Senior Pricing Analyst (Corp)

The Senior Pricing Analyst performs in-depth RFP document(s) analysis and identifies all cost risk, develops PTW analysis and reviews with senior leadership, develops complex RFP compliant Excel pricing models and writes comprehensive Cost Narratives supporting Cost/Price Volume submittals, supports negotiations by developing offers and counter-offers with department leadership’s input, develops base proposed pay rates, supports the development of indirect rates, develops internal Fiscal Year budget inputs, manages subcontractor(s) cost proposal input, supports contract modification price adjustments and REA’s and other complex pricing proposal duties, as assigned. Serves as the Pricing lead for assigned Government or Commercial competitive and non-competitive proposals. Availability to support proposal timelines outside of normal business hours.

A sample of duties include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the development of all cost/price proposals assigned by Director including developing base pay rates, assisting in direct rate development, contact HR on indirect or hybrid rate development, developing travel, material, and ODCs cost estimates, creating PTW analysis and recommend/utilize various PTW strategies, writing comprehensive Cost Narrative and gathering all supporting cost basis documentation.
• Ensure all cost/price proposals are 100% compliant with customer’s solicitation requirements. 
• Manage subcontractors’ cost inputs. Perform subcontractor labor rate analysis. Create subcontractor cost proposal templates ensuring solicitation compliance.
• Utilize credible and verifiable salary survey data sources from which to obtain base pay rates. 
• Create labor category/rate(s) crosswalks between source data and solicitation data.
• Team with Business Development (Proposals) to ensure the Technical Volume and Cost/Price Volumes agree and are compliant.
• Analyze competitors’ historical bid and award information online (FedBizOps, BetaSAM etc) to ensure current cost proposal competitiveness, where possible.
• Estimate travel costs which can include airfare, car rental, hotel, meals, and incidental expenses for CONUS and OCONUS work locations. Provide all supporting cost data.
• Estimate Other Direct Costs (ODCs) as required in the solicitation. Provide all supporting cost data.
• Estimate Material Costs as required in the solicitation. Provide all supporting cost data.
• Support and develop responses to post submittal customer price proposal questions (ENs). Maintain complete record of all exchanges throughout the process.
• Work as part of the larger proposal team interfacing with internal/external SMEs, BD, Program Office and LLC Presidents, and others on pricing.
• Mentor with Pricing leadership to build skills and capabilities.
• Integrate and analyze cost data using quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Must have the ability to lead the complete development of a Cost/Proposal Volume with minimal to no supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Pricing leadership and serve as back-up to supervisor when/if needed.
• Critical thinking, professional communications, both written and verbal, and leadership skills required. 
• Experience using AI as a Pricing tool
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as Federal regulations and policies pertaining to procurement and acquisition, 8(a) small business rules, advanced business math skills, purchasing, and quality processes and procedures. Advanced business writing, proofreading and editing skills.
• Ability to write effectively, develop presentations, author cost narratives, routine reports and correspondence, and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Outstanding communicator with written, spoken, graphical, and pictorial presentations.
• Consummate professional with exceptional time management and organizational skills.
• A stable yet progressive track record of exceptional performance and achievement.
• Superior strategic thinker, writer, and conceptual organizer, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of tactics, action, and attention to detail to an exceptional level.
• A strategist who understands the proposal process including competitive intelligence, industry trends, price to win, and other sophisticated aspects of competing on cost/price proposals at the highest levels.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse range of people and personalities who possess a variety of skills and experience.
• Ability to develop and implement process improvements and efficiencies to current proposal process
• Perform competitive rates analysis (indirect and direct) to ensure adherence to strategic long-term planning goals

SKT, Inc. is an EEO/Veteran/Disabled employer.  For a general description of benefits, please visit: https://www.sktcorp.com/career-center/ and scroll down to read our benefit offerings.