Pricing Analyst

Assistant to the President ProAmpac Europe

ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. We provide creative packaging solutions, industry‑leading customer service and award‑winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We are guided in our work by core values that are the basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement and Impact. We are moving flexible packaging forward by redefining innovation through collaboration within our own company and with our customers and suppliers. ProAmpac brings brand owners and packaging experts together to generate fresh thinking, accelerate advanced technology and increase speed‑to‑market, package customization and consumer differentiation.

Job Description

As the Pricing Analyst, you will be responsible for executing directions from the Pricing Manager. These directions include performing cost, price, and margin analysis, preparing customer quotations and bid submissions, and providing clear analytics to functional leadership members.

Responsibilities

• Create cost estimates based on cost driver assumptions sourced from Sales, Product Development, Manufacturing, Procurement, and historical production data; provide re‑costing guidance when changes occur in raw materials, product structure, or during trial‑to‑commercialisation transitions.
• Determine pricing levels that meet agreed‑upon margin guidelines and align with overall pricing strategy for the specific situation or market.
• Support the preparation, analysis, and submission of large‑scale proposals and competitive RFPs. Develop pricing assumptions, create and maintain bid spreadsheets, perform detailed cost and margin analyses, and ensure that proposals align with company strategy and margin targets.
• Build, maintain, and update cost models for one or more products, business units, or locations to ensure accurate and consistent cost assumptions are used in pricing decisions and forecasts.
• Validate and develop escalator/de‑escalator mechanisms as business needs dictate to ensure accurate pricing adjustments.
• Conduct cost and price analysis projects, which may include analysis of existing pricing, work order cost breakdown, comparison of actual production cost vs. cost model assumptions, and customer price sheet optimization.
• Collect and analyse data relating to current and predicted market conditions, cost overhead, or competition pricing to manufacture quotes and/or cost estimates.
• Exhibit a positive and professional attitude in all dealings with coworkers, customers, and suppliers.

Assist with additional tasks or special projects as designated by management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, business management, or related field and/or equivalent experience in cost accounting, production, estimating or pricing in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing concepts and parameters such as Bill‑of‑Materials (BOMs), Routes, Basis Weights, Machine Hour Rates, Waste, Setup time, Downtime, Machine minimums, Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs), Standard costs and Variances.
• Demonstrates a high level of attention to detail and accuracy in developing cost models, analyzing pricing data, and preparing complex proposals or RFP responses to ensure reliable and consistent outputs.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as pricing discounts, commissions, margins, percentages, volume, and freight rates. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel including formulas and pivot tables, as well as working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, BI tools, application software and ERP usage.
• Exceptional time management and organization skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously establishing priorities to meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organisation, including executive leadership, staff, and internal and external clients.
• Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and protects privacy of confidential/sensitive information.
• Self‑confident, self‑motivated polished professional who thrives in a challenging, fast‑paced environment.
• Ethical conduct
• Demonstrate mathematical reasoning
• The ability to travel across Europe, the UK and to the USA

How to Apply

Please confirm your interest in writing including a brief overview of why you should be considered for the role.

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Marketing, Sales, and Analyst

Industries

Packaging and Containers Manufacturing and Manufacturing