Lead Category & Pricing Analyst

Quest Search & Selection are currently partnering with a leading tech platform specialising in the distribution of FMCG product.

The Lead Category & Pricing Analyst position involves developing insights across all aspects of commercial performance, such as creating range assortments tailored to local customer needs, identifying new and high-performing products and managing pricing and promotions.

Key responsibilities of this Lead Category & Pricing Analyst:

• Develop innovative measurement and analytical approaches to enhance understanding of performance and customers, integrating these insights into the Category team's daily decision-making processes.
• Support business's rapid growth by analysing extensive datasets to uncover insights that drive improvements in category performance
• Address complex business questions through detailed quantitative analysis and experimentation, providing meaningful and actionable insights.
• Serve as the primary UK liaison for central Analytics & Data Engineering teams to establish reliable and scalable data pipelines
• Create models and tools to inform pricing strategies, aiding Category Managers in maintaining a competitive edge while maximising margin opportunities.
• Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making by coaching and supporting teams to enhance their data literacy and confidence.

Key requirements of Lead Category & Pricing Analyst:

• Ideally having 3-5 years of experience in analytics or data science, preferably in grocery, trading, or category management.
• Ideally hve experience in eCommerce, Retail or FMCG.
• Ideally a bachelor's degree or similar in, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline is advantageous.
• Expert proficiency in SQL and databases, with the ability to write structured and efficient queries on large data sets.
• Experience with dbt, Python or R, or GitHub is a plus.
• Development experience with BI platforms such as Looker, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Strong and confident communication skills, with expertise in data visualisation and storytelling.

Benefits included for Lead Category & Pricing Analyst:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
• Company Shares
• Hybrid role - 3 days in office (central London)
• Employee discount.
• Annual bonus
• Career growth opportunities.
• Annual performance appraisal and bonus.

This is a great opportunity if you have the right skill sets to be part of an entrepreneurial team. If this role is of interest, please do apply quoting the reference no. JO-2406-113053

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.