Supervisor - Pricing

RR Donnelley•Warrenville, IL

3d•$72,700 - $114,800•Remote

About The Position

Responsible for supervising the Estimating team to provide timely and accurate pricing. This includes managing and distributing workload, fulfilling company goals for service level agreements, and providing training, and performance reviews to ensure individual and department success.

Requirements

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively as a leader to minimize any misconceptions or misunderstandings
Ability to plan, organize, direct and lead to meet deadlines and quote dates
Must be capable of managing multiple projects under committed timelines
Ability to make decisions quickly regarding effective manufacturing methods and managing multiple requests
Ability to decide what issues must be escalated
Bachelor's degree in Printing Technology or Business preferred with 5 years of experience
Extensive knowledge of label products, systems, manufacturing capabilities, and techniques required
Understanding of estimating and pricing rules and methods required
Requires knowledge of advanced mathematical concepts, including the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
PC and business software usage experience required

Responsibilities

Provide all necessary estimating support to Sales and ASPs for high-dollar opportunities
Determine whether a product can be produced by RRD or must be sourced
Develop working files, capture specifications (including PDFs or Drawings), and calculate Rec Min Sell by determining the most economical method of manufacture and plant considering run quantity, storage, destination, and freight cost
Work with manufacturing personnel to determine performance standards for unusual features and high volume.
Calculate manufacturing hours for capacity.
Obtain and calculate the cost of special materials
Obtain special freight quotes
Train new associates
Identify and resolve problems/issues with existing estimates and specifications.
Perform other related duties as required.
Understand how Rec Min Sell is created and used within the corporate structure.
Extensive knowledge of all systems and formulas required for estimate entry and calculation of RMS.
Requires Extensive manufacturing knowledge – encompassing multiple products, special features, and multiple methods of manufacture.
Manage workload by prioritizing, delegating
QA high dollar estimates
Relay policies and procedures to the team.
Promote an open and fair work environment. Develop estimator's strengths.
Provide performance reviews, track errors, and monitor the need for training or expanding skill levels within the team.
Work with other locations to develop new or improve current workflows.
As a salaried position, the objective of this position is to fully respond to customer needs.
As such, the successful candidate will be expected to fulfill the duties of the position which may include early or evening work, or completing work on weekends, as necessary.
Travel as required