Title:  Retail Pricing Lead

About us

At Officeworks we make bigger things happen. Our customers, our team, and our community are our heart and soul. And if our brilliant people have taught us anything, it is that we can do all kinds of incredible things, each and every day.

Fast paced. Innovative. Inspiring. With close to 10000 team members and a national footprint of more than 168 retail stores Australia wide – we’re focused on delivering a wide range, low price and great service. We’re about inspiring new ideas and thinking outside the box. We’re about kicking goals, having a laugh and pushing each other. We are about being rewarded and supported. We’re about teaching a customer something new and supporting the community. We’re about making a difference.

About the role

• Leading edge retail pricing solutions technology!
• Own, develop and drive best practice retail pricing strategies
• 12- month fixed-term contract

About us:

Officeworks is at the forefront of innovative and leading-edge pricing technology. Our pricing strategies to drive revenue and profitability are about meeting our commitment to provide ‘everyday low prices’ to our customers across all channels.

Role Overview:

Accountable for developing, implementing, and maintaining systems and processes to ensure we meet our financial targets whilst optimising margin, the Pricing team uphold Officeworks’ everyday low-price pillar and provide competitive everyday low prices for customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Pricing Strategy: Own, maintain and uphold Officeworks retail pricing strategy to drive revenue and profitability across all channels.
• Pricing and margin optimisation: Manage a portfolio of large 40,000+ article count to deliver budgeted sales and margin, for all Purchase Groups.

• Team Leadership: Lead an established and successful retail pricing team across base/EDLP, retail pricing, promotional, seasonal and competitive pricing optimisation.
• AI – Driven Solutions: Develop, implement and maintain sophisticated AI pricing systems.
• Competitor Analysis: Ensure competitor pricing issues are identified and managed proactively.
• Price Change Execution: Manage price change timing, volume and execution through to stores and online.

About you

Our successful candidate will ideally be tertiary qualified in the fields of business, commerce or related fields, preferably with leadership capabilities within Retail or FMCG.

Extensive data analytical or pricing experience will be well balanced with your commercial acumen and ability to deliver profitable outcomes. Ideally you will also have demonstrated development and implementation of process and system improvements across a pricing solutions portfolio.

Your ability to inspire, negotiate, influence and present, sees you effectively communicating with your team and all key stakeholders toward achieving positive outcomes. As a leader, you are decisive, inclusive and collaborative, inspiring team learning and development.

Additional key skills and qualities:

•             Strategic mindset with high aptitude for analytics, reporting, analysis and delivering insights

•             Strong understanding of pricing principles and the theory behind them

•             Results-driven with proven commercial acumen, team leadership, and stakeholder engagement           

•             High level negotiation skills with an ability to effectively influence a diverse audience

•             Excellent time management with and ability to prioritise and meet strict and challenging deadlines

•             Ability to work within an automated and fast-paced environment with changing technology

•             Knowledge of responsibilities under the Trade Practices and Privacy legislations

Our culture

It’s all in a day’s work when you’re part of the Officeworks community – where you’re not defined by who you are, but what you can do. We celebrate our teams’ uniqueness by offering the below to the Officeworks family:

• An inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment.
• Flexible working arrangements to best support your individual needs.
• A key focus on wellbeing and safety.
• Generous discounts at Officeworks, Geeks 2 U, Bunnings, Kmart, Target and Catch.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities to progress your career.
• Industry leading Growing Families policy.

At Officeworks, we operate best when our team represents the communities we serve. We proudly commit to providing a safe and supportive work environment for everyone. We actively encourage applications from all candidates, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people with disabilities.

Officeworks is a ‘Circle Back Initiative’ employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

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