Costing & Pricing Sr. Manager

Airbus Helicopters; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Incentive compensation

Paid time off

Comprehensive insurance coverage

Upskilling opportunities

Job summary

A leading aerospace manufacturer is looking for a Costing & Pricing Sr. Manager to handle cost proposals, analyze financial data, and lead pricing models. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years' experience, a BS in Accounting or Finance, and advanced Excel skills. Responsibilities include overseeing cost proposals, creating business cases for management, and training staff. This role is primarily onsite with limited travel. Competitive salary and benefits are included.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in project management, costing, pricing or data analytics.
• Understanding of FAR 12 and FAR 15 contract requirements.
• Availability for 5% domestic and international travel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cost and pricing for proposals, ensuring accuracy and support.
• Create business cases providing cost, margin, and pricing information.
• Manage and develop staff in alignment with core values.

Skills

Analytical skills

Technical skills

Customer service focus

Product knowledge

Quality focus

Advanced Excel skills

Education

BS in Accounting or Finance

MBA or MS in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

Costing & Pricing Sr. Manager – Airbus Helicopters

Location: Grand Prairie, TX or Columbus, MS

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at [e-mail].

In this role, you will be responsible for gathering, analyzing and preparing cost proposals—including budgets and accompanying financial documentation—in support of proposals. You will apply applicable government regulations (e.g., FAR) and maintain accurate cost and pricing models to meet company gross margin and EBIT targets.

Responsibilities

Costing/Pricing (35%)

• Oversee cost and pricing for a range of proposals, domestic and international.
• Ensure costing information is timely, accurate and supportable.
• Coordinate requirements for all costing data with cross‑functional teams.
• Support the team in providing cost‑effective solutions and translating findings into customer price breakdowns.
• Maintain and improve processes for compiling and communicating cost estimates.
• Lead projects in developing costing tools and improving technical information for accurate landed costs.
• Develop, evaluate and implement pricing models based on current business situations and market dynamics.
• Work with marketing and sales to monitor competitive environment and keep pricing models market‑conform.
• Lead internal meetings on overall review of all costing and pricing components.

Business Cases (35%)

• Create business cases that provide management with cost, margin and price information for proposed and established prices.
• Lead finance offer evaluation process to obtain approvals for release of offers.

Staff Management and Development (20%)

• Manage, develop, mentor and coach staff to uphold company core values and behaviors.
• Provide training to colleagues on costing templates.
• Foster an innovative mindset to continually improve processes.

Proposal Support (10%)

• Create basis of estimates (BOE) for proposals and train team on BOE use.
• Contribute to writing pricing content for proposals.
• Meet internal and customer external requirements for contract negotiations.
• Translate costing sheets to customer pricing sheets per RFP.

Qualifications

Your Boarding Pass

• BS in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience and education.
• 10 years of experience in project management, costing, pricing or data analytics.
• Understanding of FAR 12 commercial item contract requirements.
• Strong analytical, technical, customer service, product knowledge and quality focus.
• Advanced Excel skills for modeling costing concepts.
• Availability for 5% domestic and international travel.
• Must be a U.S. Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or covered under ITAR license).

Preferred Education/Skills

• MBA or MS in Accounting or Finance.
• Understanding of FAR 15 government item contract requirements.

Physical Requirements

• Onsite or remote: 95% onsite.
• Vision, hearing, speaking, equipment operation, carrying, lifting, pushing/pulling, sitting, squatting/kneeling, standing, travel, walking – all to specified limits.
• PPE required: steel‑toed shoes, hearing/eye protection when visiting shop floor.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, incentive compensation, profit‑sharing schemes, retirement savings plan, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
• Paid time off, personal time, holidays, generous paid parental leave.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage (medical, high‑deductible plans, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, EAP, supplemental covers).
• Upskilling opportunities via global Leadership University and e‑learning courses.

Airbus provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits and training. Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. As a matter of policy, Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered. Airbus does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Airbus reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.