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Specialist, Pricing
LOCATION: Westminster / Maryland (US-MD), United States | BRAND: Knorr Brake Company | REQUISITION ID: 7516 | JOB GRADE:14 | ON-SITE/REMOTE: Hybrid
Knorr Brake Company is the innovative leader in the manufacture and supply of braking systems, passenger doors and climate-control equipment for all types of Mass Transit customers such as: METRO, Light Rail Vehicles, High-Speed Trains, Commuter Rail and Monorail Vehicles for the North America market. We’re part of the Knorr-Bremse Group, the global leader in braking technologies. As part of our team, you’ll collaborate with a world of talented and dedicated colleagues whose sense of purpose complements your own. You’ll find rewarding opportunities, diverse experiences, partnerships, and an unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. Innovation is part of our DNA. Achievement drives our culture. Learn more today at www.KnorrBrake.com!
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Pricing Specialist is responsible for assisting customers with RailServices spares quotes, including developing costing and pricing, as well as processing Purchase Orders. The Pricing Specialist is also responsible for supporting the costing and pricing of RailServices maintenance and modernization projects.
Essential Functions:
Maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment and ensure the compliance with company's rules and policies.
Must be able to comply with quality, product safety, and HSE rules, guidelines and regulations. Be energy conscious, if applicable.
Must understand and comply with applicable standards. ( i.e.: ISO 9001, ISO/TS 22163, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, and CMMI).
Maintain and safeguard business records.
Additional Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Accurately cost and price spares quotes in a timely manner, including carbuilder, end customer, and inter-company
Monitor and manage customer procurement portals to ensure opportunities are not missed
Develop costing and pricing for overhaul and modernization projects
Manage the internal costing activities required to complete the quote and proposal process in a timely manner (as determined by relevant KPIs)
Make strategic pricing decisions using customer and market knowledge
Assist in the preparation of LCCs and other OE processes that require aftermarket pricing
Work to continuously improve pricing and costing tools and processes
Support the Manager, Business Analysis, Pricing & Costing in the summary level reporting of pricing team activities, including win/loss analysis, throughput of quotes, processing time of bids and other data as required to monitor and improve performance.
Support the aftermarket sales team in aggregating customer information and creating forecasts
Process Purchase Orders, including working with customers to correct mistakes and accepting or rejecting Terms and Conditions
Maintain appropriate costing and pricing documentation and upkeep RailServices files to the department standard
Must be able to act independently, implement directions effectively and without direct monitoring and supervision.
Competencies: Technical
Must be proficient in computer spreadsheets (Excel), word processing, scheduling and presentation software and reading drawings.
Business Experience: Must have good business sense to estimate costs, make good business decisions, risk assessments.
Industry Experience: Knowledge and practical understanding of brake or similar equipment.
Process Orientation: Must understand and practice good organization and configuration management skills.
Ability to develop relationships with customers over a period of time is of critical importance. The relationship to include contact with higher level customers and the position requires the ability to comfortably converse and represent Knorr’s products.
Technical aptitude: Exposure to and understanding of general engineering, manufacturing, and support of custom designed and fabricated equipment.
Competencies: Core
Must be a self-starter, successful at getting cooperation from peers and good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
Must have the ability to handle many issues simultaneously and work independently as a member of the Pricing Team.
Leadership and Teamwork: Must be able to clearly define requirements and expectations to others (Customer, Engineers, Operations, etc.); must be able to work well in a team environment, internally and externally with customers and Knorr inter-company partners; must have a strong desire to succeed with high expectations, both of themselves and others.
Must be able to manage multiple concurrent activities (both bids and proposals) and assure deadlines are met
Manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities.
Communication Skills: Must have effective communication (written and verbal) and presentations skills
Must be detail-oriented and committed to minimizing errors in their work
Confidentiality: The Proposal Specialist has access to financial reports and other sensitive information where the utmost integrity is required to safeguard Knorr’s competitive position. A high degree of mental and visual alertness is necessary to complete a broad range of non-routine work with confidential data, including business plans, operating budgets, income statements and customer information.
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What does Knorr Brake Company have to offer you?
- Competitive Health Benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision and Virtual visits - Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance - Company-paid Short-Term Disability Coverage - Voluntary life, Disability and other Supplemental coverages - Identity Theft and Legal Protection benefits - Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts - Health Savings Accounts - Generous 401(k) plan - Tuition Reimbursement - Free corporate passes to the Baltimore Zoo and Aquarium - Free gym membership - Additional discounts include cellular, auto, theme park & attraction tickets, local restaurants, bank partnerships, etc. - Generous Paid Time Off - Paid “KBC Cares” Volunteer Time Off - 12 company-paid holidays (includes full week between Christmas and New Year’s) - Monthly employee welfare events and corporate outreach (Crab Feast, Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Chili Cook-Off, etc.)
Knorr Brake Company LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
