Sr Manager, Pricing & Estimating

Textron•Hunt Valley, MD

About The Position

The Pricing & Estimating Sr. Manager oversees the department’s performance, staffing, and development while leading the creation of compliant, well‑supported pricing proposals for government and commercial customers. This role manages workload, coordinates cross‑functional input, and ensures accurate financial analysis, pricing strategy, and adherence to policies and regulations. It requires strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills to meet strict deadlines in a detail‑driven environment.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Math, Accounting, or related field with 10+ years of related experience.
Must have working knowledge of FAR, DFARS and CAS with emphasis in preparing pricing proposals that are current, accurate, and complete.
Must have in-depth working knowledge of DCAA/DCMA
Strong interpersonal, communication, & organizational skills are required.
Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills are required.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace & Defense industry experience, problem solving ability, excellent analytical skills, and ability to analyze and understand complex systems and processes are preferred.
Familiarity with Other Transaction Authority (OTA) proposals
A self-starter, quick learner, and independent work style which requires minimal supervision is also desirable for this position.
Previous Manager experience highly preferred
Leadership experience and a successful track record of developing a team highly preferred
Ability to maintain focus and professionalism throughout the proposal development cycle
Working knowledge of ProPricer is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ability to effectively develop teams and manage/direct the workflow of others is required. Develop, train, and mentor direct reports using a formalized performance management process and positive leadership examples.
Participates in determining objectives of work assignments, planning schedules, and arranging activities in accomplishing objectives of the department.
Strong business background with knowledge of all aspects of government and commercial job costing in an engineering development and manufacturing environment.
Analysis of proposal bills of materials, utilization of actual and estimated labor and procurement data, pricing and estimating practices, functional department estimates, and proposal auditing.
Performs review and analysis of cost proposals activities prior to submission to management for approval and negotiation with customers to ensure cost data are current, accurate, and complete.
Develops solutions to a variety of complex proposal related problems using established policies, procedures and best practices.
Works special assignments as required using independent judgment and initiative.
Plan, execute & manage multiple projects that include improvement reviews of business processes, particularly on regulatory & compliance-related systems & programs.
Advanced knowledge of General Accounting processes, procedures, and rules and accounting systems to properly apply the correct overheads, burdens, pricing factors, and other applicable rates & the application of pricing and costing principles, concepts, practices, and standards