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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector is currently seeking a Senior Principal Pricing Analyst to join our team of talented and diverse individuals. This position can be worked Full-Time remote to support the Global Battle Management and Readiness Division. The ideal candidate will be a team player, but also an independent contributor, will be proactive, will present leadership skills, will possess good analytical skills, will demonstrate problem-solving skills, and will be detail oriented.
In this role, the selected candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to:
Develops, analyzes, evaluates, coordinates, prepares, and supports cost proposals to government and commercial customers.
Reviews Requests for Proposals (RFP) and proposal documents for compliance to customer specifications/requirements and adherence to company policy
Ensures Northrop Grumman Estimating System compliance and provides interpretation of RFP requirements
Interacts with personnel and management at all levels; interfaces and coordinates with other business management personnel on a daily basis
Provides reviews of all estimates prior to delivery and review by senior management
Prepares and presents costs estimates to management, customer representatives and government audit agencies
Ensures adherence to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA), and Northrop Grumman policies and procedures with regard to cost proposal preparation, review, compliance, submission, updates/revisions, and negotiations
Supports audit requests, fact-finding, and negotiation discussions and the program budget baseline process
Supports various departmental business management & operations functions
Creates/administers pricing databases and coordinates implementation of pricing proposals across the organization
Ensures FAR/DFAR compliance of proposals and supports proposals through the NAR/ICE and C101 corporate approval process
Supports the front-end business acquisition process by developing proposals
Basic Qualifications:
Must have 12 years of pricing related experience or transferrable experience in Lieu of degree; Will consider a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of pricing related experience or transferrable experience OR a master's degree with 6 years of pricing related experience or transferrable experience
Working Knowledge of FAR, DFAR, CAS, TINA and other Government procurement regulations as they pertain to bid/costing proposals
Experience with supplier negotiations and associated procurement documentation.
Experience in bidding to different contract types (FFP, CPFF, CPIF, CPAF, T&M).
Ability to work both independently and in a dynamic team environment.
General knowledge and competence in the concepts, principles and standard practices in costing and pricing.
Experience and understanding of statistical analysis and limitations thereof (sample size implications, statistical power, forecast error, etc.)
Proficiency in MS Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Comprehension of the FAR Part 15 and 31.
Ability to travel as needed (up to 10% of the time)
Must have the ability to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance
US Citizen.
Preferred Qualifications: