Manager - UPP, MAP Pricing Compliance & Strategy
Job ID 2023-01455
Description
About the Position:
The Manager of UPP / MAP Pricing Compliance & Strategy supports the Director in building and leading a high-impact pricing-enforcement team. This role is responsible for executing and operationalizing Unilateral Pricing Policy (UPP), ensuring pricing consistency across channels, and working cross-functionally to maintain brand integrity.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Execution & Enforcement
- Execute the day-to-day UPP / MAP enforcement strategy across Conair banner of brands (Conair, Cuisinart, Waring, BaByliss Pro) under the guidance of the Director.
- Track, investigate, and report on non-acquiescence across digital marketplaces, retailer sites, and distribution partners.
- Manage seller communications: issue warnings, escalation notices, and coordinate enforcement actions (e.g., cease & desist letters) under Director’s oversight.
- Partner with Director to handle escalations and coordinate with legal when needed.
- Work with third-party monitoring tools/platforms to gather data, set alerts, and automate compliance workflows.
Team Leadership & Development
- Help educate and train internal teams on UPP program and workflow.
- Set and track KPIs for the team’s performance (e.g., violation resolution time, recurrence rate, number of escalations).
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, Channel, and Ecommerce teams to align pricing compliance with business objectives and go-to-market strategy.
- Collaborate with Legal to ensure compliance actions respect legal frameworks (antitrust, contracts, etc.).
- Work with IT / Data teams to define requirements for pricing monitoring tools and build integrations to support enforcement efforts.
Analysis & Reporting
- Monitor key metrics and trends: number of violations, types of violations, recidivism, channel risk, etc.
- Prepare regular reports for the Director and senior leadership on compliance health, enforcement outcomes, and risks.
- Provide data-driven insights to influence pricing policy refinement and long-term strategy.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, or a related field (Master’s is a plus).
- 5+ years of experience in pricing, brand protection, e-commerce operations, or compliance.
- Demonstrated experience with MAP or UPP programs, ideally in a retail or brand-protection context.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with large data sets.
- Experience using pricing-monitoring tools such as PriceSpider, Wiser, or TrackStreet is highly desirable.
- Clear, concise communicator with strong documentation skills for enforcement actions, escalation notes, and reporting
- Understanding of legal issues related to pricing enforcement (e.g., antitrust, contracts).
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Sales, Legal, IT, and Marketing teams.
- Highly organized, process-driven, with a continuous improvement mindset.
Environmental Factors:
- Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to use a computer keyboard and view a monitor for extended periods of time.
- This role requires Stamford, CT office on-site presence Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere on Fridays.
What we offer:
- Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision plans
- Generous Paid Time Off Programs
- Life & Disability Insurance
- FSA/HSA/Dependent Care FSA
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401k and company match
- EAP & Employee Wellness Programs
- Volunteer Days Paid Time Off
- Free breakfast and lunch in the Stamford office
About Conair:
Conair is a leading international designer, manufacturer, and marketer of branded personal care and small kitchen appliances, cookware, hairbrushes & accessories, cosmetic bags, and travel accessories.
Conair has always been driven by a passion for innovation; it’s part of the Company’s DNA. Trendsetting products have been invented by Conair since its inception in 1959, keeping the Company always a step ahead of the competition. The company's domestic and international divisions offer a diversified mix of consumer and professional products sold in over 120 countries. The Family of Conair brands includes CONAIR, Cuisinart, BabylissPRO, Scünci , TRAVELSMART by CONAIR, and Waring.
Conair’s passion for innovation gets stronger with each decade, as evidenced by the over 1,000 patents the Company has obtained worldwide. Today, Conair and its brands are names known throughout the world. Conair continues to introduce its brands to new and emerging markets, year after year. By the 1990s, most households in America owned at least one Conair product. Today many have more than one, and the Company’s goal is to ensure that every household in the world eventually owns one of our products.
At Conair, we inspire our customers with innovative high-quality products and
iconic brands that enhance their lives.
Are you passionate about this opportunity but worried that you don’t have 100% of the experience we’re looking for? We still want to hear from you! Apply online and let us know why you would make a great addition to Conair!