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CSC



Advisor: Pricing Analyst

Washington D.C. Metro Area, US - Information Technology and Services

Summary

Identifiesand analyzes actual and potential cost requirements for requests forproposals (RFPs) on larger projects in business units.



EssentialJob Functions

• Analyzes and supports pricing requirements and creates pricingmodels in response to requests for proposals (RFPs) on all majortypes of contracts (Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials, etc) forlarger projects to ensure that adequate support is provided forbusiness solutions/proposals.


• Develops and maintains product and pricing information on businesssystems, and assists in the development of quotation and dealevaluation methods to ensure consistent use across business unit.


• Reviews analyses of all RFPs to identify and approve pricing andcontractual requirements to ensure feasibility of projects withrespect to company costs and budget. Manages the development andproduction of cost volumes to meet company needs.


• Interfaces with operational staff in developing and pricing staffingprofiles and coordinates subcontractor pricing targets and costproposals.


• Reviews various cost modeling methodologies, tools and techniquesand software to determine appropriate uses and needs for upgrading.Determines pricing costs and creates and maintains departmentalpricing reports. Analyzes and reports trends on pricing.


• Supports all major phases of the solicitation process such as,specialized and/or more complex requests for information (RFI),complex RFP responses, and complex aspects of negotiations, todetermine feasibility and areas of financial risk.


• Interfaces with vendors and merchandising associates to determinepricing costs and related information to ensure that all material isobtained in a cost-effective manner. Interfaces with customercontracting officials in responding to solicitations and performsdue diligence on prospective clients and new outsourcingopportunities to enhance profit opportunities.


• Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.


• Analyzes and monitors competitor prices and/or data and recommendsprice changes to ensure competitiveness of proposals.

Qualifications:



BasicQualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education andexperience


• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting orrelated field preferred


• Nine or more years of cost analysis accounting or pricing experience


• Experience working with company products and services


• Experience working with all phases of solicitation processes suchas, request for information (RFI), RFP responses and negotiations


• Experience working with relevant programming languages and softwareto conduct pricing analyses


• Experience working with negotiations, contracting, pricing andpurchasing


• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

OtherQualifications

• Good communication skills


• Proactive to ensure schedule deadlines are met


• Good analytical skills to identify and analyze cost factors forproposals


• Good organization, time management and creative problem solvingskills


• Leadership skills to guide and mentor the work of less experiencedpersonnel


• Ability to work with relational databases


• Ability to work in a team environment


• Attention to detail

CSC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age (40 or over), or genetic information. CSC's commitment to diversity and inclusive selection practices includes ensuring qualified long-term unemployed job seekers receive equal consideration for employment.



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