Pricing Strategy and Budget Operations Manager at Lynker Technologies in Leesburg, Virginia

Job Description:

Lynker Technologies


Pricing Strategy and Budget Operations Manager

US-VA-Leesburg

Job ID: 2024-1218
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Business Development
Leesburg, VA

Overview

Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts. As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, Lynker is seeking a talented Pricing Strategy and Budget Operations Manager, to further assist the bidding of future contracts and to help deliver long term growth in company margins.

Responsibilities

The Duties of the Pricing Strategy and Budget Operations Manager will include the following:

• Developing and implementing pricing strategies that enhance profitability

• Working closely with other teams to closely track movements in costs

• Monitoring and reporting on pricing performance and competitiveness

• Analyzing price change requests from the operations and business development teams by evaluating margin impact, potential incremental volume, and competitor price levels

• Developing pricing proposals for new services

• Tracking market trends and keeping up to date on prices set by competitors

• Collaborating with sales, and finance teams on pricing decisions

• Staying updated with pricing best practices and market dynamics

• Working with Subcontractors to negotiate approaches for competitiveness and execution in teaming arrangements

• Review and analyze operational budgets to assess performance against projections, identify variances, and recommend corrective actions to optimize financial outcomes.

• Collaborate with the operations team to evaluate spending trends, ensure cost-efficiency, and provide recommendations for budget adjustments.

• Prepare and present budget reports, including actual performance versus budget, to operations and finance teams, offering strategic insights for improved financial management.

• Provide monthly updates to operation teams regarding actual performance against budget and provide recommendations for corrections

• Support Merger and Acquisition (M&A) opportunities in due diligence and financial forensics.

• Participate in financial reporting, forecasting, and supporting audit functions as assigned.

Qualifications

The Ideal Pricing Strategy and Budget Operations Manager will have the following:

• You have a degree in Business Administration or a related field

• Prior experience in a similar role including solid exposure to managing pricing processes, implementing pricing initiatives, and creating pricing process documentation

• Understanding of pricing strategies specific to government contracts, including cost-plus, fixed-price, and time-and-materials contracts.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong analytical skills, comfort with numerical data, and exceptional attention to detail.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments.

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders in operations, finance, and business development.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to present financial methods and recommendations to senior leadership, including VPs, CFO, and operational managers.

About Lynker

Lynker is a growing, employee owned, small business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement.

We focus on putting the right people in the right place to be effective. And having the right people is critical for success. Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities – creatively and effectively.

Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled and diverse professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Lynker's benefits include the following:

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
• Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
• Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're all company owners!
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life and accident insurance
• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
• Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
• Employee Referral Program
• Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
• Personalized career growth plans for every employee

Lynker is an E-Verify employer.

Lynker is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

PI251690942

Salary:

$90,000.00

Apply Now