Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lockheed Martin is the employer for this position. The Proposal Analyst will develop, validate, and maintain material cost estimates supporting proposals, negotiations, and program execution while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role also involves analyzing cost drivers, ensuring compliance, supporting audits and briefings, and improving estimating processes and tools.
Responsibilities
- Develop and validate detailed material cost estimates in support of proposals, negotiations, and program execution
- Create clear, auditable Basis of Estimates (BOEs) that align technical inputs, historical data, and program assumptions
- Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, and Program teams to gather requirements and ensure cost accuracy and consistency
- Analyze material requirements, supplier data, and cost drivers to identify risks, trends, and opportunities for cost improvement
- Ensure estimating activities comply with customer requirements, regulatory standards, and internal policies and procedures
- Support reviews, audits, and management briefings by providing cost rationale and responding to data requests
- Contribute to continuous-improvement initiatives by refining estimating processes, tools, and best practices
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in accounting/Finance, Business, or other related discipline from an accredited school
- Experience with data analytics and analysis
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint at an advanced or expert level
- Pricing or functional estimating experience in materials, engineering, operations, and/or Sustainment
- Familiarity or experience with FAR, Part 15 proposal requirements
- Experience coordinating complex estimates with changing requirements
- Experience using proposal pricing systems or BOE tools such as, PROPRICER, APTS, or BOE other tool usage
- Experience in Tableau
- Proven communication and leadership skills
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Parental Leave
- EAP
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Education Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For Washington state applicants only, non-represented full-time employees accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays.
- For Washington state applicants only, represented full-time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays.
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