Pricing analyst

➢	Creation, development, implementation and tracking of the global technology pricing strategies as part of Product & Supplier management for 30k SKUs across 25 markets with annual revenues of £110m and £75 gross margin
➢	Monitoring the competitive price position and analysis of the customer and market behaviour to optimise competitiveness and customer price perception
➢	Challenge and review cost base to ensure competitive position using SAP software
➢	Intermediary between Pricing Team and I.T. function to ensure the improvement of efficiency of price change process
➢	Develop and implement a series of pricing trials/tests to further develop understanding around areas such as price elasticity and promotional effectiveness
➢	Implement price perception improvements by ensuring key marketing and sales messages are implemented alongside pricing
➢	Maintain competitor product matching lists and up-to-date manufacturer list prices
➢	Validate and challenge cost prices changes, collation and distribution of price reporting

➢	Responsible for trading, margin, cost base, pricing and volume growth of package holidays for the chartered market with capacity of 250,000 passengers and annual revenues of £75millionGBP
➢	Deputised for Line Manager, providing the team with appropriate direction and general management
➢	Liaised with our suppliers constantly (product/purchasers/staff in resort) to ensure we had competitive rates and the best products and prices in the market
➢	Delivered trading overviews to the team and senior management
➢	Responsible for training & development plans of others. Aided in coaching and up-skilling team members and training new starters
➢	Share market and product knowledge with team
➢	Managed several routes through the Thomas Cook Airlines
➢	Analysis of large amounts of data through extensive use of SQL systems, IBM Cognos, @com, Navitaire and AMY (Automated Management of Yield systems)
➢	Identify market trends and trade flights and packages accordingly
➢	As a multi-trained member of the team, remain highly adaptable and flexible with experience trading multiple destinations across different life cycle periods.
➢	Involved in project streams: building/implementing MI tools, streamlining department processes, reducing department call volumes
➢	Responsible for trading; volume growth and simultaneous improvement of margin
➢	Liaise with marketing team to promote prices & less popular routes/properties
➢	Monitor committed properties and flight programme for risks/opportunities
➢	Proactive in decision-making and problem-solving, on hand as a point of contact 	for customer/retail queries