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MISSION OBJECTIVE: As a Bid Cost Manager you will join the Railway Signaling Bid Team for Domestic and international Tenders.In this role, BCM will be responsible for: Preparing and managing all aspects of costing and pricing within the Bid team, with the support and expertise of central teams (finance, taxes, legal, etc.) adnd supporting the Bid Manager in developing cost targets, financial consolidation, and managing optimization actions.
RESPONSIBILITIESPrepare quick costing during pre-tendering phase, based on product cost database and return of experience from project executionSupport the Bid manager in the preparation of the IFQ (Instruction For Quotation), in accordance with pricing strategyDefine the cost structure for the bid according to RFP (terms and conditions, etc), sales requirements, etcDefine target cost per activities and/or sub system in coordination with Bid sub-system managers, matching with winning price and identified gaps versus Reference SolutionLead cost estimation activities based on target cost approach with all participating units and métiersLead cost improvement actions to reach tender cost /target price using all competitiveness levers, and challenge the contributorsLead a collaborative work with Finance Tender Manager to optimize Financial costs (bonds, financing, hedging, insurance, taxes, etc), and to improve overall competitiveness of the bidConsolidate tender costs commitment and selling price as per financial rules and in the consolidation tool (Mercury/2.1/ or Ody.C)Control the level of robustness of the costing (consistency between scope of work, costing received and planning), and use the Costing robustness assessment gridSupport proactively the Bid manager and the Finance Tender Manager during the tender validation processPrepare 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 customerLead cost estimation activities, in coordination with Bid sub-system manager, for changes discussed with the customer during negotiation phase and update the cost commitmentTransfer tender costing data (with related assumptions) to Project (TTM / Tender
📌 Bid Cost Manager
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