Principal or Sr. Principal Price/Cost Proposal Analyst - Level 3 or 4 (Clearance Required)
Northrop Grumman · San Diego, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteOTHR$94k–$141k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (description), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe Basic Qualifications), Preferred Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule? The posting includes relocation assistance, clearance required, travel. Those are metadata; we can fold into a short
maybe under About the role or separate? The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a short paragraph with relocation assistance, clearance required, travel. We need sections only when posting has real specific content. We have: - About the role: description paragraph(s) about Northrop Grumman, role description. - Responsibilities: list of duties (the "Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To The Following" bullet list). Use
- .
- Requirements: Basic Qualifications for Level 3 and Level 4. Could combine as Requirements section. Use
- for each bullet? The qualifications are sentences; we can list each.
- Preferred Qualifications: list.
- Benefits: "We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment.... We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, and a great 401K matching program.... In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business." So we have benefits content.
- Pay: Salary ranges given: Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $117,500.00 - $176,300.00. Also mention overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director. So we have pay info.
- Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned besides maybe flexible work arrangements? Not a schedule. No explicit schedule info. So we should not create Schedule section.
- Relocation assistance, clearance required, travel: we can put in a short
maybe under About the role or separate "Job Details". But instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a
with that info. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no heading for the title. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Thus produce something like:
About the role
...
Relocation assistance: Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required: Yes, Secret. Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.
Then Responsibilities, Requirements, Preferred Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. Make sure to preserve all substantive information. Not invent or summarize away detail. Must keep all details. We need to be careful to not omit any details from responsibilities list. Let's extract responsibilities list: From text: "Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To The Following Perform a price and cost analysis to evaluate the direct and indirect labor rates, overheads, general and administrative expenses, cost of money and any other factors used in supplier’s proposal, including any economic factors applied to period of performance or effort, and incorporate the findings into the PCARPerforming cost estimating/pricing reviews and analysis in accordance with industry best practices, solicitation instructions, customer requirements and USG regulatory requirementsConducting research into market and historical data and developing cost estimating models to evaluate price reasonableness and develop negotiation positions with subcontractorsCompiling information from periodicals, catalogs, and other sources to stay informed on regulations (e.g., FAR, DFARS, etc.), price trends and manufacturing processesConferring with suppliers and analyzing suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect pricesIssuing requests for information (RFI) and fact-finding questions to suppliers and participating in fact-finding meetings to review bases of estimates (BOEs) and source documentationRequesting DCMA/DCAA assist audits where applicableInterfacing with responsible engineers regarding the integration of technical evaluations into the cost analysis when appropriatePreparing and presenting data for Supply Chain Management review to establish negotiation objective positions; Providing negotiation support through subcontract awardMaintaining records and supporting data used and provided in support of proposals" It seems missing punctuation; we need to split into separate bullet points. We can infer each sentence separated by a capital letter after a period? The text is messy but we can approximate by splitting at each verb phrase. However we must preserve all substantive information; we can keep as a single paragraph? But instruction: Use- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to make list items. We need to parse the responsibilities into distinct items.
Let's manually split:
1. Perform a price and cost analysis to evaluate the direct and indirect labor rates, overheads, general and administrative expenses, cost of money and any other factors used in supplier’s proposal, including any economic factors applied to period of performance or effort, and incorporate the findings into the PCAR.
2. Performing cost estimating/pricing reviews and analysis in accordance with industry best practices, solicitation instructions, customer requirements and USG regulatory requirements.
3. Conducting research into market and historical data and developing cost estimating models to evaluate price reasonableness and develop negotiation positions with subcontractors.
4. Compiling information from periodicals, catalogs, and other sources to stay informed on regulations (e.g., FAR, DFARS, etc.), price trends and manufacturing processes.
5. Conferring with suppliers and analyzing suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices.
6. Issuing requests for information (RFI) and fact-finding questions to suppliers and participating in fact-finding meetings to review bases of estimates (BOEs) and source documentation.
7. Requesting DCMA/DCAA assist audits where applicable.
8. Interfacing with responsible engineers regarding the integration of technical evaluations into the cost analysis when appropriate.
9. Preparing and presenting data for Supply Chain Management review to establish negotiation objective positions; Providing negotiation support through subcontract award.
10. Maintaining records and supporting data used and provided in support of proposals.
That seems comprehensive.
Now Requirements: Basic Qualifications for Level 3 and Level 4.
We need to list each requirement. Could combine as:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related discipline with 5 years of related experience; or master’s degree in stated fields and 3 years related experience. (Level 3)
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related discipline with 8 years of related experience; or master’s degree in stated fields and 6 years related experience. (Level 4)
- Must have knowledge of statistical and forecasting concepts and techniques.
- Must have proficiency with MS Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word.
- Must have Active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance (with background investigation completed within the last 5 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
We could also note that both levels share the latter four items.
We'll list as
- .
Preferred Qualifications: list each bullet from that paragraph.
Let's extract:
- Ability to apply analytical skills and accounting, finance, economic and/or forecasting concepts and principles to data
- Meet deadlines in a challenging environment and manage multiple simultaneous projects with attention to detail
- Technical and creative writing skills; able to tell the story of the analysis performed and the results such that the reader understands and can follow our position
- Self-starter who likes to “self-teach” topics and new skills (such as calculations/formulas to enable a more efficient analysis)
- Active Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
- Experience working on or contributing to Government proposals
- Familiarity and/or practical experience with regression analysis
- Conceptual or practical knowledge of cost improvement curves
- Working knowledge of the Government contracting environment (FAR and DFARS) such as FAR Part 15, FAR Part 12, and FAR Part 16
- Knowledge of direct and indirect rate proposals, activity-based costing, audits and audit processes and the Defense Contract Audit Agency and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCAA/DCMA)
- Understanding of earned value management and business systems
- Hands-on experience with SAP
- Familiarity with aerospace production operation functions, tasks, and processes
- Background in Global Supply Chain Subcontract/Procurement requirements
Now Benefits: extract:
- We offer flexible work arrangements
- phenomenal learning opportunities
- exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- a very friendly team environment
- We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. (maybe not a benefit but description)
- At Northrop Grumman, we are on the cutting edge of innovation-- building the next generation of sophisticated aircraft to protect our country.
- Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career.
- We are well-known for our inclusive, family environment, as well as our excellent work/life balance.
- We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, and a great 401K matching program.
- In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
We should keep substantive benefit statements. The earlier sentences about looking for self-motivated etc are more about desired candidate; could be omitted? But it's still substantive. However we might keep them under Benefits or maybe under About the role. Safer to keep them under Benefits as they describe offerings.
But we need to avoid fluff? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep them.
Now Pay: include:
- Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00
- Secondary Level Salary Range: $117,500.00 - $176,300.00
- The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
- Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
- Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
Now we also have relocation assistance, clearance required, travel. We'll include a short paragraph.
Now ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
...
Relocation assistance: Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required: Yes, Secret. Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Preferred Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Pay
- ... ...
- .
Preferred Qualifications: list each bullet from that paragraph.
Let's extract:
- Ability to apply analytical skills and accounting, finance, economic and/or forecasting concepts and principles to data
- Meet deadlines in a challenging environment and manage multiple simultaneous projects with attention to detail
- Technical and creative writing skills; able to tell the story of the analysis performed and the results such that the reader understands and can follow our position
- Self-starter who likes to “self-teach” topics and new skills (such as calculations/formulas to enable a more efficient analysis)
- Active Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
- Experience working on or contributing to Government proposals
- Familiarity and/or practical experience with regression analysis
- Conceptual or practical knowledge of cost improvement curves
- Working knowledge of the Government contracting environment (FAR and DFARS) such as FAR Part 15, FAR Part 12, and FAR Part 16
- Knowledge of direct and indirect rate proposals, activity-based costing, audits and audit processes and the Defense Contract Audit Agency and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCAA/DCMA)
- Understanding of earned value management and business systems
- Hands-on experience with SAP
- Familiarity with aerospace production operation functions, tasks, and processes
- Background in Global Supply Chain Subcontract/Procurement requirements
Now Benefits: extract:
- We offer flexible work arrangements
- phenomenal learning opportunities
- exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- a very friendly team environment
- We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. (maybe not a benefit but description)
- At Northrop Grumman, we are on the cutting edge of innovation-- building the next generation of sophisticated aircraft to protect our country.
- Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career.
- We are well-known for our inclusive, family environment, as well as our excellent work/life balance.
- We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, and a great 401K matching program.
- In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
We should keep substantive benefit statements. The earlier sentences about looking for self-motivated etc are more about desired candidate; could be omitted? But it's still substantive. However we might keep them under Benefits or maybe under About the role. Safer to keep them under Benefits as they describe offerings.
But we need to avoid fluff? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep them.
Now Pay: include:
- Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00
- Secondary Level Salary Range: $117,500.00 - $176,300.00
- The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
- Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
- Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
Now we also have relocation assistance, clearance required, travel. We'll include a short paragraph.
Now ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to make list items. We need to parse the responsibilities into distinct items.
Let's manually split:
1. Perform a price and cost analysis to evaluate the direct and indirect labor rates, overheads, general and administrative expenses, cost of money and any other factors used in supplier’s proposal, including any economic factors applied to period of performance or effort, and incorporate the findings into the PCAR.
2. Performing cost estimating/pricing reviews and analysis in accordance with industry best practices, solicitation instructions, customer requirements and USG regulatory requirements.
3. Conducting research into market and historical data and developing cost estimating models to evaluate price reasonableness and develop negotiation positions with subcontractors.
4. Compiling information from periodicals, catalogs, and other sources to stay informed on regulations (e.g., FAR, DFARS, etc.), price trends and manufacturing processes.
5. Conferring with suppliers and analyzing suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices.
6. Issuing requests for information (RFI) and fact-finding questions to suppliers and participating in fact-finding meetings to review bases of estimates (BOEs) and source documentation.
7. Requesting DCMA/DCAA assist audits where applicable.
8. Interfacing with responsible engineers regarding the integration of technical evaluations into the cost analysis when appropriate.
9. Preparing and presenting data for Supply Chain Management review to establish negotiation objective positions; Providing negotiation support through subcontract award.
10. Maintaining records and supporting data used and provided in support of proposals.
That seems comprehensive.
Now Requirements: Basic Qualifications for Level 3 and Level 4.
We need to list each requirement. Could combine as:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related discipline with 5 years of related experience; or master’s degree in stated fields and 3 years related experience. (Level 3)
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related discipline with 8 years of related experience; or master’s degree in stated fields and 6 years related experience. (Level 4)
- Must have knowledge of statistical and forecasting concepts and techniques.
- Must have proficiency with MS Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word.
- Must have Active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance (with background investigation completed within the last 5 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
We could also note that both levels share the latter four items.
We'll list as
- for each bullet? The qualifications are sentences; we can list each.
- Preferred Qualifications: list.
- Benefits: "We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment.... We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, and a great 401K matching program.... In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business." So we have benefits content.
- Pay: Salary ranges given: Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $117,500.00 - $176,300.00. Also mention overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director. So we have pay info.
- Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned besides maybe flexible work arrangements? Not a schedule. No explicit schedule info. So we should not create Schedule section.
- Relocation assistance, clearance required, travel: we can put in a short