Title:  Senior Specialist, Procurement

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Procurement

Job Code: 40301

Job Location: Melbourne, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

You will have experience working in material cost estimating within a global supply chain environment. You will interact internally with functional departments as part of the proposal process and externally with supplier on matters pertaining to proposal pricing requirements. This entails tracking procurement proposal efforts, working with the technical community on the sourcing aspects of proposals, supporting the pricing initiatives, and determining lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.

• Review and analyze Bill of Materials (BOMs) to develop accurate material cost estimates for proposals and program execution
• Obtain, review, and update supplier quotations and Request for Proposal (RFP) responses to ensure BOM pricing reflects current and complete cost data
• Support material cost analysis, variance tracking, and historical pricing trend reviews to improve accuracy and competitiveness of future estimates
• Collaborate with Proposal, Program Management, and Supply Chain teams to validate pricing, confirm sourcing assumptions, and support cost strategy development
• Maintain data integrity across cost models, proposals, and estimating tools to ensure compliance with internal estimating standards and customer requirements
• Utilize advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and data validation to consolidate, analyze, and report cost information
• Coordinate with procurement on activities impacting purchasing of materials and services to ensure alignment with program specifications and achievement of price objectives.
• Maintain files and folders that meet compliance standards and support audit activities of proposal information as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Download, update, and maintain program BOMs using supplier pricing obtained from RFP efforts and direct supplier communications
• Coordinate with the proposals team to integrate supplier quotes into formal cost proposals and support fact-finding or customer audit requests
• Develop and maintain standard estimating templates and cost models in Excel to streamline proposal turnaround and maintain pricing consistency
• Ensure traceability of supplier data, quotes, and cost justifications to support CPSR and DCMA audit readiness requirements
• Assist in the creation of Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) and firm proposal estimates for new business pursuits and contract modifications
• Analyze supplier inputs for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with proposal timelines and sourcing policies
• Collaboration with Supply Chain on proposal cost reduction strategies
• Ability to obtain a FAA Public Trust Clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• 4 years of professional experience in government buying, proposal pricing, material management and planning, or supply chain experience and familiarity with FAR/DFAR and AMS requirements.
• Experience supporting government or defense proposal environments (FAR/DFARS/AMS familiarity a plus)
• Experience supporting international government programs
• Experience working with cost and pricing of IT server and networking equipment, software licenses, and service level agreements.
• Experience reading and interpreting Bills of Materials (BOMs) and supplier quotations
• Understanding of cost analysis principles and proposal pricing structures
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems (e.g., Cincom, PDM) and procurement databases
• Attention to detail and strong commitment to data accuracy
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across multiple sites
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including use of formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis tools (required)
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced proposal environment
• Experience with procurement of server/software licenses, IT equipment, electrical/mechanical components
• Ability to review proposals, negotiate prices, select or recommend suppliers, analyze trends, and maintain necessary records.
• Perform cross-functional reviews with Program Management, Supply Chain, and Engineering to validate material assumptions and identify cost risks or savings opportunities
• Manage vendor relationships in accordance with company requirements and procurement objectives.
• Support Proposal and Program Leads with compiling and analyzing statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives, approving and qualifying vendors, obtaining quotes, examining bids and making awards.
• Ability to perform supply chain data analysis and build presentations to internal stakeholders to make recommendations and facilitate decisions

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