Retail
Manager, Home Pricing
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Company
Sears Holdings Management Corporation
Location
US-IL-Hoffman Estates
Job Title
Manager, Home Pricing
Job Type
Retail
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Job Title
Manager, Home Pricing
Job Description
GENERAL SUMMARY: The Softlines Pricing Manager will oversee the development, enhancement, and maintenance of various regular and promotion pricing models and processes to execute pricing strategies for softlines businesses within SHC. Project manager for critical Price Optimization system to deliver EBITDA as planned. This position plays a key role in working with the softlines merchant leadership and IT to understand pricing strategies across multiple channels, and apply them utilizing pricing tools and models. This role performs various analyses and simulations to track results/benefits and also continuously improve on pricing processes and tools.
Job Requirements
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES•Lead the development and deployment of competitive pricing and price optimization applications for softlines business units
•Manage and lead pricing strategies and measure the results
•Analyze and make recommendations around changes in pricing strategic direction
•Help lead, develop and test various pricing frameworks that allow SHC to achieve its end state pricing goals.
•Work with the softlines Merchant groups and Senior Leadership to present analyses, pricing process results, and test findings
•Operate as an independent thinker in helping identify and solve complex business problems
•Perform various ad hoc analyses for specific businesses and productsKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSEducation/Training
•BA/BS in Business, or its equivalent experience, is required.
Experience
•8-10 years work experience
•3+ years of work experience in strategic/leadership roles
•Experience at applying statistical concepts to forecast demand and estimate price elasticity
Role specific abilities/skills
•Excellent analytical capabilities
•Strong Excel and Access skills
•Strategic thinker
•Solid modeling skills
•SQL, Visual Basic, and SQL Server skills
•Self starter
•Knowledge related to pricing
•Knowledge related to retail industry
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Benefits
A comprehensive and competitive benefit program is designed to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Benefits eligibility depends on employment classification, location, and other variables. Benefits offered include:
An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
About Sears Holdings Management Corporation Sears Holdings Management Corporation provides corporate services to Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) and its family of companies, including Sears Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation.
About Sears Holdings Corporation Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer with over 4,000 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, consumer electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Sears Holdings is the 2011 ENERGY STAR® Retail Partner of the Year. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has the Country Living collection, which is offered by Sears and Kmart. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 11 million service calls made annually. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' website at www.searsholdings.com.
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