Pricing & Promotions Analyst — Data-Driven, Precise Pricing

El Rio Grande Latin Market; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

El Rio Grande Latin Market is seeking a Pricing Coordinator to maintain the weekly price book, execute promotional pricing, and ensure accurate pricing across stores and systems. You will enter, verify, and update weekly ad prices, review changes for accuracy, and collaborate with Merchandising and Marketing to align with promotional materials.

The role requires strong Excel skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience in pricing, merchandising, retail, grocery, data entry, or a related field.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet strict weekly deadlines.
• Strong Excel skills, including sorting, filtering, formulas, and working with large data sets.
• Ability to identify discrepancies and investigate the source of data errors.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and execute the weekly price book and promotional pricing process.
• Enter, update, and verify weekly ad prices, promotional prices, temporary price reductions, and other approved pricing changes.
• Ensure all weekly ad items are accurately reflected in the pricing system prior to the effective date.
• Review upcoming ad changes for accuracy, including item number, description, UPC, regular price, promotional price, effective dates, and applicable stores.
• Coordinate weekly ad price changes with the Pricing & Promotions Manager and Merchandising team.
• Prepare and maintain weekly pricing files and reports.
• Verify that all approved pricing changes have been successfully loaded into the appropriate systems.
• Identify and resolve pricing discrepancies before the ad goes live.
• Support the weekly ad calendar and ensure all deadlines are met.
• Maintain accurate item pricing information within the company’s pricing and merchandising systems.
• Create, update, and discontinue price book items as requested and approved.
• Maintain regular retail prices, promotional prices, cost information, effective dates, and other relevant item attributes.
• Ensure pricing information is consistent across applicable stores and systems.
• Monitor price changes for accuracy and investigate unusual or incorrect pricing.
• Maintain documentation and audit trails for pricing changes.
• Assist with new item setup and item maintenance as needed.
• Ensure inactive, discontinued, or obsolete items are properly updated in the system.
• Conduct regular audits of pricing data to identify errors, inconsistencies, and potential margin issues.
• Compare current pricing against prior weeks, approved pricing, vendor information, and promotional plans.
• Analyze pricing reports to identify unusual price changes or data discrepancies.
• Research and resolve pricing issues reported by stores, customers, or internal departments.
• Prepare pricing reports and provide analysis to management as requested.
• Track pricing errors and identify recurring issues or opportunities for process improvement.
• Assist with monitoring promotional performance and pricing accuracy.
• Partner with the Pricing & Promotions Manager to execute the weekly pricing strategy.
• Work closely with Category Managers and Merchandising to confirm promotional pricing and effective dates.
• Collaborate with Marketing to ensure advertised pricing aligns with approved promotional materials.
• Partner with Store Operations to research and resolve pricing issues at store level.
• Work with IT and/or systems support to troubleshoot pricing system issues.
• Communicate pricing changes, corrections, and important updates to appropriate departments.
• Provide support during major promotional events, holidays, seasonal programs, and special campaigns.
• Ensure pricing changes are processed according to company policies and approval procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality of pricing, cost, margin, and promotional information.
• Follow established controls to prevent unauthorized pricing changes.
• Ensure pricing data is accurate and available within required deadlines.
• Escalate significant pricing errors or system issues to the Pricing & Promotions Manager promptly.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Pricing experience

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

El Rio Grande Latin Market is seeking a Pricing Coordinator to maintain the weekly price book, execute promotional pricing, and ensure accurate pricing across stores and systems. You will enter, verify, and update weekly ad prices, review changes for accuracy, and collaborate with Merchandising and Marketing to align with promotional materials.

The role requires strong Excel skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced retail environment.