Senior Pricing Scientist

Senior Pricing Scientist

Palo Alto, Chicago, New York metropolitan area

 

 

Company Background

With unmatched success among the most demanding industry leaders in manufacturing, high technology, chemicals, distribution, mill products, and consumer packaged goods, Vendavo is the price and margin management solution of choice for business to business companies. Our intuitive and powerful data-driven segmentation, price setting and optimization, and deal management solutions produce actionable results.

 

Job Description

Our rapidly growing price management and optimization company is seeking a skilled pricing science consultant to drive growth of our pricing science practice. Vendavo’s pricing science group provides pre- and post-sales consulting services in the areas of segmentation, pricing strategy, and price setting and optimization to leading worldwide companies across a range of industries. Our pricing science methodology uniquely blends advanced mathematical and statistical analysis with deep business insight and pricing knowledge, and is fully supported and empowered by our market-leading pricing suite to deliver deep and sustainable benefits to our customers.  As such, the candidate will be required to combine project management and technical skills to deliver improved margin realization to our customers.

 

 

 

ResponsibilitiesLead project teams in pre and post-sale engagements to formulate the pricing optimization approach, to determine the optimal pricing strategy, and to deliver the recommended solution.Define the most appropriate segmentation for the customer’s business by applying advance statistical and analytical techniquesEnsure project methodology is technically robust, on time and within budgetWork with the Practice Lead to refine methodology and develop new best practicesCollaborate with the product management and engineering functions to drive market-leading product functionality

 

Required QualificationsAdvanced degree in mathematics, statistics, Operations Research, and/or MBA or over 7 years of equivalent working experience in analytic roleDemonstrated experience in pricing-related consulting in enterprise B2B environmentsProven  ability to translate complex analyses into intuitive business insights

 

Desired QualificationsDeep knowledge of B2B market segmentation and price optimization and excellent modeling, mathematical and statistical analysis skillsCustomer consulting experience in selling and delivering successful, high value, and profitable engagementsStrong communication skillsEstablished track of record in applying innovative thinking to problem resolutionPrevious publications on pricing related topics

 

 This is a great opportunity to join a strong and growing team in a dynamic company.  Qualified applicants please forward resumes to jbartlett@vendavo.com .