Senior Principal Proposal Analyst

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

5d•$101,400 - $152,200•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman has an opening for a Level 4 Senior Principal Proposal Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals! This position will be located on site in Melbourne, Florida. Analyst will be responsible for pricing activities for material estimating under multiple contract types, to include, but not limited to, Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Type, and Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). Analyst will support the entire proposal process from request for proposal (RFP) and authorization to proceed (ATP), coordinating Global Supply Chain (GSC) material and labor inputs and approvals through the program approval process, proposal submittal, supporting customer requests for information (RFIs) providing government audit support, fact-finding, negotiation, and the sweep process. This position will collaborate across multiple functions to prepare and submit first-time quality, compliant, and on-time proposals to support the customer commitments as well as NG’s financial goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of pricing/estimating, finance, contracts, proposals and/or business-related experience OR a Master's Degree and 6 years of pricing/estimating, finance, contracts, proposals, and/or business related experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
Must have an active US Government Secret Security Clearance or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have the ability to obtain/maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

Nice To Haves

Prior proposal experience
Working knowledge of SAP or other Accounting Systems
Experience in Material Estimating, Procurement, or other Supply Chain role(s)
Familiarity with the concept and application of Cost Improvement Curves
Working knowledge of government contract environment (FAR and DFARS)
Active US Government Top Secret Clearance with full investigation closed in the last six years and satisfy the requirement to obtain Special Program Access

Responsibilities

Understand Statement of Work (SOW) for both NG and Suppliers and prepare material estimates.
Prices a consolidated bill of material (CBOM) provided from engineering/program utilizing supplier proposals/quotes, PO history, engineering estimates, etc. and providing compliant, quality basis of estimates and documentation to support.
Requests supplier proposals/quotes and/or lead times from Global Supply Chain utilizing price/delivery information requests (PDIRs) through Supply Chain Integrated Proposal System (SCIPS)
Prepares labor estimates for all Global Supply Chain functions.
Prepares Material Cost Volume in support of customer proposals ensuring compliance and quality.
Prepares and supports presentation and approval of material estimates to senior leadership.
Prepare price analysis for all quotes/proposal on CBOM under $2.5M.