Cory Lytle
Abingdon,MD
Summary
Results-driven pricing professional with strong analytical skills and focus on data-driven decision-making. Adept at optimizing pricing strategies to maximize profitability while ensuring market competitiveness. Known for effective team collaboration, adaptability to changing market conditions, and commitment to achieving business goals. Highly skilled in financial modeling, statistical analysis, and market research.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Pricing Analyst
American Tire Distributors
01.2022 - 08.2024
- Optimized pricing structures: Designed and implemented dynamic pricing strategies that drove a 15% increase in product profitability through more accurate market-based pricing
- Master Data Management: Managed product data lifecycle from inception to implementation, ensuring 100% accuracy in product setup across systems, leading to more efficient order fulfillment and reduced errors
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Worked closely with Sales, Marketing, and Category Management to ensure accurate and consistent product data, resulting in improved vendor relationships and smoother product rollouts
- SOX Compliance: Ensured full compliance with SOX regulations for all product-related processes, maintaining financial integrity and accountability across the company
- Data Reporting and Visualization: Created detailed dashboards and reports using Tableau and Power BI to track pricing trends, market changes, and financial outcomes, influencing executive decision-making
- Reduced discrepancies in financial reporting by implementing strict quality control measures for pricing data.
Client Service Supervisor & Recruiter
Aveanna HealthCare
02.2021 - 01.2022
- Recruitment Excellence: Conducted high-volume recruitment efforts, improving hiring efficiency by 20% through streamlined interview and selection processes
- Training & Onboarding: Designed and led comprehensive training sessions for new hires, resulting in a 25% increase in employee retention within the first 6 months
- Customer Service Leadership: Managed customer relations by ensuring 100% customer satisfaction through effective communication and resolution of issues, enhancing the company’s reputation and client loyalty
- Conducted regular team meetings to discuss goals, progress updates, challenges faced, creating an environment where all voices were heard.
- Conducted regular performance evaluations to identify areas of improvement and provide constructive feedback.
Business Operations Intern
York Revolution
05.2019 - 12.2019
- Operational Coordination: Successfully managed logistics for travel, accommodations, and team events, ensuring smooth operations for 8 semi-professional baseball teams
- Promotional Campaigns: Collaborated with the marketing team to design and implement engaging promotional events, increasing game attendance by 15% during key promotional weeks
- Revenue Generation: Contributed to securing sponsorships and partnerships that helped generate a 10% increase in team revenue, supporting long-term financial stability
- Supported the implementation of new software systems, contributing to enhanced business operations and data accuracy.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05.2020
Skills
- Python
- SQL
- Tableau
- Power Bi
- Microsoft Excel
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Teams
- Outlook
- Qualtrics
- Pricing Strategy
- Data Reporting
- Consumer Research
- Market Trend Analysis
- Project Management
- Advanced analytics
- Cost analysis
- Pricing strategies
- Sales analysis
Accomplishments
- Pricing Strategy Optimization, Spearheaded the development and execution of pricing strategies that improved product margin by 8% within the first 6 months at American Tire Distributors.
- Data-Driven Decisions, Leveraged advanced analytics (SQL, Python) to produce actionable insights that enhanced pricing models, product lifecycle management, and inventory control across multiple departments.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration, Successfully collaborated with Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams to streamline product data management and ensure seamless market penetration for new product launches.
- Project Leadership, Led pricing and market trend analysis presentations for senior executives, contributing to key strategic decisions that shaped company growth initiatives.
Leadership
Captain, Penn State Baseball Team (2019-2020)
References
Available upon request.
Technicalskills
Python, R, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, Outlook, Qualtrics, Salesforce, Pricing Strategy, Data Reporting, Consumer Research, Market Trend Analysis, Project Management
Timeline
Pricing Analyst
American Tire Distributors
01.2022 - 08.2024
Client Service Supervisor & Recruiter
Aveanna HealthCare
02.2021 - 01.2022
Business Operations Intern
York Revolution
05.2019 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing
Pennsylvania State University
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