Pricing Analyst II

Clicks Group Limited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Clicks Group Limited in Cape Town is seeking a pricing analyst to deliver pricing insight and commercial analysis that supports informed decisions aligned to the company pricing strategy, maximising revenue and profit opportunities.

You will identify pricing opportunities, monitor strategy performance, maintain pricing rules, and provide actionable recommendations to category teams, working with cross-functional colleagues to optimise revenue and inventory.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in pricing management within the retail, telecommunications, or financial service industry
• Strong mathematical skills and the ability to see marketing patterns and trends
• Experience with SQL or any data warehousing tool would be advantageous

Responsibilities

• Identify pricing opportunities and provide actionable recommendations to category teams
• Monitor and evaluate pricing strategies by analysing scenario outcomes and price zone performance
• Maintain pricing rules including weekly review of KVI prices to ensure competitiveness
• Assess deviations from system‑recommended pricing and manage markdown and lifecycle pricing
• Analyse competitor price recommendations and provide insights for price positioning and zoning
• Provide pricing insight during range reviews to guide assortment decisions
• Prepare pricing performance reports and weekly scorecards with actionable insights
• Contribute to capability development within the pricing team by sharing expertise

Skills

Problem-solving

Statistics

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Team player in agile environment

Learning new software quickly

Excel & PowerPoint proficiency

Education

B.Com or Business Science Degree in Finance or Statistics, Data Science or related

Tools

SQL

Data warehouse

JDA

Statistical software

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

To provide actionable pricing insight and commercial analysis that enables informed and competitive pricing decisions aligned to the company’s pricing strategy in order to maximise revenue and profit opportunities.

• To identify pricing opportunities and provide actionable recommendations to category teams that support the pricing strategy and enable informed commercial decision making.
• To monitor and evaluate the performance of pricing strategies by analysing scenario outcomes, category elasticity and price zone performance to support optimisation decisions across the business.
• To maintain and apply pricing rules and “follow me” factors, including weekly review of KVI prices, to ensure consistency, competitiveness and adherence to the business pricing strategy.
• To assess and approve deviations from system‑recommended pricing and to manage markdown, clearance and lifecycle pricing decisions to optimise revenue, margin and inventory performance.
• To analyse competitor price recommendations and performance across local and international markets and provide insights that support strategic price positioning and zoning decisions.
• To provide pricing insight and analysis during range reviews that enable Category and Space Teams to make assortment decisions aligned to revenue, margin and competitive positioning objectives.
• To prepare clear pricing performance reports and weekly scorecards with actionable insights that inform decision making and support continuous improvement.
• To contribute to capability development within the pricing team by sharing expertise and providing coaching that improves analytical quality and enhances business impact.

JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE

• Finance and budgeting
• IT Data base/ Data warehouse (understanding how data flows from various systems)
• SQL coding
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of JDA and/or statistical software

JOB RELATED SKILLS

• Problem-solving skills
• Good applied statistics skills including statistical testing, regression
• Ability to translate complex, data-intense analytics into actionable recommendations
• Experience working effectively in a cross-functional team environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey findings to both peers and upper-level management
• Team player with the ability to excel in an agile, collaborative, and ambiguous environment
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new software applications
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; i.e. pivot tables, lookups, macros, modelling

JOB EXPERIENCE

• 2-3 years' experience in pricing management within the retail, telecommunications, or financial service industry
• Strong mathematical skills and the ability to see marketing patterns and trends
• Experience with SQL or any data warehousing tool would be advantageous

EDUCATION

• B.Com or Business Science Degree in Finance or Statistics, Data Science or related

Kindly note only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted.

All positions will be filled in accordance with our Employment Equity plan.

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