Pricing Specialist

2 months ago


Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom Halfords Full time
About the Role

Halfords is seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist to join our Commercial Planning team. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in driving data-driven pricing strategies to optimize revenue, improve customer experience, and support business growth.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of a leading retail organization. You will have the chance to work with large-scale datasets, leverage advanced analytics techniques, and influence critical pricing decisions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Scope the brief with stakeholders, gather data, engineer features, and deliver models to stakeholders.
  • Utilize statistical and experimental techniques, predictive modeling, and machine learning algorithms to analyze large and complex datasets related to pricing, promotions, sales, and customer behavior.
  • Develop a price optimization tool to help optimize pricing for profit or revenue growth, based on measured elasticity at either a category or SKU level.
  • Develop forecasting models to predict pricing trends, demand patterns, and market dynamics.
  • Automate time-consuming pricing processes using Databricks, Python, and Power BI.
  • Create visually compelling reports and dashboards to communicate complex pricing insights to stakeholders.

Requirements

  • A degree or equivalent in a science or quantitative subject.
  • Strong analytics expertise in a Microsoft Azure, Databricks, SQL, Python, Pyspark, and Powerbi data environment.
  • Pricing experience is desired.
  • Experience of modeling, data management, information systems, and related software.
  • Superior written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to confidently present insights to non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to work with low supervision and take key modeling decisions.


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