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The Pricing Strategy and Insights Sr Analyst is responsible for applying advanced analytics, experimentation, and data-driven insights to shape the development and execution of pricing strategies at US Foods. This includes translating complex data into pricing opportunities, designing and measuring pricing actions, and partnering with field pricing teams and cross-functional leaders to inform decisions and improve commercial outcomes. The role requires strong analytical problem-solving, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to translate technical findings into clear strategic recommendations for corporate and field audiences. This role is ideal for an ambitious data scientist or strategist who wants to work at the intersection of advanced analytics and commercial strategy while driving outsized, measurable business impact.This role will be onsite in Rosemont, IL 2 -3 days a week and remote.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Pricing analysis: Lead complex analyses and develop quantitative frameworks to identify, size, and prioritize pricing opportunities across customers, segments, categories, and regions
- Pricing tests & measurement: Design, execute, and evaluate pricing experiments (e.g., A/B tests and quasi-experimental approaches) to estimate impact, quantify uncertainty, and recommend adjustments
- Data management & reporting: Build and maintain scalable analytical datasets, dashboards, and reporting products to monitor pricing KPIs, automate recurring insights, and communicate decision-ready findings to stakeholders
- Field partnership: Serve as an analytical partner to field pricing teams, translating business questions into data-driven recommendations and tools that guide pricing decisions
- Commercial alignment: Partner with commercial leadership to connect analytical findings to strategic priorities, evaluate tradeoffs, and translate pricing actions into scalable field execution
- Project support: Lead analytical workstreams within cross-functional projects involving pricing strategy, predictive analytics, competitive intelligence, and commercial transformation
- Other duties as assigned by manager
RELATIONSHIPS
Internal: Revenue Management, Field Pricing, Sales, Merchandising, and Strategy, Analytics, and Data Science
External: Vendors, Consultants
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Must possess a minimum of 4+ years of experience in pricing, analytics, or strategic project management roles
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills, including experience structuring ambiguous business questions, integrating data from multiple sources, and translating results into actionable insights
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to build executive-ready analyses and recommendations
- Experience using SQL to query and transform large datasets, along with data visualization, reporting, and statistical analysis
- Experience with Python, cloud data platforms, and advanced analytical methods such as forecasting, price elasticity, optimization, machine learning, or causal inference
- Ability to translate complex analytical methods and findings into clear, concise recommendations for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to independently manage multiple analytical projects in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
- Occasional travel as business requires (no more than 10%)
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, or related quantitative field required
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Prior consulting, corporate strategy, or pricing analytics experience
Prior distribution, retail, CPG, or related industry experience
PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Standard required physical activities including length of time performing each activity.
This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus.
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.
Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between
$85,000 - $135,000***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***
Skills Required
- Minimum 4 years of experience in pricing, analytics, or strategic project management
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills, including structuring ambiguous business questions, integrating multiple data sources, and translating results into actionable insights
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience using SQL to query and transform large datasets
- Experience with data visualization, reporting, and statistical analysis
- Experience with Python and cloud data platforms
- Experience with advanced analytical methods such as forecasting, price elasticity, optimization, machine learning, or causal inference
- Ability to communicate complex analytical methods and findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to independently manage multiple analytical projects in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
- Occasional travel as business requires, no more than 10%
- Prior consulting, corporate strategy, or pricing analytics experience
- Prior distribution, retail, CPG, or related industry experience
US Foods Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about US Foods and has not been reviewed or approved by US Foods.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage with multiple plan options and day-one eligibility in many roles is highlighted as a relative strong point. Union agreements and company materials reinforce that health coverage is a core part of the total rewards package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentives such as overtime, case/stop pay, and uncapped commissions often boost earnings in delivery, warehouse, and sales roles. Earnings can rise notably when hours are heavy or targets are met.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan is standard, and recent union contracts add pension coverage in some locations. Together these programs support longer-term financial security.
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US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 300,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With 28,000 associates and more than 70 locations, US Foods provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is headquartered in Rosemont, IL, and generates more than $28 billion in annual revenue. Visit usfoods.com to learn more. ------------ Rules of Engagement Statement: We are proud to support community engagement on the US Foods LinkedIn page, and we're excited to see your comments, photos and videos. Please note that the views expressed by the community do not necessarily reflect those of US Foods. Before posting, please take a moment to read our rules for community content. We reserve the right to remove content that violates these rules. 1. Don't break the law. Content that appears to break the law or that advocates for breaking the law also is not permitted. 2. Be polite and courteous to everyone, even those you disagree with. This also means you may not post anything that is threatening, harassing, abusive, bullying, discriminatory, profane, sexually explicit, obscene, violent, gruesome, or similarly objectionable. 3. Stay on topic for this community and dialogue. Off-topic content may include but is not limited to irrelevant or out of context material, spam, promotional content, and links to third-party sites. 4. Follow LinkedIn's Terms and Conditions. 5. All posts must be by a real person and from a real profile. Content from fake or anonymous profiles is not permitted. 6. Our employees must also follow all of our applicable policies and guidelines, including but not limited to our Code of Conduct and Electronic Social Networking Policy
