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 SPECIALIST, PRICING (S360) 

LOCATION: Acuna / Coahuila (MX-COA),  Mexico | BRAND: KB Rail de Mexico | REQUISITION ID: 8336 | JOB GRADE: 14  | ON-SITE/REMOTE: On-site 

 

Since 1890, New York Air Brake has been an innovative leader in the heavy-haul railroad industry. As a member company of Knorr-Bremse –the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles--New York Air Brake is recognized worldwide as a Center of Competence for heavy-haul freight railroad control systems. From multiple locations, we serve customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—reaching clear across the globe to South America, Africa, the Middle East, China, and Australia. Our talented, diverse, and dedicated teams develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers. Join our KB Rail Mexico team  in our next steps.

 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position Summary:

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 22163, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, AAR, 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, and 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 whit 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.

 

 

 

Management & Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Job is not responsible for managing other employees.

Knowledge:

  • 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 od time is of critical importance. T5he 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.
  • Bi-lingual of Spanish and English required.

 

Experience:

  • 3-5 Years Relevant Experience

 

Skills:

  • 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.

 

Education/Certifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required.

Minimum 3-5 years of experience

What does KB Rail Mexico have to offer you?
- Work-life balance that includes Paid Vacation & Holiday Paid Time Off
- Vacation Premium
- Major medical expenses
- Christmas Bonus
- Life insurance
- Educational assistance program
- Wellness program
- Saving Fund
- Pantry Vouchers
- Personal Days Paid
- Permits paid for: Marriage or Death of a direct relative
- Attendance Bonuses
- Cafeteria Subsidy
- Subsidy for prescription glasses
- Medical service in plant
- Recognition Programs
 

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