Blue Nile is seeking a Director, Revenue Management to drive key business strategies through data insights, cross-functional collaboration and leadership. In this role, you will focus on pricing optimization and margin improvement as well as promotional planning, effectiveness and efficacy analysis. The ideal candidate will excel at combining advanced analytical capabilities with a strong understanding of brand positioning to drive profitable growth and achieve portfolio strategic objectives.
Responsibilities - Pricing:
- Develop and implement pricing strategies across all categories to improve margin, enhance product mix and drive portfolio evolution
- Develop tools to monitor and analyze sales/margin to optimize revenue/profitability
- Establish and maintain pricing guidelines, rules and governance processes
- Map category price change calendar based on promotional calendar and establish targets to align with financial goals considering both commodity fluctuations and sourcing initiatives
- Partner with Strategic Sourcing team to inform resource and cost negotiation efforts based on category and SKU level findings
- Achieve targeted external indexes to maximize conversion and reinforce brand positioning while protecting internal hierarchy
- Build financial models to guide strategic decisions
Responsibilities - Promotion:
- Drive promotional lists and discount depth based on elasticity, anticipated revenue and brand building efforts
- Manage annual promotional calendar and associated discount rates with a focus on maximizing commercial periods while preserving brand equity
- Design and implement frameworks to measure and improve promotions
- Lead post-promotional analysis, evaluating incremental sales, margin impact, and shopper behavior to inform future strategies
- Partner with Marketing and Strategic Merchandising teams to optimize promotional calendars
- Develop and share best practices for post-event evaluation
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Analytics, Mathematics, Marketing or related field
- 10-12+ years of experience in revenue management, pricing strategy, commercial finance, merchandising analytics or related disciplines
- Proven track record improving revenue, margin, and promotional ROI through data-driven pricing strategies
- Deep experience with price elasticity analysis, promotional testing, post-event measurement, and scenario planning
- Ability to build decision models and dashboards with limited support in a lean environment
- Advanced Excel skills including financial modeling, scenario analysis and large dataset management
- Proficiency with visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Looker or similar
- Strong executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Experience in ecommerce, retail, luxury, premium consumer or highly promotional businesses preferred
Benefits
At Blue Nile, many of our roles offer a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, paid time off, retirement planning and opportunities for career advancement. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, employment type, work schedule or location:
- Hybrid Work Environment
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Flexible Spending Account | Health Savings Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discount
- Parental Leave
- Life Insurance
Annual base pay: $180,000 - $200,000. Final pay rate shall be determined and is based on experience and qualifications.
At this time, R2Net will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Additional Information: R2NET INC. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. R2NET INC. will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. #LI-WK1
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Analytics, Mathematics, Marketing or related field
- 10-12+ years of experience in revenue management, pricing strategy, commercial finance, merchandising analytics or related disciplines
- Proven track record improving revenue, margin, and promotional ROI through data-driven pricing strategies
- Deep experience with price elasticity analysis, promotional testing, post-event measurement, and scenario planning
- Ability to build decision models and dashboards with limited support in a lean environment
- Advanced Excel skills including financial modeling, scenario analysis and large dataset management
- Proficiency with visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Looker or similar
- Strong executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Experience in ecommerce, retail, luxury, premium consumer or highly promotional businesses preferred
What We Do
Blue Nile is the largest online retailer of certified diamonds, engagement rings, and fine jewelry. Our customers come to us for some of the most important moments of their lives. They count on Blue Nile to provide them with the most premium jewelry and the customer experience in the industry. Because of this, technology at Blue Nile is not your average gig. We obsess with our employee experience from start to finish, ensuring an incredible and premium experience every step of the way. Blue Nile technology culture is a learning culture. We seek many voices and perspectives to learn from each other and engineer the best possible solutions. We obsess over measurement, data, security, and automation to allow us to focus our creativity where it counts -- the employee and customer experience. If you're up for uniquely meaningful technology challenges, we'd love to add your voice to the team!
Why Work With Us
Our Technology Teams celebrate achievements and are inspired by success. They are nimble, innovative, and resourceful and make an impact on both the business and each customer’s personal experience. We value hard work, flexibility, and curiosity and collaborate to solve problems, constantly improve, and implement meaningful changes.
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