Pricing Analyst

Punch Pubs and Co; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance related annual bonus

Option to buy and sell holidays, plus

Health and wellbeing suite via Perkbox

Progression and development opportunit

Performance Related Bonus

Company Pension

Life Assurance

25 Days Holiday

Option to buy and sell holiday

Free pay day drinks

Retail and leisure discount schemes

Pub discount scheme

Job summary

Punch Pubs and Co in the United Kingdom seeks a Pricing Analyst to drive profitability across food, drink and promotions within our pub portfolio. You will work with Pricing & Market Insight Manager and commercial teams to analyze pricing performance and market trends.

The role requires advanced Excel skills, data analysis experience, and the ability to translate data into clear recommendations for stakeholders. We offer a bonus, pension and retail discounts.

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis, pricing, or business intelligence within hospitality, retail, or related sectors.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret large datasets.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with data.
• Understanding of pricing principles and commercial performance measures.

Responsibilities

• Support pricing recommendations across food, drink and promotions.
• Assist with drinks price changes and menu pricing updates, ensuring timely delivery to pubs.
• Maintain pricing models, reports and dashboards to monitor sales, margin and price impact.
• Analyse sales, volume, mix and margin to understand pricing effects.
• Model future promotions and provide ROI insights and guest response expectations.
• Analyse promotional effectiveness and new product launch performance.
• Support openings with pricing recommendations to meet margins and positioning.
• Monitor competitor pricing and market trends to identify opportunities and risks.
• Maintain accuracy of pricing datasets and improve tools and reporting.

Skills

Data analysis

Pricing

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder communication

Commercial analytics

Tools

Excel

Dashboards

BI tools

Job description

At Punch Pubs we’re aiming to be the 5* pub company.

We want to create a world class team where every employee embodies the essence of 5* Partnership, supporting our brilliant Pubs. We strive to attract, develop and retain exceptional talent, ensuring each individual experiences growth, recognition and fulfilment in their roles.

The job description sets out what we need from you to be successful in your role and what you can expect in return.

Come as you are — and thrive

At Punch, we believe great pubs are built by great people, and great people don’t all look, think or act the same.

We’re proud to be a place where individuality is welcomed, differences are valued, and everyone can bring their whole self to work.

If you need adjustments or a different approach to help you shine, we’ll work with you to make it happen.

We are committed to equal opportunities for all and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Our Values and Culture are important to us.

Thriving Together Our business is rooted in partnership and shared success. We recognise excellent performance and celebrate personal wins. We are a business that empowers our People, Publicans and Management Partners to be the best they can be because by working together, we thrive together.

Doing Well by Doing Good It’s not only what you do, but how you do it that matters.At Punch, positive performance is driven by building trust through open communication and transparency and by putting the needs of people, planet and pub first.

Pride in Our Stride Our people are what make us. We encourage our Punch family to take pride in their differences, show up as themselves and be unafraid to make things happen and make their mark in the world.

Delighting Every Guest We’re passionate about hospitality and dedicated to creating exceptional guest experiences that matter. Working together to grow successful pubs, we provide unwavering support that empowers our Publicans and Management Partners to do their best work, ensuring the happiness of every guest.

As a Pricing Analyst my core purpose is to:

Support the development and delivery of pricing recommendations across food, drink and promotions that drive profitable growth across our pub portfolio. Working closely with the Pricing & Market Insight Manager and wider commercial teams, the role analyzes pricing performance, market trends and the impact on guest behaviour.

What you’ll get in return:

• Performance related annual bonus
• Option to buy and sell holidays, plus long service days
• Health and wellbeing suite via Perkbox
• Progression and development opportunities

Accountabilities

• Support the development and implementation of pricing recommendations across food, drink and promotions.
• Assist with drinks price changes and menu pricing updates, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery to pubs.
• Maintain pricing models, reports and dashboards to monitor sales, margin and impact of price on performance.
• Analyse sales, volume, mix and margin to understand the impact of price changes.
• Model future promotions providing insight into expected ROI, sales impact and guest response.
• Analyse promotional effectiveness and new product launch performance.
• Support new openings with pricing recommendations that deliver against agreed margins and concept positioning.
• Monitor competitor pricing, market trends and industry developments to identify trends, opportunities and risks that support decision making.
• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of pricing and market datasets, supporting improvements to tools, models and reporting solutions.
• Use Excel and other analytical tools to produce impactful insights and presentations, translating data into clear actionable recommendations for stakeholders.

Key stakeholders

• Pricing & Market Insight Manager and Insights Team
• Commercial, Purchasing, Food & Drink, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Publicans and Management Partners.

Person Specification – Technical Competencies/Professional expertise

• Experience in data analysis, pricing, commercial analytics or business intelligence, ideally within hospitality, retail or a related sector.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and manipulate large datasets.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with data.
• Understanding of pricing principles and commercial performance measures.
• High attention to detail, with a focus on accuracy and data quality.
• Ability to communicate insight clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Curiosity, initiative and a desire to understand the drivers of commercial performance.
• Collaborative approach and enthusiasm for learning and development.

• Performance Related Bonus
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• 25 Days Holiday
• Option to buy and sell holiday
• Free pay day drinks
• Retail and leisure discount schemes
• Pub discount scheme