Cost/Price Analyst (Manufacturing/Aerospace )

Job Title: Cost/Price Analyst (Manufacturing/Aerospace ) Duration: 18+ Months (Temp to hire) Payrate: $30- $42/hour on w2 Shift: 1st shift Summary: The Pricing Analyst I is an entry-level pricing role with primary duties involve proactively analyzing and making recommendations considering customer value-based marketing, competitive markets, and company costs affecting the business plans and profitability across the division, incorporating program aspects to support decision-making processes that will impact our long-term future. Design and implement continuous improvement techniques and methods to internal processes and systems to eliminate waste and improve process. Assist in analyzing product markets determining the ceiling and floor prices of products. Evaluate cause and effect with pricing, volume, cost, competition, distribution and segmentation. Recommend appropriate levels. Assist divisions in determining appropriate list prices, standard discounts and rebates and managing any restructuring, updating, communication and publication of price increases. Analyze the exception pricing process by recommending guidelines, authority levels and maintaining a disciplined and structured approach to exception pricing. Required Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field. Strong analytical and quantitative skills. Excellent PC skills with proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Access. Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills. Project management skills with sales/marketing experience a plus. General understanding of manufacturing processes, practices and cost accounting.