Pricing Senior Specialist – Baly Groceries

The Pricing Senior Specialist will own and execute the pricing strategy for Baly Groceries, ensuring we remain competitive in the market while protecting margins and supporting growth . The role will work closely with Category, Finance, Growth, and Product teams to continuously optimize prices based on market dynamics, costs, customer behavior, and business targets. Key Responsibilities Own and maintain selling prices across all grocery categories and SKUs. Conduct regular competitor price benchmarking and identify pricing gaps and opportunities. Monitor gross margin, price index, and SKU/category profitability and recommend corrective actions. Develop pricing recommendations based on product cost, target margins, competition, and customer price sensitivity. Work closely with Category Managers on supplier cost changes, margins, and retail price adjustments. Define and maintain pricing rules, guardrails, and approval processes. Support promotional pricing, discounts, flash sales, and campaigns, ensuring commercial viability. Identify Key Value Items (KVIs) and ensure Baly remains competitive on products that strongly influence customer price perception. Analyze pricing performance and provide regular reports on price competitiveness, margin impact, and pricing opportunities. Support pricing automation and pricing-related requirements within the ERP and internal systems. Maintain pricing accuracy across the customer app and investigate pricing discrepancies. Support the Groceries Director and Commercial team with pricing analysis and business cases. Requirements 3–5+ years of experience in Pricing, Commercial, Category Management, Revenue Management, or Commercial Analytics, preferably within grocery, FMCG, retail, e-commerce, or Q-commerce. Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel / Google Sheets capabilities. Strong understanding of margin, markup, cost structures, promotions, and retail pricing. Comfortable working with large SKU-level datasets. Good understanding of the Iraqi grocery/FMCG market and competitive landscape is highly preferred. Strong ownership, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. SQL / BI tool experience is a plus. Key KPIs Price Index vs. Competition | Gross Margin % | KVI Competitiveness | Pricing Accuracy | Promo Margin & ROI | % SKUs Within Pricing Guardrails