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American Packaging Corporation · 1 day ago

Senior Pricing Analyst

Columbus, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

American Packaging Corporation (APC) is a leading flexible packaging converter in North America, committed to nurturing its employees while promoting diversity and inclusion. The Senior Pricing Analyst will develop, analyze, and submit all pricing information for the Center of Excellence, coordinating with various departments to ensure accurate and timely price quotes for customers.

ManufacturingPackaging ServicesPrintingSupply Chain Management

Responsibilities

Participate in training, embrace concepts of and actively practice the SPOT Safety Program fundamentals to aid American Packaging Corporation’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate

Obtain pricing information from Salesperson, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Customer Service, APCS or SalesForce as needed for price quotes, combine material and manufacturing costs (material prices, machine hour rates, machine speeds, waste, set up time, etc.) and create accurate price quotes for customers

Analyze how company costs compare with competitor’s prices/costs received from Sales. Make appropriate recommendations to Business Development Manager/Division Controller/Director of Operations to ensure maximum profit should the decision to manufacture occur (manipulating material costs, waste, speed of machines, etc.). Initiate necessary interface with Production Control and Manufacturing in determining proposed adjustments

Coordinate completion of pricing in a timely manner and communicate status of any delays to sales personnel and Business Development Manager

Create and update existing price matrixes from material increase/decrease form. Continually create more efficient and effective matrixes, as well as pricing spreadsheets, utilizing state of the art computer software

Be proficient in Radius as it pertains to pricing within the COE

Make recommendations for improving pricing process

Take a leadership role in developing new or enhancing old pricing tools

Work with the Business Development Manager to prioritize weekly team output and review and approve day to day quote updates and basic APCS projects

Work with Accounting as required to further optimize the connection between pricing and costing functions to analyze ongoing business and provide feedback that will help guide business decisions

Take primary role in onboarding/training new personnel in the department

Investigate job cost actuals and give recommendation on actions for variances

Lead bid pricing and assist other analyst with bids as needed

Assist with budget including time, cost prices etc

Create transparent material review sheets as needed

Provide all necessary budgetary information as requested

Adhere to all company safety guidelines

Attend and participate in all company mandated meetings

Perform any other duties assigned by COE Business Development Manager

Business travel required

Qualification

Pricing analysisExcel proficiencyRadius softwareBusiness developmentBudgetingProfessionalismCommunication skillsConflict resolutionOrganizational skillsPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in business, accounting or related field

three years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations, customer specifications, graphics information, drawings and die lines

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages

Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel required

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Absenteeism: at work every day on time

Accuracy: uncompromised

Radius workings

Very proficient with Excel spreadsheets