Senior Pricing Analyst

American Packaging Corporation•Columbus, WI

About The Position

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future. LOCATION : Columbus, WI SUMMARY: Develop, analyze, and submit all pricing information for Center of Excellence. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 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.

Requirements

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, advanced knowledge is preferred.
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.
Candidate must possess/exhibit the following skills/abilities:
Absenteeism: at work every day on time
Accuracy: uncompromised
Radius workings
Very proficient with Excel spreadsheets
Communication Skills: technical information, internal/external customers, all levels of employees
Conflict Resolution
Confidentiality
Deadlines
Detail: attention to
Independence
Innovation: constantly re-develop systems
Multiple projects/priorities/deadlines
Organizational skills
Presentation skills
Professionalism/professional demeanor
Safety
Software: Microsoft Office Suite
Team: work as a member with all employees

Nice To Haves

advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel

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.