Lead Pricing Analyst

Job Description:

Interim Lead Pricing Analyst

Location: Coventry (5 days on-site)
Rate: £400-£500 per day
Duration: 6 months
Start: ASAP

Overview

SF are seeking an experienced Interim Lead Pricing Analyst to support a major pricing transformation programme within a fast-growing, multi-branch B2B organisation.

This is a hands-on interim role, acting as the right-hand support to the Pricing Director, focused on identifying pricing opportunities, cleansing and interrogating pricing data, supporting the rollout of a new pricing database, and working closely with branch stakeholders to challenge, justify, and embed pricing decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on pricing analysis, identifying margin improvement and pricing optimisation opportunities across the branch network
• Support and run pricing projects in parallel, including a pricing extraction and cleansing programme to improve pricing accuracy and insight
• Work with a new pricing database being implemented mid-January, ensuring clean, accurate, and structured data input
• Develop and maintain pricing insight and reporting using Power BI
• Act as a commercial interface between Finance, Pricing, Branch Managers, Commercial teams
• Challenge and interrogate branch pricing decisions, providing clear recommendations and standing firm where required
• Explain and justify pricing changes to branch managers in clear, non-technical terms
• Provide structured feedback to branches, driving understanding and adoption of pricing decisions
• Operate as a Finance Business Partner-style stakeholder, combining pricing expertise with strong interpersonal influence
• Support the Pricing Director with insight, analysis, and decision support

Systems & Tools

• Strong Excel and pricing model capability
• Kerridge
• Power BI
• SQL

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven interim or contract experience in pricing analytics roles
• Strong technical capability across pricing analysis, finance and data cleansing
• Experience working in multi-site / branch-based / distribution or B2B trading environments
• Ability to translate complex pricing logic into clear, commercial recommendations
• Confident communicator who can challenge stakeholders, justify pricing decisions, and influence outcomes
• Comfortable working on-site five days per week
• Proactive, resilient, and delivery-focused, able to operate in a changing environment

Please do not apply if you are not willing to do 5 days on site.