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Department: Merchandising / PricingReports to: Head Of MerchandisingOur Values:- Every day the energy, creativity and passion of Manolo permeates through our business.- We believe in the artist and the artisan; we are innovative while still protecting our heritage.- We believe in working proactively and being solution focussed.- We believe in upholding family values; we treat everyone with honesty and respect while nurturing our teams to deliver excellence.- We believe in making people smile.Purpose:To support the Head of Merchandising in establishing and distributing prices for all collections, achieving market retail price alignment whilst maximising gross margin. Dealing with global enquiries regarding all pricing matters to support the smooth running of the pricing process from start to finish. To act as the main point of contact for all pricing enquiries.Responsibilities:Produce pricing analysis and share with the relevant teams to drive business strategy, exploring opportunities to optimise pricing.Develop standardised reporting and highlight insights discovered that both informs and drives decision makingConduct regular market analysis including competitor product offering, competitor Spread Index, and changing exchange rates. Provide any ad hoc analysis upon request to support decision making.Prepare pricing and margin analysis for each selling campaign to monitor performance vs targets. Report on final weighted seasonal gross margin resultsLiaise with the Costings Team to provide target prices, timelines that fit with the seasonal critical path, whilst ensuring 100% accuracy.Challenge cost prices the negotiate to improve margin.Maintain and improve the procedure for updating all prices in the system for seasonal and classic styles.Define wholesale and retail prices needed for Market, as well as global currencies for Ecommerce and wholesale partners.Partner with Merchandising, Systems, Wholesale, Retail and Digital to ensure all price changes are effectively communicated and implemented, and communiate ahead of deadline set.Monitor historical pricing for reorders and similarities in pricing new collections.Deal with queries from clients on all pricing and currency matters.Skills and Experience Required:Experience as a Pricing Analyst in a similar high profile organisation, ideally within a luxury brand.Intellect: Excellent analytical, report-writing skills, accuracy and attention to detail. Strong problem-solving skills with a strong, solution-based mindset. Ability to prioritise tasks, and ensure delivery of results within tight deadlines.Excellent organisational and numerical skills.Excellent Commercial awareness and business acumen.Proficient in MS Office and analytical presentation skills.Communication: Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Strong and effective presentation skills and ability to converse with a diverse range of people at all levels.Ambassador: Representing Manolo Blahnik products and values with passion.Excellence: High level of finesse and excellence required in delivery of all tasks.Accuracy: High level of accuracy required in all tasks.Skills and Experience Desired:Bachelor degree in finance or similar.Strong knowledge of industry including competitors and market trends.Our Commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion:Manolo Blahnik is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to preserving a caring, diverse and inclusive culture with people who feel a real sense of belonging. We recruit and reward based on capability and performance. By joining Manolo Blahnik, you will be part of our 50 to 500 Commitment to “be a force for good” which seeks to create a lasting legacy and positively contributing to its continued expansion and success balancing our impact on people and the planet. Our diverse and multicultural teams ignite our creativity, and we celebrate the differences that we collectively bring. We are committed to equal employment and progression opportunities and the elimination of any form of discrimination. We all hold a responsibility to recognise and respect our diversity and to support this in our words and actions.If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.Our Benefits:4 pairs of Ambassador Shoes per year.50% Friends and Family Discount.25 days holiday with an additional day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays.Option to buy an additional 5 days holiday.Hybrid working modelPension Contribution.Private Medical Insurance.2 Executive Coaching Sessions per year.Enhanced Family Friendly Policy.Workplace Nursery – salary sacrifice based childcare scheme.Cycle to work scheme.Employment Engagement Calendar.