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ALSTOM

Director of Bids Cost Management

Naperville, ILPosted 2 weeks ago

Job Description

  • Preparing quick costing during pre-tendering phase, based on product cost database and return of experience from project execution
  • Supporting the Bid manager in the preparation of the IFQ (Instruction For Quotation), in accordance with pricing strategy
  • Defining the cost structure for the bid according to RFP (terms and conditions, price form etc),
  • Defining target cost per activities and/or sub system in coordination with Bid Technical managers, matching with winning price and identified gaps versus Reference Solution
  • Leading cost estimation activities based on target cost approach with all relevant parties
  • Leading cost improvement actions to reach tender cost /target price using all competitiveness levers, and challenge the contributors
  • Leading a collaborative work with Finance Tender Manager to optimize Financial costs (bonds, financing, hedging, insurance, taxes, etc), and to improve overall competitiveness of the bid
  • Consolidating tender costs commitment and selling price as per financial rules and in the consolidation tool (Mercury/Promenade/ or Ody.C)
  • Controlling the level of robustness of the costing (consistency between scope of work, costing received and planning), and use the Costing robustness assessment grid
  • Supporting proactively the Bid manager, Bid Technical Manager, Bid Procurement Manager and the Finance Tender Manager during the tender validation process
  • Preparing the Costing package for TRM (Tender Review Meeting) (cost analysis/bridges, standard report, cash curve, etc), and support the Bid Manager on the preparation of the pricing sheet for the customer
  • Leading cost estimation activities, in coordination with Bid sub-system manager, for changes discussed with the customer during negotiation phase and update the cost commitment
  • Transfering tender costing data (with related assumptions) to Project (TTM / Tender Transfer Meeting) + variance analysis (from TRM/ Tender Review Meeting -->TTM/ Tender Transfer Meeting)
  • Supporting on demand the Project team on costing for variation orders
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