Pricing Sr Manager

Job Category:Pricing Sr Manager Primary Location:USA-VA: VIRGINIA-FALLS CHURCHSchedule:Full-time Job Type:Regular Employee Status:Regular Yes, 25 % of the Time Job Posting: 04/29/2008Description: Essential Job Functions Oversees, reviews and manages highly complex analyses of pricing requirements and creates pricing models in response to requests for proposals (RFPs) on all major types of contracts (Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials, etc) for larger projects to ensure that adequate support is provided for business solutions/proposals. Manages and oversees the development and maintenance of all product and pricing initiatives on business systems. Develops quotations and deal evaluation methods to ensure consistent use company-wide. Supports activities of TMG/ABD New Business Finance proposals with exceptional proficiency in Excel, Word and Powerpoint for presentations and knowledge in developing business models. Works with productivity and modeling tools.Approves analyses of all RFPs to identify and approve pricing and contractual requirements to ensure feasibility of projects with respect to company costs and budget. Manages the development and production of cost volumes to meet company needs. Provides recommendations for improvement, as appropriate. Manages the activities of operational staff in developing and pricing complex staffing profiles and coordinates subcontractor pricing targets and cost proposals. Oversees all major phases of the solicitation process (request for information (RFI), RFP responses, and negotiations) to determine feasibility and areas of financial risk. Interfaces with vendors and merchandising associates to determine pricing costs and related information to ensure that all material is obtained in a cost-effective manner. Interfaces with customer contracting officials in responding to solicitations and performs due diligence on prospective clients and new outsourcing opportunities to enhance profit opportunities. Selects and hires employees. Trains and evaluates employees to enhance their performance, development, and work product. Addresses performance issues and makes recommendations for personnel actions. Motivates and rewards employees including providing salary increases, bonuses and promotions within allocated budgets and company guidelines. Analyzes and monitors competitor prices and/or data and recommends price changes to ensure competitiveness of proposals. Prepares, recommends and oversees development of operating and personnel budgets. Monitors spending for adherence to budget plans, develops and recommends variances. Performs and/or oversees budget analysis. Basic Qualifications Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience Master's degree in business administration, finance, accounting or related field preferred Twelve or more years of cost analysis accounting or pricing experience Nine or more years of supervisory or management experience included Experience working with company products and services Experience working with all phases of solicitation processes such as, request for information (RFI), RFP responses and negotiations Experience working with relevant programming languages and software to conduct pricing analyses Experience working with negotiations, contracting, pricing and purchasing Other Qualifications Strong communication skills Strong analytical skills to identify and analyze cost factors for proposals Strong organization, time management and creative problem solving skills Leadership skills to guide and mentor the work of less experienced personnel Ability to work with relational databases Ability to lead in a team environment Ability to handle multiple tasks and switch between tasks quickly Remote Work Location Authorized:No Relocation Assistance:Not AvailableClearance Level:None Create Success