Pricing Analyst - Chicago, United States - RR Donnelley

RR Donnelley Chicago, United States

3 weeks ago

Description

Job Description

Job DescriptionCompany Description

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry's most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

Job Description

Able to prepare Cost estimates for a diverse set of products and diverse offerings. Estimate total costs of printing and/or binding magazines, pamphlets, periodicals, books, and other variable printed matter based on job specifications that are primarily unique/moderately complex and occasionally may be routine/repeat opportunities. Prepare competitive pricing estimates for Sales to close new/existing business opportunities and retain existing customer base. Work with Customers, Sales, and Legal on the preparation of Contracts for work. Apply knowledge of print manufacturing to make determinations on the best manufacturing methods to produce customer products efficiently while maintaining high-quality standards and meeting revenue forecasts for work.

Responsibilities:

Prepare comprehensive pricing models for large/more complex requests.
Examine customer specifications, sketches, and/or sample layouts, and calculates unit and production costs considering factors such as size and number of sheets or pages, paper stock requirements, binding operations, halftones, number and units of colors, and quality of finished product, labor and material pricing, so as to determine a cost-effective and competitive price.
Prepares timely, accurate, and detailed cost estimates for printing jobs by determining the most economical method of manufacturing while considering production capacity and equipment across platforms.
Routinely provide multiple pricing options and scenarios to Sales by comparing different methods of manufacturing, materials, materials sizes, etc to deliver pricing options to Sales.
Work with Sales and operations to develop a competitive price strategy to win prospective and ongoing deals from customers.
Confer with Sales and Operations on long-term work/ multi-year deals to build pricing models/forecasts.
Work with operations on new or unique opportunities to ensure projects can be produced in-house.
Provide recommendations from a pricing perspective to how a product can be created or manufactured.
Performs financial analyses, including forecasts, projections, and historical assessments on multi-year deals.
Facilitates the management approvals required for price levels and contract terms
Facilitates communication among management, sales, and plant staff regarding contract and price
May be responsible for compiling and preparing customer contracts working with legal and updating and appending price schedules and contract terms.
In consultation with sales, may leverage the use of incentives to close competitive deals.
Maintain knowledge of market competitive pricing and factor in the market when developing pricing strategy and recommendations.
Functions as plant and management resource on general pricing and contract issues.
Determine the need to engage outside vendors to produce work and work with external vendors to negotiate pricing and/or timelines.
Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to functional work with 5+ years of relevant work experience
Able to apply broad work experience and knowledge when analyzing complex problems.
Must be able consistently to identify critical elements, variables, and alternatives to develop solutions.
Must be able to organize/prioritize existing resources and incorporate new information, as needed, to implement the most effective solutions.
Able to communicate clearly and courteously with those who need to know of decisions/actions/problems.
Able to apply excellent functional computer knowledge in utilizing Microsoft Windows, MAC, or other technical tools in completing assignments.
Able to apply expertise in all the tools or applications used to complete work assignments.
Able to mentor junior-level team members in the use of tools and/or systems in the position.
Requires excellent communication skills with the ability to state messages in a clear manner by using language that is easy for others to understand.
Able to explain program policies and procedures in language that is understood by others.
Must be able to modify communication style both formal and informal to match the appropriate level of the audience targeted.
Requires a strong understanding of the impact of a message on the organization or customer.

Additional Information

The national pay range for this role is $62,800 to $111,400/ year. The pay range may be slightly lower or higher based on the geographic location of the hired employee. The actual pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, maternity leave, adoption assistance, and employer/partner discounts.

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RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans

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