Price and Cost Analyst

Welcome Home! We’re more than Canada’s largest independent hardware and building supplies retailer—we’re part of communities across the nation.
Driving Strategy through Pricing Precision As a Price and Cost Analyst, you will analyze competitor pricing matched with market expectations to determine the ideal target price for products to deliver preferred target margins for our Dealers. Led by the Supervisor, Price and Cost, this opportunity will suit someone with strong attention to detail and a high level of experience in database queries, reports, and analysis. Ready to make an impact? Here’s how:

• Perform competitor analysis on similar products and evaluate target pricing structure.
• Scope out opportunities based on market trends and industry conditions.
• Identify ideal pricing structures for promotional values.
• Draft strategic pricing plans and processes to improve existing projects.
• Create reports reflecting metrics and project status, objectives, and barriers.
• Communicate findings effectively to relevant departments of the company.
• Work with the merchant and marketing teams to define pricing structure for company products.
• Address issues and concerns raised by team members relating to pricing suggestions.
• Perform competitor analysis on similar products.

We’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Statistics or Economics.
• Experience with complex database queries, reports, and analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to both business and technical staff.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable while operating independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office products (Excel, Access, Word), Oracle, Discoverer and Power BI (Business Intelligence).
• Ability to prioritize and react to changing situations; ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Retail experience with hardware and/or building materials.
• The ability to be onsite three days a week at our corporate office in St. Jacobs, to accommodate our hybrid working model.

How we’ll make you feel at Home Our Team Members enjoy life at Home with our strong culture of support and inclusion, excellent benefits, and a team that always has your back. You will receive:

• Competitive earnings opportunity.
• Annual Incentive/Bonus Program.
• Comprehensive Benefits Program including:
• Health, Dental, Vision, Paramedical, Disability coverage, Out of Country Travel Insurance, Life Insurance, Employee Family Assistance Program.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with Company Match, and choice of contribution level.
• Group RRSP.
• Discounts from our corporate retail stores.
• Home & Auto Insurance discounts.
• Competitive vacation time.
• Personal and sick time.
• Employee Discount Program through Venngo WorkPerks.

Bring your unique skills, thrive with interesting and challenging work, and experience what it’s like at Home. Apply today - this is a great opportunity to join a proudly Canadian company that is 100% ready to help you build your future. Home Hardware recognizes the value of a diverse team. We believe that different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences make us stronger as an organization. Applicants representing the full diversity of communities in Canada are encouraged to apply with confidence. Please let us know if you require accommodation during the recruitment process. Canadians call us Home Hardware. We call it Home.