Senior Specialist, Price/Cost Analyst

About the role

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, Proposal Management (Price/Cost Analyst) with expertise in supply chain and financial analysis. The ideal candidate will lead the analysis of complex supplier proposals, support negotiations, and drive business growth through data-driven insights.

Responsibilities

• Carries out broad and complex assignments in the analysis of complex high-dollar cost proposals.
• Conducts supplier/subcontractor proposal fact-finding to gain a thorough understanding of the subcontractors' cost proposals and collect supporting data.
• Supports negotiations with suppliers, including conducting price negotiations in coordination with Buyers/MPM's and IST's.
• Assists with the development of negotiation positions and pricing objectives.
• Performs rate reviews at supplier facilities, requiring supplier's payroll information and other financial information.
• Mentors and/or assists in training buyers in subjects related to cost and price analysis.
• Prepares and presents cost reports to management, contracts personnel, customers, and price auditors.
• Develops and maintains cost models and historical cost data.
• Drives supplier negotiations (price, schedules, and terms & conditions).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant Proposal/Financial Analysis or Pricing experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related Proposal/Pricing experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related Proposal/Pricing/Estimating experience.
• 4 years of experience with Government contracts, processes, and procedures.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Applicable Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Acquisition Regulation System (DFARS), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and processes affecting procurement and contractual functions.
• Cost and price analysis techniques and government contracting.
• General accounting practices, proposal methodology and estimating techniques.
• Research methods and techniques.
• Computer systems to prepare reports and documents with an emphasis on Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Analytical skills and comfortable using Microsoft Excel for developing analysis tools, tabulating, and charting data with complex data sets.

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

Pay

The salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C., Denver, or NYC areas is $88,000.00 MIN - $164,000.00 MAX.

The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is $76,500.00 MIN - $U141,500.00 MAX.

Schedule

Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off.