Scott Widlake
Corporate Pricing Director, Leidos
As corporate pricing director, Scott Widlake built a team of pricing professionals who help Leidos win smart business every day.
“Every day, I’m thankful for the tireless efforts of our Pricing Team,” he said. “Their focus on supporting the estimating process, developing detailed estimates, and authoring cost proposals results in winning bids. This helps Leidos continue to grow. I’m humbled by their dedication, and their ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.”
It’s through their efforts, attention to detail and ability to get the job done that Leidos submits thousands of compelling and compliant proposals annually, Widlake said.
“We’ve enjoyed remarkable stability within our financial team for many years,” he said. “This provides our team with the experience and necessary skills to add a great deal of value to capture efforts.”
Why Watch
In 2023, Widlake and his team are focused on continuing to drive innovation into the services they provide to internal and external customers. They plan to build on the initial successes they have automating some processes through the standardization of methodologies across multiple environments.
This provides Leidos the flexibility to effectively respond to the unique requirements of customers. It’s important to remain agile and innovative as they continue to enhance processes to address the complexities associated with the opportunities Leidos pursues as the company continues to grow.
“For Leidos, it’s not possible to win and grow and have the success we’ve had without the exceptional work of our pricing team,” said Chris Cage, Leidos chief financial officer. “As the leader of that talented and dedicated organization, Scott is the key reason it all gets done, and gets done exceptionally well. For Scott, it’s always about the team first, and that is what makes him a great leader.”