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Northrop Grumman · 5 hours ago

Principal Price/Cost Proposal Analyst - Level 3 (Clearance Required) - R10215612

Melbourne, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$81K/yr - $122K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Principal Price/Cost Proposal Analyst Level 3 to join their Aerospace Systems team. This role involves evaluating supplier proposals and producing detailed price/cost analysis reports while collaborating across multiple functions to support customer commitments and financial goals.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Producing high quality analysis of supplier proposals

Evaluating supplier proposals through various analysis techniques to assess a fair and reasonable position, which is documented in a price/cost analysis report (PCAR)

Providing valuable insight into supplier risk, negotiation positions, and contributing to an executable baseline for subcontract management teams

Collaborating across multiple functions such as Contracts, Pricing & Estimating, Engineering, Global Supply Chain, and Program Management to prepare and submit high quality, compliant and on-time PCARs

Providing quality and compliance reviews for Northrop Grumman prime proposals prior to submission

Analyzing labor, material, travel, other direct costs (ODCs), direct and indirect rates, escalation and profit/fee, documented in a Price/Cost Analysis Report (PCAR)

Performing cost estimating/pricing reviews and analysis in accordance with industry best practices, solicitation instructions, customer requirements and USG regulatory requirements

Conducting research into market and historical data and developing cost estimating models to evaluate price reasonableness and develop negotiation positions with subcontractors

Compiling information from periodicals, catalogs, and other sources to stay informed on regulations (e.g., FAR, DFARS, etc.), price trends and manufacturing processes

Conferring with suppliers and analyzing suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices

Issuing requests for information and fact-finding questions to suppliers and participating in fact-finding meetings to review bases of estimates (BOEs) and source documentation

Requesting DCMA/DCAA assist audits where applicable

Interfacing with responsible engineers regarding the integration of technical evaluations into the cost analysis when appropriate

Preparing and presenting data for Supply Chain Management review to establish negotiation objective positions; Providing negotiation support through subcontract award

Maintaining records and supporting data used and provided in support of proposals

Qualification

Cost estimatingPrice analysisFederal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)MS Office SuiteStatistical analysisGovernment contractingSAPAnalytical skillsTechnical writingProject managementAttention to detailSelf-starterCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related discipline and 5 years of experience; or Masters degree within stated fields and 3 years of experience; or 1 Year with PhD in stated fields

Knowledge of statistical and forecasting concepts and techniques

Proficiency with MS Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word

Must have Active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with background investigation completed within the last 5 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Preferred

Ability to apply analytical skills and accounting, finance, economic and/or forecasting concepts and principles to data

Meet deadlines in a challenging environment and manage multiple simultaneous projects with attention to detail

Technical and creative writing skills; able to tell the story of the analysis performed and the results such that the reader understands and can follow our position

Self-starter who likes to “self-teach” topics and new skills (such as calculations/formulas to enable a more efficient analysis)

International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association (ICEAA) certification (CCEA or PCEA)

Active Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance

Experience working on or contributing to Government proposals

Familiarity and/or practical experience with regression analysis

Conceptual or practical knowledge of cost improvement curves

Working knowledge of the Government contracting environment (FAR and DFARS) and various contract types as outlined in FAR part 16

Knowledge of direct and indirect rate proposals, activity-based costing, audits and audit processes and the Defense Contract Audit Agency and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCAA/DCMA)

Understanding of earned value management and business systems

Hands-on experience with SAP

Familiarity with aerospace production operation functions, tasks, and processes