Pricing Analyst I

Responsibilities

• Analyze pricing data and market trends to evaluate profitability and margin impacts across categories, customer segments, and channels.
• Support the creation and refinement of pricing models for products and services, leveraging AI/ML-enabled pricing platforms (e.g., PROS, Vendavo, Pricefx, Zilliant, or similar) where applicable.
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to track pricing performance and identify trends, automating recurring deliverables using BI tools (e.g., Microsoft Power BI) and AI-assisted workflows.
• Assist in margin management initiatives by identifying pricing discrepancies, transactional issues, and elasticity signals surfaced by pricing analytics tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales, Finance, Category Management, IT) on pricing approvals, standards, and workflows.
• Prepare presentations summarizing pricing findings, AI-generated insights, and recommendations for senior analysts and leadership.
• Participate in the development, testing, and adoption of automation and AI tools to streamline data-driven decision-making, including dashboards, alerts, and recurring report pipelines.
• Monitor competitive landscapes and pricing benchmarks-including dynamic pricing trends-to inform strategic decisions.
• Contribute to the improvement of pricing controls, governance, and practices to ensure accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.
• Document workflows, data lineage, and use cases for pricing automation and AI tools to support repeatable, auditable processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Analytics, Economics, Finance, Data Science, or related field required. Master's preferred.
• 0-2 years of experience in pricing, analytics, or related analytical functions (internships and applied academic projects qualify).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups (XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH), complex formulas, conditional logic, data cleansing, and building repeatable models. Comfort with macros/VBA is a plus.
• Moderate understanding of relational databases (tables, keys, joins, normalization, and basic data modeling concepts) and working knowledge of SQL for querying, joining, filtering, and aggregating data across multiple tables. Exposure to BI tools such as Microsoft Power BI preferred.
• Exposure to AI-enabl

Benefits

Additional Information

Company Overview POOLCORP is the leading business-to-business distributor of swimming pool and landscape supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products. Through our subsidiaries, SCP Distributors LLC, Superior Pool Products LLC, and Horizon Distributors Inc., we operate in more than 445 wholesale Sales Centers worldwide with nearly 6,000 employees serving the needs of customers by offering a wide array of products and value-added support. Our Covington, LA headquarters provides exceptional support (i.e., IT, HR, Finance, Marketing, Legal, Purchasing, Sourcing, etc.) to each of our Sales Centers. Our extraordinary company culture encompasses a high work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a community presence all within a family-oriented work atmosphere. At POOLCORP, we strive to employ only the very best. Why POOLCORP? Because it's a place where you can make an impact and grow! At POOLCORP you'll find a wealth of opportunities that support your individual and long-term career goals. Our stable work environment is further enhanced by our generous compensation and benefits package. Publicly traded since 1995, POOLCORP is a global organization with a long history of continuous success - clearly making it an industry leader - in so many ways! So, end your job search here - at POOLCORP - Where Outdoor Living Comes to Life! You want Benefits? You've got it! Our generous benefits package includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug coverage with Flexible Spending Accounts and Wellness Programs 401 (k) with generous company match 13 days of paid time off (PTO) & 8 Paid Holidays (NOTE: PTO increases with tenure!) 100% employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance Paid Parental Leave Fully Funded Tuition Education Programs Bonus Programs that include Employee Recognition and Referrals, Summer Madness, and Annual Performance Employee Stock Purchase Plan Employee Discounts and much more! Location: Corporate Support Office - 109 Northpark Blvd., Covington, LA 70433 Job Summary: The Pricing Analyst I supports POOLCORP's pricing processes and strategies by analyzing data to drive revenue growth, margin expansion, and profitability across our product portfolio. This entry-level role contributes to the development of pricing tools, conducts data-driven analyses, and partners with internal teams to ensure pricing practices align with business goals. The analyst will leverage AI-enabled pricing platforms, automation, and modern BI tools to surface insights faster, reduce manual effort, and help senior analysts and leadership translate data into actionable pricing strategies.

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