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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Pricing Lead (Open to Remote) - **Company:** Bob's Discount Furniture LLC - **Location:** Albany, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $125,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Power BI, SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Functional Dependencies - **Published:** August 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d0337dd942a6b9a5 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, or a related field * 6-9 years of experience in pricing, merchandising, merchandise planning, or finance, including direct ownership of pricing or promotional decisions * Experience leading people or managing analysts, formally or as a team lead * Demonstrated ownership of pricing or promotional execution in a multi-channel retail environment * Strong command of retail margin mechanics, promotional economics, and markdown strategy * Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in SQL or comparable data tooling * Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and hold a defensible position under commercial pressure * Strong organizational discipline; comfortable owning a calendar with hard cutoffs and many cross-functional dependencies ## Description * Own price architecture: set and maintain price point structure, good-better-best laddering, and competitive price gap targets by category; recommend changes with quantified margin and volume impact * Lead the pricing calendar: own the annual and in-season pricing calendar, sequencing price actions against demand, competitive position, inventory, and the promotional plan * Govern promotional strategy: define offer construct, depth, and cadence; approve event economics before commitment and hold the P&L guardrails when pressure builds * Own markdown strategy: set markdown triggers, depth, and timing rules; balance sell-through against margin recovery on aged, discontinued, and transition inventory * Direct competitive intelligence: set the competitive shopping scope and methodology, and translate competitive position into pricing action rather than observation, * Own end-to-end activation: accountable for accurate, on-time execution of every price and promotional change across systems, channels, showrooms, and marketing assets * Run the activation calendar: manage the cross-functional workflow, cutoffs, and dependencies that move a pricing decision from approval to live in market * Own pricing controls and governance: maintain approval thresholds, audit trails, and exception handling; drive post-execution audits so errors are caught before they reach customers or margin * Partner with Marketing and E-Commerce: ensure offer messaging, signage, and digital merchandising accurately reflect approved pricing and offer terms * Reduce time to market: streamline the change process so the business can respond to competitive moves and inventory conditions faster without sacrificing control, * Lead and develop the team: manage Senior Analyst and Analyst talent; set priorities, coach analytical rigor, and build a bench capable of growing into broader pricing roles * Own the pricing analytics agenda: direct the reporting and modeling roadmap, including elasticity read, promotional incrementality, and markdown effectiveness * Represent pricing to leadership: bring a clear recommendation and quantified impact to line reviews, monthly business reviews, and executive forums * Advance capability: identify and implement the tools, automation, and process changes that raise the sophistication and speed of pricing decisions, * Margin Impact: Quantified gross margin improvement delivered through price architecture, promotional efficiency, and markdown discipline * Execution Accuracy: Price and promotional changes activated on time and error-free, supported by documented controls and no material customer-facing pricing errors * Promotional Efficiency: Measurable improvement in promotional return, with low-return offers retired or reshaped * Speed to Market: Reduced cycle time from pricing decision to live execution, with control maintained * Team Development: Demonstrable growth in team capability and analytical depth, with reduced manual effort across recurring work * Cross-Functional Standing: Recognized by Merchant, Finance, and Marketing leadership as the accountable owner of pricing decisions and their execution, * Experience with ERP, POS, or e-commerce pricing systems and the controls around price change execution * Proficiency in Power BI, Tableau, or co ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Hiring Technical Leaders: Promote from Within or Go External?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100167-hiring-technical-leaders-promote-from-within-or-go-external) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more: A comparison of modern API styles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100247-rest-graphql-grpc-and-more-a-comparison-of-modern-api-styles) ## Related Articles - [Best Paying Remote Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/255-best-paying-remote-jobs) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Trading Remote Work For Salary Reduction](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/334-trading-remote-work-for-salary-reduction) - [How Much Does a Software Engineer Make? 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