Senior Business Analyst Pricing

Full time, 38 hours
 

Low prices are a key part of Action's positioning. As a Senior Business Analyst Pricing, you will have an impact in this area.  You will play a leading role in developing our team in our technology-driven environment. 
You will serve as the link between data and decisions to support our procurement teams in setting the right prices in a fast-growing commercial market.
If you have extensive analytical skills, excellent collaborative intuition with internal stakeholders and a steady drive for growth and innovation, 
you may be the Senior Business Analyst Pricing that Action is looking for!
 

Your daily tasks

As a Senior Business Analyst Pricing, you will be responsible for the implementation of our pricing strategy. You will do so by providing insights, putting forward recommendations, and ensuring strong stakeholder management. Together with the whole pricing team and software partners, you will ensure that Action's pricing strategy is implemented.
You will collect, analyse and optimise internal and external data. Based on your strong analytical skills and your ability to convince others, you will play an important role in identifying optimisation opportunities and transferring commercial insights to management and procurement. 
The great thing about this role is that you will be supporting Action's growth by setting the right prices for existing and new countries while helping to build our pricing and process structures.

Your job at a glance:

• You will be responsible for executing and managing the pricing strategy for some of our 14 categories across all countries
• You will communicate analytical findings and associated actions in a clear, convincing manner
• You will be responsible for identifying optimisation opportunities and communicating these insights to various stakeholders
• You will initiate and manage projects that contribute to Action's growth and pricing strategy 
• You will provide pricing advice based on data and product knowledge
• You will play a leading role in the development and optimisation of our pricing tools and guide the procurement teams on how to use them
• You will monitor the quality of incoming data and ensure it is processed 
• You will develop the pricing strategy for new countries in which Action operates
• You will keep an eye on the latest pricing developments

Your team

The pricing team consists of 15 members, four of whom are analysts at our IHQ in Zwaagdijk. The other team members are based in different countries.
You will join an international team that works hard and is always evolving. Brainstorming and sharing ideas are key aspects of the pricing team's approach to work.
As a pricing analyst, you will be asked to work in an international environment where flexibility, curiosity, reliability and persuasiveness are essential to guaranteeing Action’s lowest price based on your expert insights.

Curious about your new colleagues? Maarten Lieffijn, Hidde Wien, Anke Gerssen and Marina Metten would love to talk to you!
 

What you offer

As a Senior Business Analyst Pricing, you have a commercial way of thinking, meaning you are proactive and focused on results. You aspire to find areas for improvement and innovation. You thrive in an environment where flexibility, reliability and team spirit are highly valued.
You also have strong analytical skills and excellent communication skills.
You feel at home in an international team that works with various departments at the heart of Action. You also take responsibility in your role as an expert and identify priorities and opportunities. You can process complex information independently and communicate it in a simple, clear manner. 

You also have the following:

• A diploma from a university of applied sciences (HBO) as a minimum A diploma in the field of economics or business administration would be preferable
• At least five years of relevant work experience
• Excellent analytical skills and a proficient user of supporting software
• Fluent in English and Dutch (spoken and written)

What we offer

Quite a lot, actually! From our bustling headquarters in the Netherlands, you'll have an impact across the whole of Europe. We're now up to more than 2,500 stores in 11 countries and millions of smiles from our customers – and we're not stopping there, because we have big growth ambitions for both Action and you. Our growth means you can always take new steps to develop as a professional, whether that means a different position, an interesting innovation project or new skills. And you can do all that in a culture where we truly live our shared values: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost-consciousness and respect.

• You can also count on Action for the following:
• 24 days' holiday with the option to buy five additional days (based on 38 hours per week) 
• A competitive salary based on a 38-hour week
• The option to spend up to 40% of your hours working from home (in coordination with your team and manager)
• 15% staff discount on your purchases at Action 
• A good pension scheme, collective health insurance and travel allowance (Zwaagdijk-Oost is reachable from Amsterdam by car in just 30 minutes on uncongested roads).
   

How we contribute to society

If you only know Action from the stores, a world will open up for you when you join us. For example, we are working hard behind the scenes to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you know, for example, that we sponsor more than 2,000 children worldwide who are growing up in an SOS Children’s Village? That our team reflects the diversity of our customers, including 124 nationalities? That we already source 70% of our wood products and 86% of our cotton sustainably? And that only energy-efficient LED lighting is used in more than half of our stores? Yes, that is also Action. Curious about what other initiatives we’re facilitating? Join our team and find out for yourself. 
 

Interested?

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite anyone who recognizes themselves in the vacancy to apply. So take action and respond to this vacancy now!
What happens next:

1. Response to your application within 14 days (and usually earlier)
2. First meeting with the manager and a colleague
3. Online assessment to get to know you better
4. Second interview with your recruiter, among others
5. Welcome to Action…