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Work you'll do/Responsibilities  

• The Pricing Advisor is the client's first point of contact to solve their pricing needs. You will establish a trusted advisor relationship with clients in your dedicated region and be their strategic thought-partner by proactively identifying tailored pricing opportunities to improve margins. The Pricing Advisor will use a custom-built pricing optimization solution and overlays his/her deep knowledge about the local market to make appropriate recommendations. The Pricing Advisor will be supported by a team of Pricing Analysts, who will create customized reports and analytics to answer the client's questions.
• Understand the client's strategy and goals, dissect previous store performance, synthesize past and future local market events to adjust pricing recommendations for the client
• Proactively look out for market trends and activities that may impact pricing and provide timely advice to clients
• Translate client inquiries into analytics requirements
• Periodically visit clients and regional meetings to provide additional pricing support
• Present pricing trends during regional client meetings (2-3x per year)

The successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships 
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor 
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The Team 

Our Deloitte Customer team empowers organizations to build deeper relationships with customers through innovative strategies, advanced analytics, Generative AI, transformative technologies, and creative design. We can enhance customer experiences and drive sustained growth and customer value creation and capture, through customer and commercial strategies, digital products and innovation, marketing, commerce, sales, and service. We are a team of strategists, data scientists, operators, creatives, designers, engineers, and architects. Our team balances business strategy, technology, creativity, and ongoing managed services to solve the biggest problems that affect customers, partners, constituents, and the workforce.

Our Digital Foundry & Operations works with the Customer group to bring a flexible capability and fluid capacity model to the delivery of small technology projects and enhancements.

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years in client services, pricing, revenue management and/or pricing advisory
• Able to demonstrate ability to be a strategic thinker who is proactive in providing valuable insights 
• Strong leadership skills and experience working with executive level clients 
• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience in working with SQL and Tableau 
• Experience working with analytical teams and translating outputs into actionable insights for clients 
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
• Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

Preferred

• Experience working in SQL, Alteryx or other data management and Business Intelligence tools
• Experience with predictive modeling in SAS, Python, R or other
• Must have a MBA or master's in Finance, Economics, Math
• Strong understanding of the restaurant industry (QSR), competitors, and market dynamics

Work you'll do/Responsibilities  

• The Pricing Advisor is the client's first point of contact to solve their pricing needs. You will establish a trusted advisor relationship with clients in your dedicated region and be their strategic thought-partner by proactively identifying tailored pricing opportunities to improve margins. The Pricing Advisor will use a custom-built pricing optimization solution and overlays his/her deep knowledge about the local market to make appropriate recommendations. The Pricing Advisor will be supported by a team of Pricing Analysts, who will create customized reports and analytics to answer the client's questions.
• Understand the client's strategy and goals, dissect previous store performance, synthesize past and future local market events to adjust pricing recommendations for the client
• Proactively look out for market trends and activities that may impact pricing and provide timely advice to clients
• Translate client inquiries into analytics requirements
• Periodically visit clients and regional meetings to provide additional pricing support
• Present pricing trends during regional client meetings (2-3x per year)

The successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships 
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor 
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The Team 

Our Deloitte Customer team empowers organizations to build deeper relationships with customers through innovative strategies, advanced analytics, Generative AI, transformative technologies, and creative design. We can enhance customer experiences and drive sustained growth and customer value creation and capture, through customer and commercial strategies, digital products and innovation, marketing, commerce, sales, and service. We are a team of strategists, data scientists, operators, creatives, designers, engineers, and architects. Our team balances business strategy, technology, creativity, and ongoing managed services to solve the biggest problems that affect customers, partners, constituents, and the workforce.

Our Digital Foundry & Operations works with the Customer group to bring a flexible capability and fluid capacity model to the delivery of small technology projects and enhancements.

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years in client services, pricing, revenue management and/or pricing advisory
• Able to demonstrate ability to be a strategic thinker who is proactive in providing valuable insights 
• Strong leadership skills and experience working with executive level clients 
• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience in working with SQL and Tableau 
• Experience working with analytical teams and translating outputs into actionable insights for clients 
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
• Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

Preferred

• Experience working in SQL, Alteryx or other data management and Business Intelligence tools
• Experience with predictive modeling in SAS, Python, R or other
• Must have a MBA or master's in Finance, Economics, Math
• Strong understanding of the restaurant industry (QSR), competitors, and market dynamics