COMPETITIVE PRICING ANALYST 1
VSolvit is looking for a candidate to join our dynamic Business Development team as a Competitive Pricing Analyst 1 to assist with developing price and cost models for proposal submissions. A pricing analyst is responsible for analyzing competitor pricing matched with market expectations to determine the ideal target price for information technology based professional services. Works with complex data examining industry standards and pricing strategies of competitors to help the company to identify and set competitive prices. They study consumer habits to determine how much people are willing to pay for various services and look for patterns in Government customer spending. The candidate will be working in a fast-paced environment and able to adapt to changing priorities and needs supporting capture managers, proposal managers, and executives. The candidate must be highly organized, attentive to detail, comfortable supporting multiple simultaneous assignments, deliver measurable results on a daily basis, and be able to work independently in a remote work environment.
Candidates for this position must be eligible to attain a security clearance.
As with any position, additional expectations exist. Some of these include, but are not limited to, adhering to normal working hours, meeting deadlines, following company policies as outlined by the Employee Handbook, communicating regularly with assigned supervisor(s), staying focused on the assigned tasks, and completing other tasks as assigned.
Responsibilities
Work with the Business Development team to do market analysis by participating in financial and cost reviews for proposal staffing models and providing guidance to the Business Development team to facilitate a better understanding of the associated financial and cost impacts.
Provide pricing support for specific proposals by performing and supporting Competitor Analysis, Indirect Rate Analysis, and Price-to-Win, as well as building and updating pricing model for proposals
Lead the creation and analysis of relevant information and develop recommendations that they present to senior management
Develop pricing for proposal submissions by working closely with capture managers, proposal managers, and executives
Maintain pricing files to include required supporting documentation
Performs cost analysis and estimates for complex proposal efforts, consistent with company policies, and RFI/RFQ/RFP/Solicitation requirements
Works as an integral part of the capture/proposal team, assisting in the development of pricing strategies, identifying risks, and interpreting solicitation requirements
Performs detailed pricing labor category pricing analysis and Salary Survey research
Maintains current knowledge of the competitive environment
Perform reviews of proposals priced by other pricing analysts for quality assurance purposes
Basic Qualifications
If applicable: If you are or have been recently employed by the U.S. government, a post-employment ethics letter will be required if employment with VSolvit is offered.
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Mathematics or English
1+ year’s experience supporting research or analysis
1+ years’ of corporate customer service and supporting project management
1+ years’ performing marketing and grant research, or web research and analysis
1+ years’ of web portal navigation, queries, interpreting qualitative and quantitative data
1+ years’ Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
1+ years’ Google Suite (slides, word, excel, and Gmail)
1+ years monitoring and interpreting industry statistics and trade literature
Preferred Qualifications
2+ years assessing the competition strength, weaknesses, pricing, their offerings, unique strengths that we need to offset
2+ years conducting competitive analysis, gathering competitive intelligence
1+ years of writing experience related to software development, technical writing or project manage