Vacancy Introduction

This is an exciting time for Our Co-op. Following a full strategic review, a new Senior Leadership team has been appointed and we’re planning to invest significantly in our future growth.

Role Responsibility

As the Pricing Manager you will be responsible for determining how pricing decisions affect customer behaviour, identifying the opportunities that will help our co-op grow in a sustainable way.

Principle Accountabilities

• Support the development of our retail pricing strategy and represent pricing in our Strategy Governance Group.
• Work closely with our commercial teams to ensure that we deliver a strong offer for our customers and members in a way that also delivers sustainable profits for the Society.
• Become the expert in the Society’s pricing software and ensure that we use it to the best of its capability.
• Keep an eye on competitor pricing activity and share market trends with internal stakeholders.
• Coach your two direct reports so that they’re fulfilling their potential.
• Ad-hoc analysis or duties as requested by line manager.

The Ideal Candidate

• Commercially aware with the ability to continually challenge the business and the way that it operates.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships at all levels is essential.
• We’re looking for someone who will inspire their direct reports and encourage the ideas of team members so that innovation thrives.
• You’ll be open-minded with a flexible approach to how things can be achieved and able to use a variety of IT systems and tools to get the job done in the best way possible.
• With a questioning mindset and commitment to continuous improvement, you’ll be keen to develop the quality of your team’s output.
• You’ll be able to work quickly across a wide range of tasks, sometimes under pressure.
• Attention to detail will be second nature, with the need for accuracy clearly understood.
• Able to communicate key financial information both in writing and verbally to non-finance personnel at senior manager and executive level, you’ll also understand of the need to balance commerciality with our Co-operative values and principles.

Package Description

What’s in it for you

At the East of England Co-op, we strive to be the best place to work. We invest in our colleagues to help them to progress in their careers and achieve their full potential. How do we do this?  

• Competitive rates of pay
• 20% discount in our food stores, along with other discounts across our family of businesses
• 22 days holiday (plus bank holiday entitlement) which increases with service
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Death in service benefit
• Access to our colleague communications app, The Loop
• Enhanced* family leave and pay arrangements
• Opportunities to grow, with award-winning training and apprenticeship programmes
• Great deals and discounts across 100’s of high street and online retailers
• Financial wellbeing support, including Wagestream®

Check out the detail of all our colleague benefits here.

* Enhanced on statutory terms, subject to service criteria.

We recognise the challenges people face trying to balance commitments both in and out of the workplace -  perhaps studying, caring commitments, or other employment. We therefore aim to be as flexible as possible, to create shift patterns that work for both our co-op and our colleagues.

About the Company

The East of England Co-op is the largest independent retailer in East Anglia, with over 230 stores and branches across Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex.

Owned by over 260,000 members – including our colleagues – our vision is to be the most valued organisation in our region, by being a better kind of business and using our profit to make a positive impact on our communities.

Our Community Cares Fund provides hundreds of thousands of pounds to support groups and good causes, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, food justice for all and creating community spaces. 

With a focus on environmental sustainability, we’re proud to have led the way on reducing food waste, being the first major retailer to sell food past its Best Before date for just 10p. 

At the East of England Co-op, we strive to be the best place to work. We invest in our colleagues to help them to progress in their careers and achieve their full potential, whether in food retail, funeral services, property investment, travel, security, stonemasonry, events, or our support functions. 

Find out more at www.eastofengland.coop

Our Recruitment Process

If this is the job for you, simply click ‘apply’. You will be required to register a profile on our careers page. To do this simply click apply. The good news is you’ll only have to register once – after this, it’ll be easier and quicker to apply for any roles in the future too.

Please note that our working patterns are non-contractual. The advertised working pattern represents the normal working pattern for the role at time of advertisement and is subject to change.

East of England Co-op