Manager Operational Pricing
Atlanta, GA 
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Posted 14 days ago
Job Description

Georgia-Pacific Packaging & Cellulose Segment is seeking to add talent to our team!

Supporting the Corrugated division, the Manager of Operational Pricing will supervise a team of Pricing and Senior Pricing Analysts to ensure small deals, standalone requests and large local bids are completed accurately and timely. He/she will be responsible for skill development and performance reviews and will manage hiring and on-boarding for open roles. For large bids being presented to leadership, she/he will provide a checkpoint for accuracy and strategy communication. The Manager of Operational Pricing will also be closely connected to the pricing bands/ranges developed for each region including high level strategy and initiatives.

In addition to leading a talented team, the Manager of Operational Pricing is a valued business partner, working closely with the AGMs to identify opportunities to continue to advance GP Corrugated Pricing capability. You will also be flexing your economic thinking skills as you look to optimize and transform our processes and pricing strategies.

Our Team: In this role, you will report to the Director of Operational Pricing. We provide support to multiple operating locations across the US from our corporate HQ in Atlanta, GA. Our Revenue and Pricing teams are comprised of diverse individuals with a passion for analytics, financial business partnering, and lifelong learning. Each team member has a strong contribution and transformation mindset, strong technical and critical thinking skills, and is a confident communicator adept at business partnering.

Location: We are located at GP HQ in downtown Atlanta, GA. We offer a schedule of remote work and 3 days in the office a week. If you are a candidate from the larger regional area and our hybrid model aligns with your career expectations and capability to commute - we want to hear from you!

What You Will Do

  • Develop your team of pricing analysts by providing consistent training, coaching, guidance, and support
  • Structure the team to best meet our customers' needs and determine recruiting demand accordingly
  • Determine Early Careers demand and assist with recruiting and interviewing for pipeline talent
  • Gather feedback and advocate for solutions to our tools (cost model, CPQ, pricing model, etc.) that will enable the team of analysts to work more accurately and efficiently
  • Work to reduce request turnaround time by identifying and solving for roadblocks that hinder the team's ability to process quotes quickly
  • Partner cross-functionally with business teams to identify ways in which we can advance the operational pricing capability, streamline processes, and increasingly price to market
  • Be a decision maker, seek and share knowledge, and respectfully challenge the status quo
  • Advance the Principle-Based Management (PBM) culture by applying and reinforcing the company's Values

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • You have career experience focused on Accounting, Financial Analysis, Pricing, Revenue, or related discipline
  • You are passionate about talent and are seeking to manage and develop a diverse team of individuals early in their career journey
  • You are a strong economic and strategic thinker, and have the confidence and analytical capability to develop a point of view, frame and evaluate scenarios, and provide decision support to business stakeholders
  • You are transformation focused and contribution motivated; you embrace change and seek to bridge gaps and solve problems
  • You communicate well across a matrix delivery model; you keep people informed and engaged; you build trusted and respected relationships
  • Systems and Tools savvy: You have experience sourcing large volumes of data from multiple systems and an advanced ability to model and interpret data

What Will Put You Ahead

  • Bachelor's Degree or higherwith an emphasis in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business
  • Leadership, supervision, talent development, or mentorship of a team of professionals
  • Advanced MS Excel skills (i.e. financial modeling, forecasting, graphs, charts, pivots, macros)
  • Experience with dashboarding or data analysis/visualization tools (i.e. Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, Qlik)

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are Georgia-Pacific is a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day -to make everyday products even better. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc

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Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
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