At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future.
Pricing Analyst
LOCATION: Columbus, WI
Salary Range: $65-80k
SUMMARY: Develop, analyze and submit all pricing information for specific Center of Excellence.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Participate in training, embrace concepts of and actively practice the SPOT Safety Program fundamentals to aid American Packaging Corporation’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate.
- Obtain pricing information (from Salesperson, Manufacturing, Purchasing. Customer Service, APCS or SalesForce) needed for price quotes, combine material and manufacturing costs (material prices, machine hour rates, machine speeds, waste, set up time, etc.) and create accurate price quotes for customers.
- Analyze how company costs compare with competitor’s prices/costs (received from Sales). Make appropriate recommendations (to Business Development Manager/Division Controller/Operations Manager) to ensure maximum profit should the decision to manufacture occur (manipulating material costs, waste, speed of machines, etc.). Initiate necessary interface with Production Control and Manufacturing in determining proposed adjustments.
- Coordinate completion of pricing in a timely manner and communicate status of any delays to sales personnel and Business Development Manager.
- Price and Analyze bids for volume, material needs and work with Technical and Purchasing to obtain cost.
- Analyze Pricing vs actual profit percentages.
- Price orders as needed working with Sales and CSR’s
- Create and update existing price matrixes should be corporate purchasing Continually create more efficient and effective matrixes (as well as pricing spreadsheets) utilizing state of the art computer software.
- Make recommendations for improving pricing process.
- Provide all necessary budgetary information as requested.
- Adhere to all company safety guidelines.
- Attend and participate in all company mandated meetings.
- Any other duties assigned by Division Business Development Manager.
- Business travel required.
