Materials Estimating Cost Analyst III - San Diego CA

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Overview

The Materials Analyst is responsible for analyzing materials costs to support bid and proposal activities as well as conducting ongoing price variance analysis. The role involves evaluating and pricing the Bill of Materials (BOM) collaborating with various departmentsEngineering Program Management Sales Procurement Finance and othersto define material requirements. This includes ensuring compliance and developing procurement strategies.


Responsibilities

Proposal and Pricing Support: Review and resolve discrepancies in proposal guidelines pricing requirements and input received from Proposal/Program Managers.
BOM Analysis: Evaluate BOMs. For proposals without a released BOM collaborate with Engineering to define material requirements and assess complexity factors based on similar projects.
Cost Proposal Development: Develop material cost proposals using historical price data recent bids current supply chain practices and other relevant information applying judgment to determine optimal pricing strategies.
Subcontracting and Resources: Identify items that will be subcontracted and assess available resources to support subcontract requirements.
Compliance Management: Ensure compliance with Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business requirements in Requests for Proposals (RFPs). Determine any additional costs to meet prescribed goals.
Supplier Management: Solicit analyze and evaluate supplier quotes for price reasonableness and compliance with company design specifications.
Price Roll-up: Consolidate pricing information for review and approval. Submit the completed priced BOM to Finance for proposal costing and provide the Program Manager and OPM with copies. Ensure Procurement receives target pricing before program release.
Risk Identification: Highlight risk items such as delivery issues technical exceptions or obsolescence risks. Identify high-risk suppliers including financially unstable companies.
Performance Analysis: Support the evaluation of actual purchase performance against material budgets.
Audit Support: Defend pricing justifications in audits from customers DCAA Corporate or other entities. Maintain all proposal support documentation for audits throughout the material costing process. Knowledge of FAR/DFAR TINA requirements
Program Representation: Represent Supply Chain in program status meetings program reviews developing material EACs ETCs and material revenue forecasting.
Safety Compliance: Participate in safety training and comply with safety policies and practices.
Continuous Improvement: Support Lean implementation and continuous improvement by applying Lean principles in materials activities. Participate in Lean/Six Sigma initiatives to enhance cross-functional problem-solving.

Qualifications

Minimum:

Bachelors Degree in Business Finance Supply Chain or related field.
Five (5) years of experience in material finance/material proposal estimating in a manufacturing environment.
This position requires access to technology materials software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws. In order to be eligible for this position you must be a US Person under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license).
Preferred

Experience in materials finance/analysis and estimating with a strong analytical approach.
Intermediate Excel proficiency.
Working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP.
Micro-electronics and/or defense industry experience.
Knowledge of Indentured Bill of Materials.
Salary Range: $81000- $117537 annually (San Diego CA).

Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including but not limited to geographical location job function of the position education and experience of the successful candidate. CAES provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage life and disability insurance 401K paid holidays and vacation.