<p>We are looking for a skilled Financial Analyst/Manager to oversee and optimize pricing strategies. In this role, you will collaborate across departments to ensure pricing aligns with market trends, manufacturing costs, and customer needs, driving profitability and competitiveness. This position requires an analytical mindset and a strategic approach to manage margins and support long-term business objectives.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Develop and implement pricing models and strategies.</p><p>• Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Operations, and Procurement teams to ensure pricing reflects accurate costs and market conditions.</p><p>• Conduct detailed analyses of cost structures, market trends, and capacity utilization to inform pricing decisions.</p><p>• Establish and oversee discount guidelines and customer-specific pricing agreements.</p><p>• Monitor and manage margin performance to ensure profitability while maintaining market competitiveness.</p><p>• Provide disciplined and accurate quoting processes to support sales initiatives.</p><p>• Evaluate and adjust pricing strategies based on raw material costs and manufacturing economics.</p><p>• Contribute to the development of long-term commercial strategies in a cost-sensitive manufacturing environment.</p><p>• Present financial insights and recommendations to senior management for decision-making.</p><p>• Maintain detailed records and documentation related to pricing models and customer agreements.</p>
We are looking for a Contracts Administrator to support government contract administration activities for a long-term contract position based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This opportunity is well suited to a detail oriented individual who can manage sensitive information carefully, stay organized across multiple priorities, and work effectively with limited supervision in a remote setting. The role will contribute to contract-related processes by applying sound judgment, maintaining accurate documentation, and supporting compliance-focused administrative work.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Administer contract-related records and documentation to support government contracting activities with accuracy and consistency.<br>• Review agreements, supporting files, and administrative materials to help ensure completeness, proper tracking, and timely follow-up.<br>• Assist with contract coordination tasks, including updates, status monitoring, and communication with relevant stakeholders.<br>• Maintain organized files and reporting materials while protecting confidential information and handling sensitive data with discretion.<br>• Support pricing, negotiation preparation, and contract management activities through careful document review and administrative follow-through.<br>• Apply established procedures and regulatory guidance when assisting with federal contract administration processes.<br>• Work independently in a remote environment, using reliable internet access to manage assigned responsibilities and meet deadlines.
We are looking for an experienced Epicor/Kinetic subject matter expert to guide a manufacturing organization in Trafford, Pennsylvania as it strengthens its scheduling capabilities within Kinetic. This Long-term Contract position will focus on aligning system functionality with operational needs in a low-volume, high-mix job shop environment, helping teams move toward a more automated and reliable production scheduling process. The consultant will serve as both a technical and business-facing partner, working closely with cross-functional stakeholders to improve visibility into capacity, due-date performance, and scheduling efficiency while favoring standard platform capabilities whenever practical.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the evaluation and optimization of Epicor/Kinetic scheduling processes to support a complex make-to-order manufacturing operation.<br>• Partner with stakeholders across engineering, operations, purchasing, project management, quality, accounting, and leadership to define practical scheduling strategies within the ERP environment.<br>• Configure and refine scheduling-related structures such as resources, labor availability, working calendars, material dependencies, and subcontracting considerations.<br>• Advise the business on how to organize jobs, assemblies, and operational data so the scheduling engine can produce more accurate and useful results.<br>• Develop dashboards, reporting views, and decision-support tools that provide insight into capacity, workload timing, and available-to-promise hours.<br>• Assess supply and demand priorities, critical path impacts, and schedule margin considerations to improve on-time delivery performance.<br>• Provide onsite and remote consulting support, including an extended onsite presence during key phases of the engagement.<br>• Recommend approaches that maximize standard Kinetic functionality while limiting unnecessary customization.<br>• Support database-related updates and data migration activities through approved tools when required to improve scheduling accuracy and system performance.