Defense - Procurement Cost Analyst 2

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Location: Wichita, KS (Onsite)

Key Accountabilities:

• Analyzes subcontractor proposals by reviewing and evaluating the separate cost elements and proposed profit or prices for negotiating fair and reasonable prices with suppliers
• Develops parametric estimates, "should cost" analyses, and detail estimates; conducts regression analyses and uses other procurement cost analysis tools and methods to provide a product or service cost and/or price
• Develops analytical tools, data, and cost estimating relationships
• Conducts financial, operational, and proposal audits of subcontractor information
• Conducts fact-finding of historical records and analyzes current processes and practices. Provides cost and/or price information with cross-functional teams, management, and customers
• Uses historical data and engineering task and hardware descriptions and applies regression analysis or other estimating tools and methods to develop parametric estimates and "should cost" analyses and/or develop labor, material, and other non-labor cost estimates
• Manages the process to collects cost data from functional representatives, subcontractors, and vendors and applies appropriate cost estimating rates and factors to estimates
• Develops and maintains estimating tools, data and cost estimating relationships
• Provides cost and/or price information and financial analysis to cross-functional teams, management, and customers
• Participates in fact-finding and negotiations with government and customers
• Supports the proposal mangers and independent cost estimates (ICE) to generate the "Price to Win" in the new business acquisition process

Requirements:

• 3 years of related work experience with either an Associate's Degree or a Bachelor's Degree in process
• Must have or be able to obtain a secret DoD Clearance
• Strong computer skills and a strong competency in Excel

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related area of study
• Experience with Department of Defense (DoD), FAR, and/or CAS
• Experience with SAP and ProPricer

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems' Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. for more information on the tax credit.