Nick Bambick

Experience

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  Manhattan Broadcasting Company

  Jun 2003 - Sept 2006

  On-air Personality

  • Hosted on-air shifts across several day-parts on both the company's rock and top 40 stations. • Represented the company and its stations at promotional broadcasts (remotes), during which time I promoted the station's client on air, greeted listenersand distributed promotional material for both the station and its client. • Served as a studio engineer and board operator for Powercat Gameday pregame broadcast.• Covered severe weather events, tracking radar and giving live updates over the air regarding relevant watches and warnings. Show less

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  University of Arkansas

  May 2005 - Jul 2005

  Athletic Media Relations Intern

  • Served as an editorial assistant in the production of the Arkansas Razorback 2005 Football Media Guide. • Compiled and organized by opponent game results from Razorback baseball dating back to the turn of the 20th century. • Wrote team media notes for the 2005 NCAA Men's Golf Championships• Presented 2005 football season ticket options to parents at freshman orientation.

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  JCPenney

  Jun 2006 - Sept 2006

  Sales Associate

  • In a span just under three months, solicited 60 new credit applications, more than double the next highest associate or manager in the same period.

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  Morgan Stanley

  Feb 2007 - Dec 2007

  Intern

  • Provided a detailed, monthly asset allocation analysis for a major endowment fund with over $100 million in assets and for high net-worth clients and prospects as needed. • Utilized Excel and PowerPoint skills to produce professional presentation materials for meetings with clients and prospects.• Researched client statements to find positions that had relevance to pending shareholder class action litigation and assisted clients in submitting the necessary materials for inclusion.• Gained proficiency Morgan Stanley's Asset Scan, Performance Reporting, and Life View programs. Show less

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  Frontier Risk Management

  Jan 2008 - Oct 2012

  Commodity Trading Assistant

  • Executed customer trade orders and provided market data insights to customers as needed.• Performed a daily reconciliation of order tickets to customer statements.• Reported customer futures positions against cash commodity positions on a daily basis to inform customers of their overall hedge position. • Communicated margin calls and margin excesses to customers daily.• Innovated two Excel programs used to predict trend-following fund activity across a basket of commodities and to predict prices at which various technical indicators would reach the desired or expected level. Show less

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  SONIC Drive-In

  Oct 2012 - Feb 2020

  • Lead the formation of Sonic's menu pricing strategy and drive adherence to pricing recommendations by communicating data-driven rationale and insights to appropriate stakeholders.• Developed Sonic's minimum wage pricing strategy for stores facing mandatory minimum wage increases.• Work cross-functionally to provide pricing guidance and recommendations for the launch of new and promotional items.• Conduct a bi-annual macroeconomic reviews and provide an accompanying outlooks to inform on financial health of the consumer.• Lead menu pricing strategy research to drive profitability with minimal impact to consumer-facing price.• Serve as subject matter expert for competitive intelligence activities including, but not limited to, panel data and competitive pricing audits. Show less • Worked as part of a cross-functional team to design a new user-friendly platform for franchisees to make menu and test pricing decisions, saving time previously spent manually collecting test decisions and saving money by improving accuracy.• Successfully coordinated an impromptu menu roll out to over 1,100 stores in just under one month to accommodate a product improvement while helping franchisees maintain their short-term profitability.• Lead of Sonic's limited time offer (LTO) pricing process and ensure all pricing decisions are relayed to POS teams promptly and accurately.• Lead the continuous collection and analysis of competitive pricing data to ensure both internal and external customers can make informed pricing decisions. Show less • Provide market-level pricing guidelines and price sensitivity analyses to Sonic franchisees, facilitating customized strategies to achieve sales growth and traffic retention objectives.• Utilize multiple data sources to formulate strategies and pricing recommendations for bi-annual menu pricing tests. • Collaborate with cross-functional team members to communicate market test pricing strategies and ensure test menus are delivered accurately and on time.• Managed the product research pipeline by leveraging expertise in timeline management, respondent screening, recruiting, survey deployment, and results analysis. • Created custom surveys and recruited respondents for consumer intercept taste tests, facilitating collection and tabulation of relevant data within extremely tight timelines.• Leverage proficiency in CREST PowerViewer to provide valuable data and analysis of industry-wide trends in food servings and traffic. Show less

  • Manager - Strategic Pricing

    Jun 2017 - Feb 2020

  • Sr. Analyst - Pricing and Marketplace Intelligence

    May 2015 - May 2017

  • Analyst - Category Management

    Oct 2012 - Apr 2015
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  Inspire

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2022

  Revenue Manager

  • Lead the development strategic menu pricing strategies and guidance for Sonic Drive-In and Arby's• Serve as pricing subject matter expert to support strategic brand initiatives across• Researched and authored Sonic's first comprehensive 3rd Party Delivery pricing strategy• Devise scalable solutions that can be easily and effectively utilized across a portfolio of brands

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  Buxton Road Strategy & Insight

  Aug 2022 - now

  Principal

  ● Founded a scalable and affordable concierge menu pricing consulting service for restaurant owners● Build custom demand-based menu pricing strategies, guidance, and plans for clients● Help client identify key pricing relationships to ensure effective menu pricing that enables transaction, sales and profit growth● Help clients to unlock how their stores' pricing opportunity changes with customer satisfaction and operational performance● Save clients time and effort by overseeing execution of price changes Show less