Job Title: Senior Cost Analyst
Job Code: 12640
Job Location: Canoga Park, CA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Cost Analyst at our Canoga Park, CA.  This role supports the procurement and estimating processes for significant subcontracts in support of all Defense products.

As a Sr. Specialist, Proposal Management you will be responsible for developing, evaluating and implementing pricing strategies, models, and price volumes based upon manufacturing and engineering labor estimates, actual to date costs, supplier quotes, purchase order history, competitive market dynamics, RFP requirements, company policies, government regulations and corporate business objectives. Pricing will be primarily for follow-on production and new business proposals in a dynamic, fast paced, deadline driven environment.

Essential Functions: 

• Carries out broad and complex assignments in the analysis of complex high dollar cost proposals.  This responsibility includes an in-depth review of the supplier’s supporting data for each of the cost elements that make up the subcontractors proposed price, assessing subcontractor cost or pricing data for adequacy in accordance with FAR Part 15.
• Conducts fact finding in order to gain a thorough understanding of the subcontractors’ cost proposals as well as collect and review supporting data.
• Supports negotiations with suppliers, including, as necessary conducting price negotiations in coordination with Buyers.
• Assists with the development of negotiation positions and pricing objectives.
• When necessary, performs rate reviews at supplier facilities, which usually require supplier’s payroll information, as well as all other financial information that is used in the development of the proposed direct and indirect rates.
• Mentors and/or assists in training buyers in subjects related to cost and price analysis.

Basic Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant Proposal experience, or, Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related Proposal experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related Proposal experience.

Preferred Additional Skills: 

• Applicable Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Acquisition Regulation System (DFARS), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and processes affecting procurement and contractual functions.
• Cost and price analysis techniques and government contracting.
• General accounting practices, proposal methodology and estimating techniques.
• General practices of statistics, pricing models, with reference to their application to revenue, cash flow, cost analysis, and projections.
• Research methods and techniques.
• Computer systems to prepare reports and documents with an emphasis on Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Analytical skills and comfortable using Microsoft Excel for developing analysis tools, tabulating and charting data with complex data sets.
• Familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint document libraries
• ERP systems and data extraction.
• Technical report writing procedures and techniques.
• Principles of decision analyst

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $86,500 - $160,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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