Principal Product Manager Pricing Intelligence
Job Description :
The Principal Product Manager Pricing Intelligence will serve as a bridge between merchants, CPG partners, and data teams to shape how pricing, promotions, space, and display strategies are designed and executed. This role requires deep functional expertise in merchandising and CPG industry practices, not just product management discipline. Success will come from bringing operator credibility into conversations with merchants, guiding cross-functional teams with fact-based insights, and ensuring technical teams scope solutions aligned to real business workflows .
Roles & Responsibilities :
- Partner with merchants and CPG teams to evaluate allowances, costs, promotions, and display / space plans, ensuring strategies are grounded in real trade practices.
- Use Circana, Nielsen, Symphony, and retailer monetization platforms to curate market trends, develop hypotheses, and test strategies for price, promo, and display planning.
- Act as a functional sense-check for pricing intelligence solutions ensuring outputs align with what makes sense in the aisle, in negotiations, and in retail execution.
- Collaborate with engineering and analytics teams to translate merchandising requirements into scoped technical solutions, providing ongoing guidance and validation.
- Drive hypothesis development and validation with merchants, using transaction data, competitive benchmarks, and market share analysis.
- Lead cross-functional working sessions to align trade partners, merchants, and analysts around recommendations and scenarios.
- Monitor performance against goals such as trade ROI, sales lift, basket mix, and profitability, sharing insights back to stakeholders.
Experience Required :
710 years in merchandising, trade promotions, category management, or CPG commercial strategy, with direct involvement in allowance, cost, and promotional planning.Hands-on experience with retailer and CPG data platforms (Circana, Nielsen, Symphony, or equivalent).Strong functional understanding of retail pricing, promotion mechanics, space & display execution, and vendor negotiations.Demonstrated ability to work with both merchant operators and technical teams to ensure solutions reflect practical workflows.Track record of turning data analysis into actionable insights that shaped trade or merchandising decisions.Excellent communication skills with ability to credibly engage at all levels from merchants and department specialists to technical teams and executives.Skills Required :
Pricing & Trade Promotion StrategyCPG & Retail Merchandising ExpertiseData Analysis & Hypothesis DevelopmentCross-functional Engagement (Merchants, CPGs, Technical Teams)Strong Communication & Stakeholder Management