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Description We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join our team in Southfield, Michigan. This contract position offers an excellent opportunity to leverage your analytical expertise in a manufacturing environment while supporting pricing strategies and cost analysis. The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of cost structures, data analysis, and pricing methodologies to drive impactful business decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the effects of inflation on manufacturing costs and pricing structures to identify trends and opportunities.

• Collaborate with procurement teams to assess cost drivers such as minimum wage increases and material expenses.

• Collect, structure, and evaluate data from hundreds of customers to align bills of materials with pricing models.

• Estimate the financial impact of inflation on purchased components for individual customer accounts.

• Quantify and document inflation recovery potential to support the commercial team in updating pricing strategies.

• Develop and validate price lists using Excel, ensuring accuracy and usability for sales and commercial teams.

• Create transparent cost recovery methodologies to ensure fair pricing adjustments for customers.

• Regularly review bills of materials and cost structures to ensure alignment with changing input factors, such as labor and materials.

• Analyze foreign exchange fluctuations and their influence on material and labor costs.

• Utilize advanced Excel skills to build pricing models, automate data analysis, and synthesize complex datasets. Requirements • Strong analytical skills with proven ability to solve data-driven problems effectively.

• At least 2 years of experience in pricing, business analysis, or finance within a manufacturing setting.

• Solid understanding of cost accounting principles and manufacturing cost allocation practices.

• Hands-on experience with bills of materials and component-level pricing analysis.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, vlookups, macros, and formulas (testing may be required).

• Ability to work fully onsite in Southfield, Michigan.

• Excellent communication skills to present analytical findings to business stakeholders.

• Familiarity with foreign exchange impacts and commodity pricing trends such as copper (preferred).

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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