Assistant Pricing Manager

Co-op; Manchester; Híbrido; GBP 41.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual bonus

28 days holiday

Pension

Onsite gym (Manchester HQ)

Discount on Coop products

Stream – early access to pay

Virtual healthcare

24/7 colleague support

Training and development

Cycle-to-work

Descripción de la vacante

Co-op is seeking an Assistant Pricing Manager to help shape pricing decisions across stores, online and festival sites. You’ll use data and market trends to provide clear recommendations that influence category pricing strategies and support commercial goals.

You’ll collaborate with buying teams, build pricing models, and lead pricing initiatives from analysis to implementation while working in a hybrid setup between home and Manchester city centre.

Formación

• Experience using data, reporting and analytical tools to generate insights and support pricing decisions.
• Experience in a pricing, finance or commercial role, understanding how pricing affects sales and profitability.
• Ability to build relationships across teams using data to influence decisions.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Proactive, curious, with the confidence to challenge thinking.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, translating data into recommendations.

Responsabilidades

• Shape category pricing strategies to deliver value for customers and commercial goals.
• Partner with buying teams to understand cost changes and make pricing recommendations.
• Build pricing models and use data to guide decisions across categories.
• Carry out competitor and market pricing reviews to stay competitive.
• Lead pricing initiatives from analysis through to implementation.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Finance, Insight, Operations and Tech teams.

Conocimientos

Data analysis

Pricing decisions

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder influence

Organisational skills

Curiosity & problem solving

Communications

Descripción del empleo

Assistant Pricing Manager
Up to £45,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A)
12-month fixed-term contract
Manchester city centre - in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

We're looking for an Assistant Pricing Manager to join our Pricing team and help us make great pricing decisions for our customers and our business. You'll use data, customer insight and market trends to provide clear recommendations that shape category pricing strategies, working closely with buying teams and colleagues across Co-op to help keep us competitive and deliver great value.

Why this role matters

Pricing influences millions of customer decisions every day, making it one of the most important levers in our business. In this role you'll have the freedom to challenge thinking, test new ideas and identify opportunities to enhance our pricing approach across stores, online and festival sites. Working with teams across the business, you'll help ensure our pricing remains competitive, customer-focused and aligned to Co-op's ambition of delivering outstanding value wherever our customers choose to shop.

What you’ll do

• Help shape category pricing strategies that deliver great value for customers while supporting Co-op's commercial goals.
• Partner with buying teams to understand cost changes and make informed pricing recommendations that balance customer needs and business performance.
• Build pricing models and use data and insight to guide decision-making across your categories.
• Carry out competitor and market pricing reviews, spotting trends and opportunities that can help keep us competitive.
• Be at the heart of pricing conversations, using your analysis and recommendations to influence stakeholders and support key business decisions.
• Lead pricing initiatives from analysis through to implementation, helping to turn insight into action.
• Work closely with colleagues across Commercial, Finance, Insight, Operations and Technology teams to deliver pricing activity and strategic projects.
• Continuously look for new ways to improve how we use pricing, data and insight to better serve our customers and strengthen our commercial performance.

What you’ll bring

We’re committed to making our roles as accessible as possible, so we only ask for the minimum criteria. To thrive here, you’ll need to bring:

• Experience using data, reporting and analytical tools to generate insights and support pricing decisions that deliver value for customers and the business
• Experience in a pricing, finance or commercial role, with a strong understanding of how pricing strategies influence sales, profitability and customer perception
• The ability to build strong relationships across teams, using insight and data to influence stakeholders and support commercial decision-making.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• A proactive and curious approach, with the confidence to challenge thinking, investigate pricing issues and identify effective solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations.

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• 30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands
• Stream – early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice
• 24/7 colleague support service
• Training and support for your development and career progression
• Cycle-to-work scheme

A place you’ll belong

We’re building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.
We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.
Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.