Manager, Cost Estimate & Pricing

The Manager of Cost Estimate & Pricing is responsible for developing successful pricing strategies, creating and enhancing standard pricing processes / templates, and analyzing new program opportunities to achieve target financial outcomes and goals.

Duties Include:

Implement a cost estimating system and process across multiple domestic and foreign sites to achieve accurate accounts of product and program costs estimates.

Develop pricing strategies and processes for all Divisions.

Act as a key member of the proposal team(s) and build pricing models based on RFP and requirements.

Clearly communicate the “financial point of view”, including the cost estimate itself with the related assumptions, in pricing meetings with Senior Leadership.

Assist Division Management in pricing objectives and new proposal activities.

Requires the ability to deal with diverse personalities and cultures within the global organization, and customer representatives to assure achievement of Group objectives in profitability and compliance.

Must continue to maintain and promote strong customer relationships while dealing in the sometimes-adversarial environment of contract price negotiations.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in a financial or engineering discipline; MBA preferred.

7-10+ years’ experience in a similar Pricing, Cost Engineering, or equivalent position.

Contract negotiation experience.

Aerospace experience preferred.