Pricing Analyst I

About This Role

Who We Are:  

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.  

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.  

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.  

What We Have to Offer:  

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance  

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe  

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions  

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!  

Summary   

This position is in the Finance Group and supports the Business Development Operations Group. This is an entry-level position and entails assignments of low scope and complexity. Uses a variety of standard methods and techniques in solving problems. Assists senior and junior estimators. Will be responsible for preparing cost and price estimates on proposals for training products and services in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations. Effort includes developing basis of estimates and assisting with what-if analyses. Supports management reviews and interfaces with engineering, supply chain and program management departments. Assists with developing, maintaining, and improving estimating methods and processes. Prepares and maintains historical cost data. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities   

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

• Responsible for supporting the preparation of estimates on proposals of low to medium complexity.  

• Assists Senior Pricing Analysts on large/complex proposals. 

• Interfaces with Marketing, Capture, Engineering, Program Management, Contracts, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and other stakeholders for functional estimation activities. 

• Reviews Requests For Proposal (RFPs) to determine customer requirements and assists with development of compliant responses. 

• Participates in cost estimation meetings and answers questions involving internal/external customers. 

• Generates substantiated basis of estimates (BOEs). 

• Prepares written cost portions of cost/price presentations. 

• Interfacing with fellow Pricing Analysts and other department personnel is essential. 

• Requires demonstrated excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. 

• Flexible and comfortable working in a fast-pasted environment, supporting proposal deadlines. 

• Support make/buy decisions. 

• Assists with generating cost/price related questions to the RFP and reviews responses from customers to assess the impact. 

• Ensures commonality, consistency, and reuse across proposals. 

• Supports price and FAR proposal reviews. 

Qualifications and Education Requirements   

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Business, or another related field 

• Minimum 2 years of cost/price estimating experience in a technical environment or