Pricing Analytics Engineer

Overview of Role:

We are looking for a highly motivated, delivery-focused self-starter with exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities to join our growing team. You have a can-do attitude and thrive on working in a multi-cultural team environment. In addition to a solid technical background, you have excellent interpersonal skills and strong communication skills. You will be responsible for generating competitor intelligence data using our state-of-the-art web scraping tools. This role is central to our commercial decision-making process and as such you will be working with a range of internal and external stakeholders across the pricing and development community.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Build and schedule web scraping agents to collect and store competitive 

  intelligence data across multiple sources and countries.

• Design and monitor end-to-end ETL processes to ensure reliable and consistent flow of information to support the different business functions.
• Respond to structural changes in website configuration and perform pro-active maintenance on scraping agents to prevent data-loss.
• Create new and/or optimize existing scripts to accelerate harvesting process and/or improve data quality.
• Create reusable data assets ready for analysis.
• Advocate for data quality, governance, and product thinking
• Create an automated review-and-correct feedback loop on scraping output
• Leverage competitor intelligence to benefit product-matching process
• Publish your findings and report progress to the team in weekly reviews
• Communicate output and processes to different internal stakeholders
• Serve as main technical point of contact for external service providers
• Support Global Pricing & Promotions team with analytical intelligence on demand
• Provide documentation and train business users on data use and interpretation

 Requirements & Qualifications

Experience:

• Working experience in business analytics or data engineering (or equivalent roles)
• Experience working in a fast-paced commercial environment

Technical skills:

• Advanced level of SQL
  
• Advanced web scraping and development (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript)
  

  Advanced web scraping and development (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) Experience creating and customizing XPath expressions for web scraping Experience using cloud-based data warehousing solutions including Snowflake and AWS Intermediate level Python for data management (Airflow experience preferred) Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts Experience building and maintaining ETL pipeline using a variety of sources Strong skills in data cleaning, transformation, pre-processing, and integration Solid experience in (semi-structured) data exploration and validation Strong BI tools knowledge (Looker experience preferred) Strong BI tools knowledge (Looker experience preferred) Non-technical skills: Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail Excellent communication and collaboration skills Ability to articulate complex information to support data-led recommendations (to both technical and non-technical audience) Ability to understand, communicate and transform business requirements into executable functional and non-functional requirements Goal-oriented self-starter with a flexible and innovative mindset Fast learner Team player Fluent in English

  Our values At National Pen, we are guided by a setof core valuesthat define our culture and approach to hiring: Customers-First: We are committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences, both internally and externally. By understanding and fulfilling customer needs, we create impactful solutions  that leave a lasting impression. Continuous Improvement: We believe in the powerof growth and evolution. Through open communication and a culture of innovation, we continuously strive to enhance our business and adapt to changing landscapes. Goal-Oriented: We set clearobjectives, remain disciplined in execution, and hold ourselves accountable for achieving measurable goals. Our focusis on drivingresults and makingmeaningful progress. Integrity: We prioritize ethicsin everything we do, ensuring that our actions are grounded in integrity and responsibility towards our planet, products, and people. People-Centric: We value and respect every member of our team, fostering an environment where diversity is celebrated, contributions are recognized, and growth is encouraged.

  We are an equalopportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basisof race, religion, color, national origin,sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions,and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Pleasecontact us to request accommodation - no applicant will be penalized as a resultof such a request.

  About Pens.com Pens.com's personalized promotional products are created for and inspired by small businesses. With 56 years of experience and serving 22 countries worldwide, Pens.com offers MORE value, savings and time to customers through expert guidance on a broad range of personalized promotional products, including writing instruments, stationery, drinkware, bags, gifts, and trade show accessories. Pens.com operates via a network of more than 10 facilities acrossNorth America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. To learn more, visit:www.PENS.com Pens.com is a National Pen and Cimpress brand (Nasdaq: CMPR).