Strategic Pricing & Quotation Specialist

WestRock Company; South Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

WestRock Company is seeking a Pre-Pricing Specialist to provide strategic pricing guidance and manage the pricing process for new and existing customers and products. You will develop item estimates, manage quoting, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to maximize profitability through strategic pricing.

The role involves determining pricing value using market intelligence, partnering with Sales, monitoring pricing trends, developing pricing tools, and ensuring data accuracy across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or math-related discipline.
• Prior work experience in Paper Manufacturing or a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to adjust communication style across all levels of the organization.
• Analytical thinker able to logically process information and make informed decisions.
• Well organized with strong time management to manage multiple priorities.
• Detail-oriented, extremely thorough, with meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Determine pricing and value of offerings using market intelligence and pricing strategies.
• Partner with Sales to complement skills and reach company goals.
• Understand external pricing trends and internal systems for decision inputs.
• Develop and utilize pricing tools to respond to changing market needs and trends.
• Analyze prices and margins of current portfolio from pricing quality and margin perspectives.
• Act as control point for data accuracy in quoting and estimating systems.
• Process all customer RFQs.
• Understand manufacturing processes and equipment limitations.
• Create new item cost estimates and update re-pricing of items due to changes.
• Review pricing proposals for accuracy and confirm customer specifications for production.
• Oversee price change process and price-record updates.
• Identify and execute margin improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Sales and other departments to improve margins.
• Execute margin improvement opportunities with tracking showing impact on bottom line.
• Identify ways to improve administrative tasks via standard processes.
• Be a continuous learner and pursue growth opportunities.

Skills

Pricing strategy

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Data interpretation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Job description

WestRock Company is seeking a Pre-Pricing Specialist to provide strategic pricing guidance and manage the pricing process for new and existing customers and products. You will develop item estimates, manage quoting, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to maximize profitability through strategic pricing.

The role involves determining pricing value using market intelligence, partnering with Sales, monitoring pricing trends, developing pricing tools, and ensuring data accuracy across