Product / Pricing Manager

Research Group; Mayfield (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Research Group in Mayfield, OH, seeks a strategic Pricing and Quoting Leader to optimize all stages of quote development across labor-intensive manufacturing. You will lead a team, establish scalable costing methodologies, and align pricing with market dynamics and strategic objectives.

You will collaborate across Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, NPI, and Finance to shorten quote cycles, improve margins, and support new product introductions with data-driven pricing strategies and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Quoting, Pricing, Costing, Estimating and/or Proposals.
• 2+ years of Leadership experience managing and developing quoting or commercial teams.
• Manufacturing Industry experience.
• Strong understanding of cost structures in labor-intensive, high-mix manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success improving quote speed, accuracy, and win rates.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the quoting team to deliver accurate quotes aligned with business objectives.
• Establish standardized, scalable cost estimating methodologies.
• Build and maintain a centralized, real-time cost and pricing database integrating labor, material, overhead, supplier pricing, and historical data.
• Ensure cost transparency, version control, and data integrity to support consistent and repeatable pricing decisions.
• Continuously reduce quote cycle time through process optimization, automation, and cross-functional alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement in time-to-market quoting, especially for NPI and customer launch-critical programs.
• Develop and deploy competitive pricing models that balance margin objectives with market realities.
• Analyze win/loss data to refine pricing strategies and improve overall quote conversion rates.
• Support Sales with pricing guidance, scenario analysis, and value-based pricing recommendations.
• Translate market insights into actionable pricing strategies and quoting assumptions.
• Ensure pricing reflects customer value, market conditions, and strategic positioning.
• Collaborate closely with Strategic Sourcing to align supplier strategies, cost reduction initiatives, and should-cost models.
• Act as a key cross-functional leader connecting Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, NPI, and Finance.

Skills

Quoting leadership

Pricing strategy

Costing

Cross-functional leadership

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

• Lead and develop the existing quoting team to deliver accurate, timely, and competitive quotes aligned with business objectives.
• Establish standardized, scalable cost estimating methodologies to ensure robust and accurate quoting.
• Build and maintain a centralized, real-time cost and pricing database integrating labor, material, overhead, supplier pricing, and historical data.
• Ensure cost transparency, version control, and data integrity to support consistent and repeatable pricing decisions.
• Continuously reduce quote cycle time through process optimization, automation, and cross-functional alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement in time-to-market quoting, especially for NPI and customer launch-critical programs.
• Develop and deploy competitive pricing models that balance margin objectives with market realities.
• Analyze win/loss data to refine pricing strategies and improve overall quote conversion rates.
• Support Sales with pricing guidance, scenario analysis, and value-based pricing recommendations.
• Translate market insights into actionable pricing strategies and quoting assumptions.
• Ensure pricing reflects customer value, market conditions, and strategic positioning.
• Collaborate closely with Strategic Sourcing to align supplier strategies, cost reduction initiatives, and should-cost models.
• Act as a key cross-functional leader connecting Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, NPI, and Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Quoting, Pricing, Costing, Estimating and/or Proposals.
• 2+ years of Leadership experience managing and developing quoting or commercial teams.
• Manufacturing Industry experience.
• Strong understanding of cost structures in labor-intensive, high-mix manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success improving quote speed, accuracy, and win rates.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.

Additional Information

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