Principle Specialist, ME - FP&A Development Pricing (Hybrid)

Principle Specialist, ME - FP&A Development Pricing

This is a hybrid position based out of our East Hartford, Connecticut campus location.

What You Will Do:

• Contributing to all aspects of proposal preparation, fact-finding, negotiations, and sweeps.
• Collaborating with various departments across Pratt & Whitney to develop and refine proposals.
• Identifying customer-specific requirements for proposal content and format
• Gathering, formatting, and disclosing cost and pricing data for specific contract actions.
• Utilizing pricing systems such as SAP and ProPricer, and working with pricing models that integrate data from multiple systems.
• Ensuring proposals comply with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Public Law.
• Developing innovative pricing strategies to address complex customer requirements.
• Delivering presentations to leadership and customers in support of pricing activities.
• Participating in cross-functional teams to drive process improvements related to the proposal process.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and 5+ years of applicable work experience; OR an advanced degree in accounting or finance and 3+ years of applicable work experience.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), (TINA) and/or other Government Procurement regulations as they pertain to Bid/Cost proposals.
• U.S. Citizenship is required due to government contract requirements.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Working knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in Proposals and Pricing, Engineering BOMs, Finance, or Supply Chain.
• Demonstrated Bid/Cost Proposal development and management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to support large sole-source and/or competitive proposals.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with proposal teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships within the team.
• Proven experience managing audit readiness and collaborating with external auditors such as DCAA and DCMA.
• Familiarity with pricing tools like SAP or ProPricer.
• Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, and facilitation abilities
• Strong presentation skills, with confidence in engaging with customers and leadership.
• A track record of driving process improvements through Continuous Improvement, or Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE) or Six Sigma.

Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.