Pricing Strategy Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the pricing strategy position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for disciplined analytics support through data mining, data modeling, data analysis, and cost/benefit analysis to optimize pricing and promotions across customers and retail channels.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Able to cultivate trust and credibility with peers and maintain strong working relationships with all levels and functions of the company
• Analyze large sets of complex data to find key insights and identify areas of opportunity for Pricing team to drive value
• Proactively identify pricing opportunities through working closely with members of the Strategy & Management, Analytics & Modeling, and Pricing leadership teams
• Quantify Financial impacts of recommendations to size potential pricing investments and opportunities
• Understand the principle of corporate finance and how business works
• Strong proposal development skills, strategy development, and a solid negotiation background
• Demonstrated skills & expertise managing assigned staff for planning, organization, writing, editing, & production of a cohesive proposal with appropriate disclosures, explanatory responses, & supporting data to justify adequacy, realism, reasonableness, & audit validation
• Analyzing pricing vs

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the pricing strategy position.

Previously, I was responsible for a holistic perspective and insightful analytics that lead to strategic pricing recommendations [Base, Incremental, EDLP, etc.] across all Channels.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Implementation of recommendations
• Cross category support & knowledge management
• Needs to be flexible to support other PPA team members on projects & PPA AMEA
• Internship in a corporate environment, preferably within a Pricing, Operations, or Business Analytics group
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with SQL and database reporting preferred
• Demonstrated experience or interest in pricing
• Strong attention to detail with organizational, planning, and time management skills
• Work closely with merchant, finance, and pricing teams in order to identify and implement margin improvement opportunities

In response to your job posting for pricing strategy, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for market Leadership in these growth industries and represent Microsoft in the relevant corporate EBCs.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Develops and manages price exception reporting (e.g., competitive benchmarking gaps and store price variance) weekly and monthly price management decision process
• SQL and Tableau experience strongly preferred
• Experience with health care analytics particularly related to network pricing or post-acute care is preferred.• Experience and proficiency in analytic and statistical methodologies and tools
• Exposure and understanding of the Selling process to both Carriers and Retailers
• Excellent computer skills, in particular spreadsheets, formulas, lookup tables, in Excel
• High level of understanding of payer needs and market access environment
• Exceptional intellect, superior problem solving skills and attention to detail
• Well developed analytic, quantitative, and modeling skills

I am excited to be applying for the position of pricing strategy. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for modeling and analytics support to refine pricing and develop value based pricing tools.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Oversee development of market segmentation strategies and analysis of customer demographics
• Develop and deliver structured reporting using data extraction tools (SAS, SQL, R and Python) and visualization tools (Tableau, Excel, SAP Webby, Access and Business Objects)
• Partner with business functions across all marketing channels (reactive and targeted call centers, door-to-door, direct mail and online) to ensure reporting is relevant, timely and accurate
• Manage relationships with data integration and warehousing vendors
• Conduct periodic review of existing inventory of reports across the enterprise to drive reporting efficiency
• Demonstrated track-record of successfully leading ambitious strategic and operationally complex projects with cross-functional teams
• Big-picture strategic thinker with highly structured approach to problem-solving
• Pricing & PPA Analysis

In response to your job posting for pricing strategy, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for modeling/analytics support in developing EVE (economic value estimation) and value based pricing tools.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Provide work direction and own performance development for Associate Manager
• Identify opportunities to drive margin improvements or efficiencies across Pricing organization
• Analytical skills to construct/interpret multiple complex analyses
• MBA or equivalent post-graduate education or experience
• Other locations considered on case-by-case basis
• Microsoft office expertise, particularly in PowerPoint and excel
• MBA/MS preferred, with experience in quantitative disciplines (e.g., stats., fin.)
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Access and experience running SAS programs and Tableau