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RR Donnelley · 1 week ago

Pricing Analyst

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$59K/yr - $90K/yr

3+ years exp

RR Donnelley is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions. They are seeking a Pricing Analyst to estimate total costs for various printed materials, prepare competitive pricing estimates, and collaborate with Sales and Operations to develop pricing strategies.

Marketing & Advertising

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Prepare comprehensive pricing models for a mix of moderately complex and occasionally complex bid proposals

Examine customer specifications, sketches, and/or sample layouts, and calculates unit and production costs considering factors such as size and the number of sheets or pages, paper stock requirements, binding operations, halftones, number and units of colors, and quality of finished product, labor, and material pricing, so as to determine a cost-effective and competitive price

Prepares timely, accurate, and detailed cost estimates for printing jobs by determining the most economical method of manufacturing while considering production capacity and equipment across platforms

Routinely provide multiple pricing options and scenarios to Sales by comparing different methods of manufacturing, materials, materials sizes, etc to deliver pricing options to Sales

Work with Sales and operations to develop a competitive price strategy to win prospective and ongoing deals from customers

Confer with Sales and Operations on long-term work/ multi-year deals to build pricing models/forecasts

Work with operations on new or unique opportunities to ensure projects can be produced in-house

Provide recommendations from a pricing perspective to how a product can be created or manufactured

Performs financial analyses, including forecasts, projections, and historical assessments on multi-year deals

Facilitates the management approvals required for price levels and contract terms

Facilitates communication among management, sales, and plant staff regarding contract and price

May be responsible for compiling and preparing customer contracts working with legal and updating and appending price schedules and contract terms

In consultation with sales, may leverage the use of incentives to close competitive deals

Maintain knowledge of market competitive pricing and factor in the market when developing pricing strategy and recommendations

Functions as plant and management resource on general pricing and contract issues

Determine the need to engage outside vendors to produce work and work with external vendors to negotiate pricing and/or timelines

Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned

Qualification

Pricing modelsCost estimationFinancial analysisPrint manufacturing knowledgeContract preparationCustomer interactionTechnical tools proficiencyCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

3+ years of relevant work experience minimum

Able to demonstrate the ability to solve somewhat more complex problems by analyzing variables and applying appropriate solutions learned through experience and proficiency in understanding the job

Must be able to recognize anomalies and critical situations and respond appropriately

Must be able to communicate and interact with a variety of internal/external customers and/or co-workers at the level of detail required to resolve issues of moderate complexity

Able to apply strong functional computer knowledge in utilizing Microsoft Windows, MAC, or other technical tools in completing assignments

Able to demonstrate continued expertise in the primary tools or applications used in completing daily work assignments

Requires very good communication skills with the ability to state messages in a clear manner by using language that is easy for others to understand

Must be able to proactively listen to others to understand issues and situations

Must be able to clearly articulate business needs to both internal and external customers

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to functional work preferred

May require knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn specialized software to complete work assignments

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Life insurance

Other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages

Tuition assistance

Maternity leave

Adoption assistance

Employer/partner discounts

Company

RR Donnelley

Glassdoor3.4

RRD provides a complete portfolio of marketing, packaging, print and business services to the world’s most respected brands, including 91% of the Fortune 100.

Founded in 1864

Chicago, Illinois, US

10001+ employees

http://www.rrd.com

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