Pre-Pricing Specialist

Smurfit Westrock Company

$76K — $128K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering or related field
  • Experience in Paper Manufacturing or related field
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Analytical mindset for decision-making
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Self-motivated to achieve results
  • Attention to detail with error detection skills

Responsibilities

  • Determine pricing strategies using market intelligence
  • Collaborate with Sales to achieve company goals
  • Analyze external pricing trends and internal systems
  • Develop pricing tools for market responsiveness
  • Manage customer requests for quotations
  • Ensure accuracy in pricing proposals and records
  • Identify margin improvement opportunities

Benefits

  • Short-term bonus incentive
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Paid sick leave as mandated by law
  • 15 days of paid vacation
  • 11 days of paid holidays
Full Job Description
General Information

Job ID
ATR64710

Posting Job Title
Pre-Pricing Specialist - Dayton NJ

Locations
NJ Dayton Container

Employment Type
Full Time

Date Posted
28-Jul-2026

Relocation Support
No

Description & Requirements

The Pre-Pricing Specialist is responsible for providing strategic pricing guidance and managing the pricing process for new and existing customers and products. This includes developing new and revised item estimates, managing the quoting process, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maximize profitability by developing strategic pricing.

How you will impact WestRock:

  • Responsible for determining the appropriate pricing and value of the company's offerings using market intelligence and other varying pricing strategies.
  • Work as business partners with Sales to compliment the skillsets of each party to reach company goals.
  • Day to day understanding of external influences of pricing trends as well as internal systems used as resources to derive final inputs in decision making process.
  • Develop and utilize pricing tools to effectively respond to changing market needs and trends.
  • Analyze prices already in place within current business portfolio from both pricing quality and margin perspectives.
  • Act as control point for data accuracy in both quoting process and the estimating system.
  • Manage and process all customer requests for quotations (RFQs).
  • Strive to thoroughly understand all manufacturing processes, equipment, including equipment limitations.
  • Create new item cost estimates and update any required re-pricing of current items due to changes from original specifications or requirements.
  • Review pricing proposal for accuracy and confirm customer specifications for production.
  • Oversee price change process and price record updates.
  • Identify and execute margin improvement opportunities.
  • Identify ways to improve margin individually and as a team by collaborating with Sales and other departments.
  • Execute on identified margin improvement opportunities via formal tracking illustrating desirable impact to bottom line results.
  • Utilize standard processes throughout day-to-day activities and identify ways to improve administrative tasks when they present themselves.
  • Strive to be a continuous learner. As a continuous learner, further opportunities should present themselves to both employer and employee for short-term and long-term growth.


What you need to succeed:

  • Bachelor's degree in in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering or math-related discipline
  • Prior work experience in Paper Manufacturing or a related field
  • Great written and verbal communication skills with ability to adjust communication style and interact across all levels of the organization
  • Analytical thinker with the ability to logically process information and make informed decisions
  • Well organized with great time management skills to manage multiple priorities
  • Highly motivated to excel and achieve results
  • Detail-Oriented, extremely thorough, and skillful at detecting error with the ability to give meticulous attention to details


The salary range for this position is $76,875.00 - $128,125.00, depending on your role, level, and location. The range listed is also the expected pay for roles in Illinois and Colorado. The benefits for this role include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 15 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your pay will be based on factors such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about this posting, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process. You may apply online at Smurfit Westrock External Careers and the application window is expected to close by 30-Nov-2026.

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