Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager Pricing Cost Estimating 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and will support a primary team at our facilities in Palmdale, CA and other Northrop Grumman Sites. This position may require travel up to 25% of the time and may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Lead a pricing and estimating team supporting multiple lines of business and programs across various sites
Manage team staffing, resources, tools, and training as needed
Direct team execution in all aspects of cost volume quality, compliance, and products in response to customer’s request for proposal (RFP)
Brief senior management, contract personnel, proposal coordinators, customer representatives, and government auditors on a variety of issues as required
Engage with Senior P&E/Program/Business Unit leadership to develop pricing and estimating strategies needed to successfully capture follow-on or new business in line with company objectives
Establish strategic relationships with program, business unit, and functional leadership; and customer counterparts to enhance team operations, resources, and deliverables
Understand and adhere to internal and external policies and procedures as it pertains to the role
Support DCMA/DCAA offices and Government Compliance regarding proposal and business system audits
Basic Qualifications:
Must either have a Bachelor’s Degree and 7 years of related Business Management experience, or a Master’s Degree and 5 years of Business Management experience or a PhD and 3 years of Business Management experience
Must have thorough understanding of pricing and estimating methodologies, quality, and compliance requirements (FAR/DFARS) related to cost volumes and Cost Estimating System requirements
Proven ability to evaluate/analyze, integrate, and communicate Pricing/Estimating and financial impacts, cost issues and risks to senior and executive leadership
Experience in development of proposal cost or pricing strategy
Working knowledge of Enterprise Pricing Software (i.e., ProPricer)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
DoD Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access
Experience leading proposal audits and RFI process
Experience developing proposals of various contract types (e.g. CPIF, CPAF, CPFF, FFP, etc.), complexity, size, and acquisition phase