Mgr Pricing Cost Estimating 3
Northrop Grumman

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Climb to new heights on your journey when you start Defining Possible with Northrop Grumman. Enjoy a purposeful career in aeronautics that is crucial to the way we connect and protect our world across land, sea, and air. Bring your experience and take advantage of this opportunity to discover how you can start to push past possible and achieve your goals today. Enjoy a diverse, collaborative environment with professionals across the nation ready to help launch your career.
The Pricing and Cost Estimating Manager is responsible for planning, organizing and leading a key area within the Strike Program business area. Reports directly to the Director of Strike, Advanced Programs, and R&T Division Pricing and Estimating (P&E), and is a matrix report to the Strike Business Director and Vice President of Business Management.
Key responsibilities include estimating labor and material costs of manufacturing and engineering based on request for proposal (RFP) data submitted by prospective customers. Analyzes specifications, including sketches, blueprints, bills of material, or sample layouts, and calculates production costs using labor and material pricing schedules and historical data. Collects cost data from functional representatives, subcontractors, and vendors. Computes cost estimates of raw materials or subcontracted work and labor. Prepares and maintains historical cost data. Creates cost models for cost estimating elements. Prepares cost reports and presents findings to management, contract personnel, proposal coordinators, customer representatives, price auditors, vendors, and subcontractors.
The Price Cost Estimating Manager is also responsible for leading the growth, development, and management of the P&E staff and is accountable to the program leadership, business director, and Contracts, Pricing & Risk Management (CPRM)
organization for the performance of the program pricing organization. In this role, there will be a close partnership with the leaders of other program functions including Program and Business Management, Capture, Contracts, Cost and Schedule Management, Global Supply Chain, Engineering, and Mission Assurance.
In addition, responsibilities will include:

• Establishing program policy, procedures, and processes addressing cost proposal development, quality standards, and cost analyses
• Overseeing the collection and analysis of cost data models
• Briefing all levels of management: at the operating element, sector, and corporate levels; as well as customer leadership
• Providing manpower update, and other program reporting requirements
• Supporting all program boards that require cost/pricing data
• Mentoring staff across all proposal activities, along with negotiations and definitization
• Support the functional homeroom (within the timelines of requirements)

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of stated experience or Master's Degree with 8+ years of stated experience
• Experience in DoD aerospace program business management including cost estimating and pricing experience
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing teams of people
• Knowledge of FAR/DFAR/CAS and other government regulations
• Active Secret Security Clearance and ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance is required to start

Preferred Qualifications:

• Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain and maintain SAP
• Master's degree
• In depth knowledge of Pricing, Risk Analysis, Statistics and other quantitative analytical tools
• Working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Technical air vehicle acumen is desired

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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