Pricing Specialist

Position: Pricing Specialist!!

Overview:

The Pricing Specialist is an integral part of all proposal pricing efforts. The Pricing Specialist prepares proposal budgets and budget narratives. They are responsible for gathering and analyzing costs for developing and revising complex multi-million-dollar proposal budgets in accordance with client requirements, while utilizing advanced spreadsheet techniques. The Ideal candidate will serve as lead resource with Cost/Price Volume production responsibility for complex price proposals. The candidates responsibilities will include in depth review of all request for proposals (RFP). Candidate will establish cost and pricing data for the development of proposals in accordance with governments RFP, analyze and convey to senior management the necessary requirements of government’s RFP, prepare the cost volume (including cost proposal, reps and certs, and cost narrative), maintain all proposal documentation and supporting files, work with subcontractors in relation to the proposal.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of the cost and business proposal.
• Coordinates with the proposal team on strategic issues involving proposal budgets. Ensure that the proposal team is educated on client requirements for the cost proposals.
• Ensures proposals comply with Straive’s corporate policy
• Develops cost kick-off presentations
• Collects, prepares and analyzes historical cost data for use in budgeting
• Conducts internal budget reviews during proposal period
• Documents all cost assumptions and certify cost data.
• Reviews, edits and finalizes explanatory budget narrative to accompany budget in cost proposal
• Creates and/or modifies budget spreadsheet templates in accordance with client requirements.
• Attends and participates in transition meetings
• Assists colleagues with other budget development activities such as contract/subcontract budgets, task orders and pipeline analyses and review project budgets as needed during non-proposal periods
• Develops and manages Straive’s standard budget templates; including the development of project budget trackers
• Reviews project budget modifications and assist with project financial management on an ad hoc basis.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a 6+ years of relevant work experience in pricing/ contracting/ transition
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills including logical functions, named ranges, knowledge of VBA is a plus
• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally on complex projects
• Experience working under hard deadlines and managing multi-deliverable projects
• Working knowledge of various project financial indicators and accounting principals
• Ability to think critically through complex business problems and communicate your work to a diverse audience including clients, partners, technical experts, proposal managers and executives.
• Ability to take full ownership of the cost volume with minimal oversight
• Desire to be part of a business that has a mission beyond commerce.

What we Value:

• Autonomy and proactivity around driving work to completion in the face of ambiguity and challenges
• We value high-performing creative individuals who dig into problems and opportunities
• We value individuals who are team players and interact positively with colleagues and clients
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems individually and as part of a team, while respecting individual team members’ roles, strengths, and communication styles
• Strong organizational and communication skills, the ability to perform effectively within tight deadlines