Lead Pricing Analyst
hace 3 días
Coventry
Interim Lead Pricing Analyst Location: Coventry (5 days on-site) Rate: £400-£500 per day Duration: 6 months Start: ASAP Overview SF are seeking an experienced Interim Lead Pricing Analyst to support a major pricing transformation programme within a fast-growing, multi-branch B2B organisation. This is a hands-on interim role, acting as the right-hand support to the Pricing Director, focused on identifying pricing opportunities, cleansing and interrogating pricing data, supporting the rollout of a new pricing database, and working closely with branch stakeholders to challenge, justify, and embed pricing decisions. Key Responsibilities Lead hands-on pricing analysis, identifying margin improvement and pricing optimisation opportunities across the branch network Support and run pricing projects in parallel, including a pricing extraction and cleansing programme to improve pricing accuracy and insight Work with a new pricing database being implemented mid-January, ensuring clean, accurate, and structured data input Develop and maintain pricing insight and reporting using Power BI Act as a commercial interface between Finance, Pricing, Branch Managers, Commercial teams Challenge and interrogate branch pricing decisions, providing clear recommendations and standing firm where required Explain and justify pricing changes to branch managers in clear, non-technical terms Provide structured feedback to branches, driving understanding and adoption of pricing decisions Operate as a Finance Business Partner-style stakeholder, combining pricing expertise with strong interpersonal influence Support the Pricing Director with insight, analysis, and decision support Systems & Tools Strong Excel and pricing model capability Kerridge Power BI SQL Skills & Experience Required Proven interim or contract experience in pricing analytics roles Strong technical capability across pricing analysis, finance and data cleansing Experience working in multi-site / branch-based / distribution or B2B trading environments Ability to translate complex pricing logic into clear, commercial recommendations Confident communicator who can challenge stakeholders, justify pricing decisions, and influence outcomes Comfortable working on-site five days per week Proactive, resilient, and delivery-focused, able to operate in a changing environment Please do not apply if you are not willing to do 5 days on site. TPBN1_UKTJ