Material Pricing Specialist

About the role

The Material Pricing Specialist supports critical pricing and invoicing functions across complex fabrication projects. This role ensures material costs, customer-approved pricing, and invoiced amounts align with contractual requirements and job agreements. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, experience with industrial fabrication pricing, and a high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Validate supplier pricing against customer-approved price lists, price charts, or cost-plus agreements.
• Create prebills for material received in preparation for customer invoicing.
• Price each material line using customer-approved manufacturer price lists (L&D), approved pricing charts, or cost-plus material pricing per job agreement.
• Price EPIC support lines using approved price charts or documented support pricing and include supporting drawings as required.
• Provide shipping receipts and copies of purchase orders or vendor invoices as backup documentation for each material line.
• Partially invoice completed material lines the same day or as soon as practicable once ready for billing.
• Apply applicable discounts, retainage, taxes, or other adjustments in accordance with job-specific contractual requirements prior to final invoicing.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation reports in Excel for material shipped during the prior month (Material Pricing Specialist III).
• Calculate and reconcile monthly handling charges for customer-furnished material (CFM).
• Apply handling surcharges for specific materials and minimum charges per spool, based on original job agreements.
• Support Accounting and Project Controls during month-end close by validating material pricing and invoiced amounts.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation to support internal reviews and customer inquiries.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience in material pricing or in a pipe fabrication, industrial construction, or EPC environment.
• Strong familiarity with piping materials including carbon steel, chrome moly, stainless steels, duplex alloys, and nickel-based alloys.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage complex pricing structures.
• Ability to interpret job agreements, pricing schedules, and customer billing requirements.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with Estimating, Procurement, Billing, and Project teams.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and compliance.

Skills

• Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliation reporting).
• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Active Listening – Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Organized – Ability to follow a systematic method of performing a task.
• Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Research Skills – Ability to design and conduct systematic, objective, and critical investigations.
• Responsible – Ability to be held accountable or answerable for conduct.
• Oral Communication – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Written Communication – Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Honesty/Integrity – Ability to be truthful and credible in the workplace.
• Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance and benefit options.
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid vacation and holiday time.
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans available (50% company match up to 6% contributed by the employee).

About Us

Epic Piping is one of the largest privately owned and the fastest-growing pipe fabrication firms in the world. With over three decades of experience, Epic Piping provides unmatched expertise servicing the chemical, power, refining, offshore, and oil & gas industries. As an equal opportunity employer, Epic Piping is committed to the development of its employees and fosters an environment that encourages personal training and growth.