Job Ref: 214821964

Date: 2021-10-05 15:01:46

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Alliance Automotive Group is a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Group a US listed company and the world’s largest distributor of aftermarket spare parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The group has global revenues of US$ 18 Billion with operations in North America, Europe and Australasia. The UK Group has annualised sales of c.£700m. The UK Group is a dynamic business growing both organically and by acquisition. The Group executed 20 acquisitions in 2018 and further 14 acquisitions in 2019.

The UK Group operates from over 200 selling locations with a central finance and administration function based in Bradford.

The Position

Due to internal progression and continued growth, we are looking for a Pricing Analyst to take responsibility for our customer pricing. As the Pricing Analyst you will report to the Pricing manager.

Areas of responsibility include:

* Provide pricing analysis and marketplace benchmarking for management

* Perform margin and pricing analysis to support business initiatives

* Monitor and update commercial price lists

* Develop a system of communication, documentation, and review of internal and external pricing data

* Identify opportunities to optimise sales and profitability through pricing strategies

* Consult with sales and marketing teams to develop new proposals for increasing sales and margin

* Master the pricing tools at your disposal and guide regional management in their effective use

Required skills:

* A natural aptitude for mathematics and statistics

* Ability to think analytically

* Attention to detail

* Ability to solve complex problems that involve competing priorities

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills and business acumen

* Strong Excel skills

* Moderate T-SQL skills

* Experience with a reporting or business intelligence solution such as Qlikview, Tableau, Power BI, SSRS, Excel Power Query or similar.

Desirable skills & experience:

* Microsoft SQL Server stack (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, stored procedures, functions, agent jobs)

* Experience of working within the motor industry

* 2 years in a data analyst, commercial analyst or pricing analyst role (or equivalent)

* Experience of extracting and manipulating data from an SQL Server based ERP system

* Understanding of statistical methods such as regression analysis

Benefits and other information:

* Competitive salary and annual leave entitlement

* Pension Contribution

* Structured career path and bespoke training

* Cycle to work scheme

* Discounts and cashback from 1000s of high street stores via AAG Benefits Portal including

* Groceries

* Travel and hotel stays

* Eating out

* Tech

* Health and Wellbeing

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