotions and clearance markdowns utilizing tools and software for online as well as in-store. This may include customer group promotions as well. He or she will interact with his or her supervisor and senior leadership as needed to come up with the strategy and processes required to do this. Most activities are completed without a supervisor's advance approval. This role is generally characterized by moderately high levels of scope and complexity, and high levels of independent decision making.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own the tools and software to help optimize promotions as well as clearance markdowns
• Ensure third party software utilized for job continue to function and provide value and meet the changing needs and strategy of the business
• Work with pricing director to lead and implement pricing strategy and take actions to enhance profitability, ensuring accuracy in all pricing matters
• Define new business procedures, evaluate resource requirements, and stimulate implementation or maintenance of promotion and markdown optimization system
• Manage and supervise pricing analysts to support all pricing activities and analyses related to area of responsibility
• Work closely with Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, and Operations to understand, optimize and plan promotions and markdown price changes
• Analyzes competitor pricing, market share and margins to gain a complete picture of effective pricing strategies
• Uses statistical modeling methods to understand impact of various pricing strategies and their effect on revenue and margin
• Work closely with marketing and merchandising teams to analyze return on investment (ROI) for existing promotions and optimize them to maximize sales or profitability depending on the strategy
• Develop tools to manage and streamline analysis and other pricing processes
• Presents findings to executives, marketing teams, and merchants through weekly or monthly meetings.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies and techniques to drive sales and enhance marketing efforts.
• Manage the collection, organization, interpretation, reporting, and ongoing maintenance of all co-op resources
• Identify new, inventive marketing ideas that leverage product assortments, promotions, and special incentives to drive traffic and profitable sales
• Leverage functional expertise and incorporate deep business knowledge (industry and GameStop) into daily activities
• Actively advise, mentor, and develop other team members to build functional and strategic capability
• Leverage influential leadership to prioritize project resources for other organizations (Marketing and Operations)
• Initiate, direct, and perform merchandising-related analyses and insights
• Identify, select, manage, and create accountability for a support team

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree with a regionally accredited program within a related field such as merchandising, marketing, business administration or related field; or 7+ years relevant work experience
• 5+ years of related experience required in complex financial and consumer facing analysis, related business planning, and creating successful cross functional synergies
• 10+ years for educational equivalency

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Proficient business analysis skills, including the ability to gather, organize, and interpret large amounts of data and then make actionable, sustainable business recommendations based upon those analyses
• Proficient understanding of co-op programs
• Proficient knowledge of industry program policies, procedures, regulations, and laws
• Proficient knowledge of merchandising and marketing strategies
• Expert ability to plan and support cross-functional projects by identifying shared outcomes, aligning talent, establishing, and communicating accountabilities, and maintaining favorable relationships with key stakeholders
• Proficient understanding of project planning and implementation, including the ability to work effectively with tight timelines, high quality standards, and demanding, potentially overlapping priorities
• Proficient knowledge of Windows-based business computers and Microsoft Office programs; specifically, Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, and Word
• Proficient ability to develop and deliver compelling, potentially complex presentations to leaders of varied levels throughout the organization
• Expert ability to communicate effectively with others written and spoken
• Proficient relationship building skills, including the capacity to predict and manage behavior, build, and leverage cross-functional partnerships within and outside of the organization, and leverage influential leadership
• Expert ability to work under demanding time constraints and production goals
• Expert project planning skills, including the ability to organize, prioritize and control job responsibilities to meet deadlines in an environment with overlapping and potentially conflicting priorities

 

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