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Description

Essential Duties and Tasks

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

+ Lead large proposal efforts and develop pricing tools across multiple products and sites to improve efficiency, accuracy, and consistency in pricing analysis, cost modeling, and proposal preparation.

+ Determine pricing levels that meet agreed-upon margin guidelines and align with overall pricing strategy for the specific situation or market.

+ Create cost estimates based on cost driver assumptions sourced from Sales, Product Development, Manufacturing, Procurement, and historical production data; provide re-costing guidance when changes occur in raw materials, product structure, or during trial-to-commercialization transitions.

+ Manage the preparation, analysis, and submission of large-scale proposals and competitive RFPs. Develop pricing assumptions, create and maintain bid spreadsheets, perform detailed cost and margin analyses, and ensure that proposals align with company strategy and margin targets.

+ Build, maintain, and update cost models for one or more products, business units, or locations to ensure accurate and consistent cost assumptions are used in pricing decisions and forecasts.

+ Develop, validate and implement escalator/de-escalator mechanisms as business needs dictate to ensure accurate pricing adjustments.

+ Conduct complex cost and price analysis projects, which may include analysis of existing pricing, work order cost breakdown, comparison of actual production cost vs. cost model assumptions, and customer price sheet optimization.

+ Analyze, interpret and present data relating to current and predicted market conditions, cost overhead, or competition pricing to manufacture quotes and/or cost estimates.

+ Exhibit a positive and professional attitude in all dealings with coworkers, customers, and suppliers.

+ Assist with additional tasks or special projects as designated by management.

Qualifications, Education, and Experience

+ Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, business management, or related field and/or equivalent experience in cost accounting, production, estimating or pricing in a manufacturing environment.

+ Minimum of three to five years of experience in pricing analysis, cost modeling, or related financial analysis within a manufacturing or packaging environment.

+ Advanced understanding of manufacturing concepts and parameters such as Bill-of-Materials (BOMs), Routes, Basis Weights, Machine Hour Rates, Waste, Setup time, Downtime, Machine minimums, Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs), Standard costs and Variances.

+ Demonstrates a high level of attention to detail and accuracy in developing cost models, analyzing pricing data, and preparing complex proposals or RFP responses to ensure reliable and consistent outputs.

+ Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as pricing discounts, commissions, margins, percentages, volume, and freight rates. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

+ Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel including formulas and pivot tables, as well as working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, BI tools, application software and ERP usage.

+ Exceptional time management and organization skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously establishing priorities to meet deadlines.

+ Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, including executive leadership, staff, and internal and external clients.

+ Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.

+ Maintain strict confidentiality and protects privacy of confidential/sensitive information.

+ Self-confident, self-motivated polished professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Employee is regularly required to stand, walk; use hands/fingers to type, hold, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Salary

$79,700 - $104,900 depending on education and experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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**Job Category:** Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full-Time