Pricing Manager

Confidential; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential, based in Milwaukee, seeks an experienced pricing professional to develop, implement, and manage pricing strategies that maximize profitability while supporting sales growth and customer retention. You will partner with Sales, Finance, Operations, Procurement, Customer Service, and Project Management to ensure pricing consistency and target margins across the organization.

The role requires 7–10 years in pricing/financial analysis within manufacturing, strong Excel-based modeling,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 7–10 years pricing/financial analysis.
• Experience in manufacturing pricing and cost understanding.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and financial modeling.
• Strong analytical and cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute pricing strategies that align with revenue and profitability objectives.
• Review and approve customer quotations, pricing requests, and contract pricing to meet target margins.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, raw materials, freight, and market trends for pricing adjustments.
• Lead pricing reviews for new products, bids, and strategic opportunities.
• Collaborate with Sales to recommend price levels balancing competitiveness and profitability.
• Monitor customer profitability and optimize margins through price changes or product mix.
• Create and maintain pricing models and margin analysis tools.
• Support price increase initiatives and customer negotiations with data-driven analysis.
• Maintain pricing governance, approval workflows, and documentation.
• Ensure pricing accuracy within ERP and quoting systems.
• Develop dashboards and reports to monitor pricing performance and margin trends.
• Collaborate with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis.
• Identify opportunities to automate pricing processes and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Pricing strategy

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced Excel / financial modeling

Data analysis

Cost accounting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, Engineering

Tools

Radius ERP

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

In this position you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing pricing strategies that maximize profitability while supporting sales growth and customer retention. This role partners closely with Sales, Finance, Operations, Procurement, Customer Service, and Project Management to establish competitive pricing, evaluate margin opportunities, and ensure pricing consistency across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute pricing strategies that align with company revenue, profitability, and market share objectives.
• Review and approve customer quotations, pricing requests, and contract pricing while ensuring target margin requirements are achieved.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, raw material fluctuations, freight, and market trends to determine appropriate pricing adjustments.
• Lead pricing reviews for new products, customer bids, and strategic business opportunities.
• Partner with Sales to recommend pricing that balances competitiveness with profitability.
• Monitor customer profitability and identify opportunities to improve margins through price optimization or product mix changes.
• Create and maintain pricing models and margin analysis tools.
• Evaluate the financial impact of resin, film, adhesives, inks, and other material cost changes and recommend pricing actions.
• Support price increase initiatives and customer negotiations by providing data-driven analysis.
• Maintain pricing governance, approval workflows, and pricing documentation.
• Ensure pricing accuracy within ERP, CRM, and quoting systems.
• Develop dashboards and reports to monitor pricing performance, margin trends, quote conversion, and customer profitability.
• Collaborate with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve pricing processes through automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7-10 years of pricing, financial analysis, commercial finance, or sales operations experience.
• Experience in manufacturing required; flexible packaging, converting, plastics, printing, or industrial products preferred.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting, contribution margin, and manufacturing economics.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling and data analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems (Radius, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.