Retail Pricing Analyst jobs in Round Rock, TX

Company Overview

Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO) is part of Bridgestone Americas and employs over 22,000 teammates in North America. BSRO operates more than 2,200 company-owned stores, including Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus and Wheel Works locations. With locations across North America and more than $3 billion in tire and auto service sales, Bridgestone Retail Operations is the right place to build a career.

Whatever role you fill, when you represent the Bridgestone name, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality.” We start by offering each teammate more than just competitive pay. We provide formal training, performance incentives, paid vacation and holidays, competitive healthcare packages for full-time and part-time employees, and a 401k plan to help build towards your future.

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they are allowed to bring their whole self to work and know they are supported. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you’re made of. Show us the smart stuff, the tough stuff, the bold, beautiful and brave stuff. Because who you are is what we need.

• Leverage internal tools and system capabilities to build, monitor and report outcomes, utilize analytic tools/dashboards/reporting packages to model pricing solutions.
• Become key subject matter expert and advisor for pricing systems, data, advanced analytics and reporting.
• Work closely with Category Manager and other key partners and stakeholders to develop and analyze pricing strategies, models, tactics, and action plans to meet business objectives, while optimizing price and competitive positioning.
• Drive business understanding of effective revenue management through regular reporting and dashboard creations.
• Provide thought leadership for continuous process improvement and innovation in the pricing area by suggesting/implementing changes to current processes and strategies to enable agile/flexible responses to a competitive market.
• Build effective cross functional relationships within the company (Marketing, Category Management, Finance, Technology, Operation Management, etc.).
• Support the Senior Pricing Manager, and other key decision makers/influencers on special projects as assigned.
• Provides guidance to analyst and senior analyst in pricing support efforts.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business related area, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Analytics, Data Science, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• 4-6 years of related work experience.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to establish priorities and procedures for accomplishing work within established deadlines; ability to lead multiple projects and manage toward deadlines and deliverables.

Other Desired Skills:

• Experience in pricing/revenue management, or sales and marketing analytics in retail, automotive or service industries a plus, but not required.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of Excel or other analytic tools to solve business problems.
• Experience with data manipulation & visualization packages a plus, but not required (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx, etc.).
• Experience with PriceFX a plus, but not required
• Experience with SQL, Access or other database reporting a plus, but not required.
• Financial modeling experience desired.
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Masters (MS) in Statistics, Marketing Analytics, Data Science, Analytics, or similar a plus, but not required.
• Data analysis experience in Python, R or Power BI a plus, but not required.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.