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Pricing Specialist

Smurfit Westrock

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Brownstown, MI
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Job overview

Smurfit Westrock is hiring a Pricing Specialist. The Pricing Specialist will provide strategic pricing guidance and manage the pricing process for new and existing customers and products. This role involves developing competitive new and revised item estimates, managing the quoting process, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maximize profitability through strategic pricing.

Key focus areas include Strive to thoroughly understand all manufacturing processes, equipment, and equipment limitations, Work collaboratively with Customer Service to ensure pricing on customer orders is up to date and appropriately priced to increase margin, and Create new item standard cost estimates and update any required re-pricing of current items due to changes from original specifications or requirements.

Important skills include Communication, Adjust Communication Style, Interact Across All Levels Of Organization, Problem Solving, Logically Process Information, and Make Informed Decisions. Preferred (not required): Strategic Pricing Guidance, Managing Pricing Process, Developing Competitive Estimates, and Managing Quoting Process.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CommunicationAdjust Communication StyleInteract Across All Levels of OrganizationProblem SolvingLogically Process InformationMake Informed DecisionsWell OrganizedTime ManagementManage Multiple PrioritiesHighly MotivatedAchieve ResultsMicrosoft Office SuiteDetail-OrientedSkillful at Detecting ErrorsMeticulous Attention to DetailsStrategic Pricing GuidanceManaging Pricing ProcessDeveloping Competitive EstimatesManaging Quoting ProcessCollaborating With Cross-Functional TeamsMaximizing ProfitabilityUnderstanding Manufacturing ProcessesUnderstanding EquipmentWorking Collaboratively With Customer ServiceCreating New Item Standard Cost EstimatesUpdating Re-Pricing of Current ItemsManaging Customer Requests for QuotationsCollaborating With Sales and Customer ServiceIdentifying Ways to Improve MarginAssessing Internal SuppliersIdentifying Internal SuppliersReviewing Pricing Proposal for AccuracyConfirming Customer Specifications for Production

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business AdministrationBachelor's Degree in FinanceBachelor's Degree in EconomicsBachelor's Degree in Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree in Math-Related DisciplineWork Experience in Paper Manufacturing

Full job description

Opportunity Summary:

As the Pricing Specialist, you will be responsible for providing strategic pricing guidance and managing the pricing process for new and existing customers and products. Additional responsibilities include developing competitive new and revised item estimates, managing the quoting process, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maximize profitability by developing strategic pricing.

How you will impact WestRock:

  • Strive to thoroughly understand all manufacturing processes, equipment, and equipment limitations

  • Work collaboratively with Customer Service to ensure pricing on customer orders is up to date and appropriately priced to increase margin.

  • Create new item standard cost estimates and update any required re-pricing of current items due to changes from original specifications or requirements.

  • Manage and process all customer requests for quotations (RFQs)

  • Collaborate with Sales and Customer Service to identify ways to improve margin

  • Assess and identify internal suppliers to produce customer products when customer specifications are outside the capacity of the assigned Plant

  • Review pricing proposal for accuracy and confirm customer specifications for production

What you need to succeed:

  • Bachelor\u2019s degree in business administration, Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a math-related discipline preferred

  • Prior work experience in Paper Manufacturing or a related field is preferred

  • Great written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adjust communication style and interact across all levels of the organization

  • Analytical thinker with the ability to logically process information and make informed decisions

  • Well organized with great time management skills to manage multiple priorities.s

  • Highly motivated to excel and achieve results

  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

  • Detail-Oriented, extremely thorough, and skillful at detecting errors, with the ability to give meticulous attention to details

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

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