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Pricing Operations Analyst
Yahoo!
New York, NY, United States
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Description
Yahoo currently has a Pricing Operations Analyst position available at our office in New York, NY.
DUTIES: Perform pricing analysis and develop review processes to optimize pricing decisions for display and video ad business in both the US and Canadian markets. Evaluate rate exception requests against established rate card floors and opportunity cost to ensure yield positive media buys. Provide data and analysis to assist sales teams to structure advertiser and/or Media Agency incentive agreements that reward year-over-year revenue growth in an effort to capture increased market share. Perform analysis to balance short-term revenue initiatives with the long term health of the Yahoo Display and Video advertising business, without preference for any particular product or sales channel. Provide analysis of inventory sell-thru rates and realized cost-per-mill (CPMS) by property in order to propose rate card adjustments. Propose creative solutions to help an account director close a deal.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Master’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering or related field, plus two (2) years of experience in pricing analysis for display and video ads.
Alternative education and experience requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering or related field, plus five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in pricing analysis for display and video ads.
SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
Requires education or experience in:
1. Driving pricing and review process efficiency in a large-scale, international media organization
2. Analysis of very large data sets
3. Extracting data from reporting database
4. Salesforce booking interface for review of rate exception and profit margin
5. Yahoo Brightroll Display Exchange
6. Yahoo DSP+ (Demand Side Platform) for reporting and review of advertising campaign setup and profitability
7. PrYME (Pricing and Yield Management Engine) for rate card update, inventory reservations, and advertiser rate cards
8. Revenue reporting interface (“yo/metrics”)
9. HIVE programming
Any suitable combination of education, training or experience is acceptable.