Pricing and Quoting Analyst

Piston Automotive•Southfield, MI

About The Position

The Pricing Analyst develops quotes for new business and all changes to awarded business. Supports account managers in the pursuit of new business. Assists sales team by helping coordinate processes/reporting to achieve sales objectives (ex; tooling and lump sum, track award kick off, etc… ). Piston Automotive was founded to make things better, building better teams dedicated to achieving excellence through experience, expertise, and passion. Our assemblies set the standard because our people raise the bar.

Requirements

Strong written and oral communication skills.
Computer literacy and proficiency (advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and Power Point).
Self-motivator who works with minimal direction, makes decisions independently, and is able to motivate others to complete the task at hand.
Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Finance/Accounting or equivalent on the job experience.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence and other documentation as requested.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Overall ability to react quickly, rationally and decisively when confronted with major obstacles.

Nice To Haves

Two (2) years of inside sales, or cost estimating experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop internal quote models based on customer RFQ’s and output from the cost estimating department
Review RFQ details from customers to understand what needs to be quoted
Support cost estimating in the development of the costs for the RFQ
Working with the account managers, develop customer cost breakdown forms
Collect historical data by tracking actual costs and compare against quoted costs. Identify gaps and develop plans to close the gaps
Support the optimization of our quote model and the refinement of our RFQ and quoting processes
Analyze and track quote data to identify trends by customer, product commodity, and manufacturing location.
Support account manager at customer meetings or customer events as necessary
Support account managers by creating reports, tracking matrices to ensure department goals are met
Other duties as assigned