Job Title:  Manager, Pricing

Job Code:  15734

Job Location:Camden, NJ.

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

Leads and directs experienced professionals, communicates within and outside of organization to explain and influence changes to policies, practices, or approaches.

Essential Functions:

• Lead and mentor a team of direct reports, offering strategic guidance and support in crafting and executing their career development plans.
• Collaborate closely with the leadership team to drive strategic decision-making, ensuring successful program execution and the development of new business strategies.
• Ability to contribute from a pricing perspective to the development and execution of a cost proposal plan.
• Compile cost elements in the development of proposals in accordance with Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements.
• Develop an understanding and ability to implement and mentor internal cost proposal processes and procedures as well as external Government contracting regulations (FAR, CAS and TINA) to co-workers and internal customers.
• Conduct proposal analysis and provide recommendations leading to a current complete and accurate cost volume.
• Work with other functional areas in presenting cost proposal data for approval to functional as well as executive level management.
• Interface and support both internal and external customers in support of post-proposal submission audit, fact-finding, and negotiations.
• Acquire and execute expert level knowledge of internal estimate gathering and pricing tools.  Use that knowledge in an administrative role to support system users.
• Utilize advanced Microsoft Office skill to produce meaningful cost models and accurate, timely reports
• An ability to articulate oral and written to individual contributors, management up to and including corporate executives, and customers

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (Finance, Accounting, or Economics preferred) and 10 years’ experience in the financial arena of government contracting.
• Demonstrated strong skills with Microsoft Office Suite, with an emphasis on Excel.
• Solid understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) is preferred.
• The ability to obtain and hold a Secret level security clearance is preferred.
• Experience with International contracting preferred.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience in working with Government accounting & proposals
• Experience with Microsoft Office including extensive experience in Excel
• Experience with ProPricer & SAP
• Good analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Proven experience presenting to large groups and leadership
• Capability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment