Junior Pricing Analyst

Company Description

At lastminute.com, we live for the holidays. We are the European Travel-Tech leader in Dynamic Holiday Packages. With technology, we turn spontaneous thoughts into meaningful experiences, helping people travel the world.

Job Description

Job Title - Junior Pricing Analyst 

The candidate will have the opportunity to become a key member of one of the core business teams, leveraging analytical skills to produce actionable insight and improve business performance. 

Primarily the candidate will work on optimizing market performance by leveraging pricing strategies, economical modelling and big data analysis. Despite being focused on pricing, the role also entitles a lot of holistic data analysis where a great understanding of revenue management is needed. 

Additionally, the candidate will have the chance to support development teams with data and insight, influencing their roadmap and having a direct impact on the group’s digital assets.

Team - you will join the Marketplace Team within the Growth Area

Working model and location - hybrid policy in Chiasso, Switzerland (for Italian residence max 25% of remote working in a year)

Contract - Permanent - full-time (36 h/week)

What your impact will be:

• Implementing pricing strategies and defining models to accelerate and optimize revenue growth
• Analyzing big data, helping determine customer trends and delivering insight to drive process/product improvements
• Be responsible for delivering budgeted goals for markets 
• Executing multiple projects across teams to successfully achieve specific goals and objectives 
• Monitoring and tracking of pricing results and proposing opportunities for performance improvement
• Analyze and control the bridge between financial reporting and business performance (data quality)

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics or similar fields
• Excellent knowledge of Excel 
• Good knowledge of SQL programming language
• Fluency in English 
• Ability to influence decision-makers through presentation of analysis

You’d be a great fit if: 

• Previous experience in the online travel industry or high transactional eCommerce business 
• Knowledge of business intelligence tools 
• Familiarity with big data automation
• An analytical and quantitative approach 
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills and innovative thinking 
• High attention to detail and ability to effectively manage multiple projects at a time, successfully able to meet deadlines
• Proactivity and strategic approach 

Additional Information

Perks of working with us:

How we work together

- An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you’ll be working with colleagues from +10 countries and over 48 nationalities)

- Shorter working week (36h as full time), with a half working day on Fridays
- Flexible start and end of the working day, with core hours from 10:00 to 4:00 pm

- Possibility to work from anywhere for a period of time per year defined according to local regulations

How we learn together

- Fri-Yays: half a day on Friday morning with a no-meeting mandate and dedicated to personal growth, learning and training and/or focus time.

- Access to e-learning platforms (e.g. Discovery, O’reilly - depending on the department), professional and managerial skills development training paths

Other perks
- 2 paid days off per year for volunteering purposes

- Occasional social events to foster connections among colleagues

- Travel industry discounts and flash exclusive staff fares

- We support our employees through life's significant moments with leave options (e.g parental responsibilities, marriages, bereavements, relocations, etc.) in line with local laws.

Wish you were here? We do, too!

Selection process steps*:

- HR interview (10-30 minutes)

- 1st interview (Manager): soft skills + technical knowledge

- Test step online or offline

- 2nd interview (Hiring Manager): Test review

- 3rd interview (Hiring Manager + team member): team discussion

- Only for senior roles: final meeting (30 mins) with the Director

- Offer extended

*Please note the process can slightly vary. The recruiter in charge will share more details when setting up the interview.

Our commitment to celebrate diversity and generate belonging

At the heart of our culture is a commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity or expression, and accessibility. We strongly believe in an equal opportunity space, which is welcoming and celebrates the uniqueness of everyone who works here. We value different lived experiences and respect viewpoints, as we know unicity drives innovation. We want to make sure our people reflect the communities across the world we help travel.

Eligibility criteria

By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you are legally authorized to work in the country of employment and that you do not require visa sponsorship to obtain employment visa status.