www.kssg.com a pricing consulatancy based in Manchester (UK) are seeking an experienced statistical analyst. Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU. If you are interested please send an updated CV to jonesw@kssg.com . Company Overview KSS is a leading provider of pricing and revenue management systems for the Retail and Petroleum sectors. Our business applications help our clients get more out of their existing pricing strategies, as well as improve the efficiency and productivity of their pricing processes, enabling them to achieve sustainable net profit improvements and increased market share. KSS' solutions are the result of many years of research into price management and optimisation techniques, and can quantify the impact of pricing and promotional activities on consumer demand, revenues and profit. Using a deep understanding of consumer behaviour, clients can apply their pricing policy and determine pricing and promotional campaigns that maximize profit for given revenue goals - all within a carefully managed pricing image. KSS' solutions have proven to deliver immediate and sustainable profit improvements, and are implemented within a number of successful retail companies throughout the world. With over 50% of the company engaged in research and development, we are continually enhancing our products to meet the requirements of our customers. Combined with our solid understanding of marketing and merchandizing we deliver business solutions to enable our customers to meet their strategic goals more profitably. Job Description We require an experienced statistician to join our existing research team of statisticians and mathematical programmers. The work done by the research team is very varied and covers the entire product life cycle from initial design through to deployment and customer support. In addition to supporting product development we sometimes undertake specific consultancy projects for retail clients. There is considerable scope for tailoring the job description to suit a candidates particular interests and preferences. It is likely to involve some or all of the following: * Mathematical modelling for product development team. This involves enhancing current techniques or researching new ones for our current or future business applications. * Provide statistical support to operations team during product trials or deployment. Typically work includes analysing pricing data sets (price elasticity modelling) for retail and petroleum sectors. Analyse feasibility and risks of applying particular techniques to a given data set. * Lead, or assist with, statistical consultancy projects on behalf of retail clients. Present results as a report or in person. Desirable Skills and Experience * Good degree in Statistics or other maths related subject. * Postgraduate degree (MSc or PhD) would be an advantage. * Commercial experience within the pricing industry (although not essential) * Previous experience within retail pricing would be very valuable * At least two years experience in applying statistics to 'real' data. * Strong analytical skills * Team player * Experience in analysing and making inferences from complex data sets. * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. * Understanding of the issues involved in software development. * Good presentation skills * Experience with SQL an advantage Statistical Methods The ideal candidate would have experience in the majority of the following statistical methods: * Statistical tools such as R, S-Plus or Matlab. * Forecasting techniques * Mixed effects models * Clustering techniques * Econometric models (price elasticity modelling) * Time series analysis * Regression analysis * Multivariate methods * Bayesian statistics/inference Dr Wayne R. Jones Senior Statistician / Research Analyst KSS Limited St James's Buildings 79 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6SS Tel: +44(0)161 609 4084 Mob: +44(0)7810 523 713 KSS Ltd Seventh Floor St James's Buildings 79 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6SS England Company Registration Number 2800886 Tel: +44 (0) 161 228 0040 Fax: +44 (0) 161 236 6305 mailto:kssg@kssg.com http://www.kssg.com The information in this Internet email is confidential and m...{{dropped}}