Senior Analyst - Costing-Port Jervis Costing Salary SGA
About The Position
The Senior Cost Analyst is a strategic pricing professional responsible for leading cost analysis, pricing development, and margin optimization activities for the East Coast Region. The role partners with Sales, Operations, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Leadership teams to provide data-driven insights that support profitable growth and informed decision-making. It evaluates product cost drivers, validates manufacturing and material costs, develops accurate and competitive pricing for new and existing business opportunities, and ensures compliance with established costing processes, pricing standards, and quotation procedures while balancing customer requirements. Strong analytical skills and cross-functional collaboration are needed to identify cost opportunities, improve pricing accuracy, and support business performance. The position also provides detailed reports and financial analysis to management, supports profitability optimization and commercial decision-making, and works to maintain a target quotation turnaround time of 14 days.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or a related field.
- At least one year of manufacturing costing experience.
- Experience in pricing, costing, or financial analysis.
- Proficiency in ERP systems, Excel, and pricing tools.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead pricing strategy development and analyze and calculate pricing for new and existing products, assessing contribution-margin impacts using pricing tools.
- Support initial project reviews by verifying customer requirements and ensuring the accuracy of final quoted pricing.
- Develop an understanding of labor rates and manufacturing processes to determine cost drivers, cost opportunities, and margin-improvement initiatives.
- Partner with Procurement to gather and evaluate raw-material, component, and supplier cost data; identify pricing insights; and review standard versus recommended costs to determine variances and key cost drivers.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Procurement, management, and Sales to develop pricing strategies and formal quotations aligned with costing objectives and customer requirements.
- Provide management with detailed reports for business decision-making and expenditure control, including financial analysis for special projects and programs.
- Partner with order processing and Customer Service teams to validate that customer purchase orders align with approved quotations.
- Serve as a pricing and cost-analysis resource for leadership, providing guidance on profitability optimization, risk assessment, and commercial decision-making.
- Maintain a target quote turnaround time of 14 days.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
