The Asia Regional Pricing Manager must be able to multi-task and manage conflicting priorities in a schedule driven environment, and be responsible for the day to day management, training, mentoring and career development of our Company and Singapore team of costing/quoting and estimating professionals. This team is engaged in the assessment of company's and competitor capabilities, as well as technology trends, and providing
independent cost estimates for a wide range of complex evaluations in support of divisional strategies globally for our Plants
The Asia Regional Pricing Manager shall provide oversight, support to, and review of all work products, and must be able to function in a fast paced proposal environment. The position requires collaboration with senior management, finance, program management, business development counterparts to assist in the development of cost models across the various Business segments, including development, production and sustainment. Extension of Sales and the Customer, doing periodic reviews/monitoring on all (including multi-year) contract and annual quote quantities being met and holding the customers accountable for the full forecast amount each year. Work closely w/Sales and Plants on strategic/emerging customers along with the yearly negotiation packages in preparation of the package receipt.
Nature of Duties:
- Evolve and maintain process and procedures; define standards for costing/quoting and validate potential cost estimation relationships (CERs)
- Advise managers and other decision makers on the impacts of various courses of action
- Work with the Team to support the Position to Win engagements
- Employ the theories, principles and practices of cost analysis in support of the development of cost estimates that include data collection, data normalization, data analysis, risk analysis and sensitivity analysis
- Collect and organize information from technical or other subject matter experts, technical documentation, historical cost records, or open source data to identify relationships, trends, and patterns in, or draw conclusions from that information
- Use statistical analysis or simulations to analyze information and develop practical solutions to business problems
- Management, training, assessment of Team personnel
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in either a technical or financial discipline. 10+ years of related industry experience in a DoD contractor as well as commercial product environment
- Must be well organized, manage several projects simultaneously, set priorities, team within and outside organization, and meet required deadlines.
- Candidate must understand costing/pricing principles and recognize opportunities for business improvement.
- Candidate must also have working knowledge of costing techniques, complexity factors and yearly long-term contractual requirements for firm-fixed pricing, cost estimating relationships (CERs).
- Participate in face to face negotiations with customers
- Ability to effectively present findings to senior management in a clear and concise manner
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks in a dynamic environment, proven problem solving, leadership and interpersonal skills and be a proven team player, who is highly organized and achievement oriented.
- Creative thinker with the capability to think out of the box.
- Provide financial insight with the assistance of Plant Management and divisional Finance to grow the business through analytical insight, financial modeling, and other tools to aid in reaching the appropriate financial decisions for the business. Ability to work closely with the finance and accounting staffs while driving a results-oriented culture and an atmosphere of accountability.
- Drive operational and financial performance through analysis of financial results and key performance indicators including orders visibility, pricing scenarios, margin & capture rate analytics and product/segment profitability and product mix within the Plants and the Division
- Demonstrate organizational and time management skills in dealing with competing priorities, deadlines, and in handling multiple tasks.