Market Pricing Coordinator- Bilingual

Under the direction of the Regional Manager, coordinates the pricing function for local merchandise in assigned regions and ensures Walgreens’ prices are competitive. Makes pricing strategy recommendations to management when opportunities for improvement arise in order to maximize sales and profit and in their assigned areas. Responsible for communicating changes related to merchandise pricing in assigned region(s).

Responsible for creating and updating local ad batches for regional promotional activities, corrective ads, and ad batches for new and existing stores.

Ensures local vendors are in full compliance with current company standards including providing proof of adequate insurance, proper documentation with regard to licensing agreements, trade agreements, etc.



Job Responsibility

• Manage cost changes and conduct analysis for new retail items, ensuring gross profit (GP) targets are maintained. Collects data to ensure that the pricing for local merchandise is competitive for assigned regions. Provides management with insights into pricing opportunities and makes recommendations on solutions.
• Leads the collection of competitive data in assigned region(s), utilizing the assistance of stores to shop nearby key competitors, and input data into the Central Pricing (CPI) tool, for the purpose of ensuring data is available on each key value item (KVI) priced corporately in accordance with target competitive indices. Recommends CPI improvements to ensure efficiency and lowered costs.
• Collaborates with Operations, Regional Category Managers, Direct Store Delivery (DSD) Support, and the Price/Promo Department on the integration of new stores and systems by ensuring a valid self-service price zone and all pertinent markets/catalogs have been assigned. Ensures correct pricing has reached store’s AS400, once the new store has opened.
• Ensure alignment with regional strategies by managing accurate catalogs, pricing, and vendor status while collaborating with vendors and regional teams to maintain catalogs and support new program setup. 
• Serves as a point of contact for store inquiries and requests related to local merchandise. Resolves issues such as missing-retails, item code/item code linking, item linking issues, IT issues, vendor accounts payable issues, resets/revisions, vendor catalogs needing refreshes, and new/not on file/not scanning items. Responsible for communicating solutions to assigned impacted regions.
• Provides sales reports on local vendors/catalogs to determine sales performance and identify sell-through, commitment, forecast and replenishment opportunities. Presents findings to regional management as needed.
• Creates local ad batches for regional promotional activities, corrective ads, markdowns and ad batches. Requests new stores or closed stores to be added/ deleted from media and local ad manager.
• Ensures vendors are in full compliance with current company standards including food safety compliance, adequate vendor insurance, proper documentation for licensing agreements, vendor agreements (NDA/GTA/VMA), funding and vendor contact information is up to date and accurate. Maintains vendor documents related to program and product agreements/contracts cease and desist communications and vendor maintenance request communication.

About Walgreens 

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.