Bid Cost Manager

Job title: Bid Cost Manager

Job description: Req ID:133901

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 75 000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

Join us as Bid Cost Manager, and you’ll be looking at a career-defining role based in St- Bruno,Quebec.

As a Bid Cost Manager, you will prepare, lead and manage all costing and pricing aspects of a tender within the tender team, with the support of Finance Tender Manager on all financial aspects (from Business Opportunity Review up to Tender Transfer Meeting).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare quick costing during pre-tendering phase, based on product cost database and ROE from project execution;
• Support the bid manager in the preparation of the IFQ (Instruction For Quotation, in accordance with pricing strategy;
• Define the cost structure for the bid according to RFP (terms and conditions, etc), sales requirements, etc;
• Define target cost per activities and/or sub system, matching with winning price and identified gaps versus Reference Solution;
• Lead cost estimation activities based on target cost approach with all participating units and métiers;
• Lead cost improvement actions to reach tender cost /target price using all competitiveness levers, and challenge the contributors;
• Collaborative work with Finance Tender manager team to calculate “other costs” (bonds, financing, hedging, insurance, taxes, etc);
• Consolidate tender costs commitment as per financial rules (in Mercury/2.1, Maco/MCM);
• Control the level of robustness of the costs (consistency between scope of work, costing received and planning );
• Support proactively the bid manager and the finance tender manager during the tender validation process;
• Prepare the Costing package for TRM (Tender Review Meeting) (cost analysis/bridges, standard report, cash curve, etc), and support the tender leader on the preparation of the pricing sheet for the customer;
• Lead cost estimation activities for changes discussed with the customer during negotiation phase and update the cost commitment;
• Transfer tender costing data (with related assumptions) to Project (TTM / Tender Transfer Meeting) + variance analysis (TRM–>TTM);
• Support on demand the Project team on costing for variation orders.

Key requirements:

• Engineering degree and/or Business School;
• Minimum six (6) years of experience in industry;
• Certified Cost Professional will be considered an asset;
• Experience in Railway industry will be considered an asset;
• Knowledgeable of Costing, in similar industry;
• Ability to recognize product and associated costs, and understand operational flows (engineering, manufacturing, industrial, etc);
• Ability to analyze and challenge contributor’s commitments;
• Ability to define cost impact of terms & conditions;
• Sufficient awareness of financial rules and contractual aspects (bonds & guarantees, …);
• Experience in Value analysis, Product cost and Cost models;
• Rigor and good analytical skills;
• Results and data driven;
• Curiosity for the product and its environment;
• Ability to work in network (with Bid manager, Tender leader, other contributors…);
• Good communication skill (presentations, synthesis, relationship with contributors …);
• Comfortable in an international and a multi-cultural environment;
• Ability to deliver on-time;
• Transparency, autonomy, anticipation, initiative, reactivity;
• Excellent English and French communication skills, advanced both written and spoken.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals.

Alstom is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, National, or Local Laws.

Effective 29 January 2021, Alstom completed the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation. This is a Bombardier Transportation Legal Entity Position – positions at Bombardier Transportation companies are all members of the Alstom Group.

Company: Alstom

Expected salary:

Location: Saint-Bruno, QC

Job date: Sun, 06 Jun 2021 06:55:30 GMT