
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


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