Are you a strategic thinker who wants to have a direct impact on the profitability of 6 iconic brands? Do you can think through problems from the guest's perspective while balancing financial viability? If so, this role could be for you!
This position is responsible for managing the pricing and revenue management team focused on driving profitable growth for all brands withing the Inspire Brands portfolio. This role will focus on supporting menu pricing (strategic recommendation along with implementation), analyzing financial and customer impact of prior pricing actions, and understanding market competitiveness. This role will have 2 direct reports and be responsible for leading the team through the process of prioritizing strategic projects across the portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a passion taking strategic projects from ideation to implementation along with experience working in a portfolio of business units.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Analytics development and operationalization
Develop scalable analytics to answer business questions and create revenue management strategies that apply across brands (e.g., approach to pricing new items, optimizing pricing relationships, competitor pricing evaluation and strategy) Research macroeconomic and industry trends that impact the pricing approach for the Inspire portfolio Continually scrutinize current analytic processes to develop and implement improved, efficient, and insightful processes
Stakeholder engagement and management
Work with stakeholders to align on analytics approaches and influence adoption of revenue management strategies Create processes and products to enable brand stakeholders and analytics teams to operate more effectively and efficiently
Team leadership and management
Determine prioritization of projects and requests across brands Lead and develop team members and serve as a mentor for growth opportunities
Analytics and strategy execution
Manage the execution and delivery of analytics and reporting to the brand teams based on their needs Work with cross functional partners to execute pricing strategies in market
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
4 Year / Bachelor's Degree
Preferred: Master's degree in finance, statistics, economics, mathematics, business, or related field
Minimum: 5+ years of experience in pricing, revenue management, finance, marketing analytics, or related field
Demonstrated experience in problem solving and conducting in-depth analysis to deliver strategic insights to businesses
Demonstrated experience leading a team with direct reports
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, with expertise in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, advanced functions, formulas, filtering, etc.), strong database skills (e.g., SQL, Access, etc.), and experience with Tableau
Demonstrated ability with financial modeling and sensitivity analyses to project potential business outcomes
Ability to lead a team with direct reports and grow and develop talent
- Inquisitive nature, constantly looking for innovative solutions to challenging questions
- Strong problem solving skills
- Ability to understand business drivers and utilize data to drive desired business results
- Development and sharing of presentations for peers as well as leadership teams
- Proven ability to deliver results
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet project deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to lead and influence others
- Personal integrity, humility, an appreciation for the power of true teamwork, and a sense of humor
- Passion for the restaurant industry and desire to train in our restaurants to learn operations. A strong desire to help shape the future at Inspire Brands
- Self-starter personality who can operate with minimal supervision
- Minimal travel required
Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly 32,000 Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, Rusty Taco and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide.
We're made up of some of the world's most iconic restaurant brands, but we're much more than just a restaurant company. We're a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple-it's an experience. At Inspire, that's our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.
