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About Your Role

As a Purchasing Analyst & Pricing Strategist, you will be part of the purchasing team and responsible for driving profitable growth for Åhléns' assortment using data, insights, and analysis. The role supports the Business Area Manager and Product Manager while combining commercial analysis with a clear strategic responsibility for pricing. As a Purchasing Analyst & Pricing Strategist, you actively contribute to developing the company's and purchasing business management, category development, and campaign outcomes.

Examples of tasks: 

• Support the Product Manager and Business Area Manager in building assortment mix and offerings while working closely with the purchasing controller

• Conduct ongoing analyses of the market, cost structures, competitors, and customer behaviors

• Analyze category development and identify category drivers to ensure turnover and profitability goals

• Evaluate category effectiveness and identify areas for improvement related to sales, margins, and KPIs

• Own the pricing strategy and ensure a balance between competitiveness, profitability, and customer value. 

• Support the purchasing team with pricing decisions and pricing materials for assortments and campaigns

• Evaluate price elasticity, margins, and volume development to optimize profitability

You will be part of our organization Assortment & Purchasing and will work closely with Product Managers and report to the Director of Assortment & Purchasing. In addition to your immediate team, you will also collaborate with the Controlling, e-commerce, CRM, and marketing teams.

We Offer You:

Åhléns has been in many Swedish hearts for over 120 years. With a long history in retail, we continue to be driven by constant development. With us, you will be part of an exciting journey where we combine our history with innovation and new ways of working to create a profitable and sustainable future.

You Bring With You:

• A degree in economics, statistics, industrial economics, or equivalent 

• Experience in commercial analysis, pricing, or business management within retail, e-commerce, or FMCG

• Very good skills in working with and analyzing large datasets (e.g., Excel, Power BI, SQL, or equivalent)

To succeed in this role, you have a strong business sense and analytical ability with an understanding of how price and assortment affect profitability and customer behavior. You are a strategist with the ability to translate insights into clear recommendations. Furthermore, you have good communication skills and experience presenting complex analyses in a clear and pedagogical manner.

About the Recruitment

The position is a permanent full-time employment. You will be based at our headquarters at Dalagatan 100, and we hope you can start with us as soon as possible.

Selection and interviews may occur on an ongoing basis, and the position may be filled before the application deadline, so please submit your application today!

As a Purchasing Analyst & Pricing Strategist at Åhléns, you will be part of a passionate team driven by entrepreneurship and business acumen. We give you trust and the opportunity to grow in a developing environment. With that, we warmly welcome you to Åhléns!