Manager, AIVC (Merch Analytics & Assortment)

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

In this position, the Manager of Pricing & Merchandising Analytics will be expected to provide strategic leadership, direction, and analytical guidance to cross-functional merchandising and operational teams across THD, SRS, GMS and Heritage. As a key partner to Pro Acceleration and Merchandising leadership, this role will play a critical part in governing channel pricing architecture, optimizing enterprise margins, and driving data-backed strategies across retail and distribution to achieve key business goals and maximize profitability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Pricing & Margin Governance: Establish multi-tier enterprise pricing ladders, develop enterprise margin dashboards to eliminate profit leakage, and model price elasticity across promotions and bulk discounts.
• Channel Alignment & Conflict Resolution: Create data-backed enterprise playbooks and provide real-time support to field teams to rapidly resolve pricing friction and streamline commercial strategy when retail and distribution channels have inconsistent pricing.
• Analytics & Business Reviews: Provide data-driven recommendations and lead analytical prep for SRS / GMS / THD QBRs and other major meetings.
• Ad Hoc Support: Build custom analyses as needed to address business questions and events across THD, SRS, GMS, and Heritage

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to a Director level
• This position has no direct reports.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• No additional qualifications

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 5

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Knowledge of accounting principles and practicies, analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Knowledge of business and mgmt. Principles involved in strategic planning and resource allocation.
• Project management skills; ability to prioritize and mult-task effectively.
• Judgement and decision-making skills; considering relative costs, benefits of potential actions.