Category cost analysis, particularly construction and including equipment, spares, facilities expense, and tool installation projects.
Price and Should Cost (cost estimate) analysis to aid in category strategy and business negotiations.
Identify and analyze available reporting data (in source system or data warehouse) and ensure alignment to business process, data quality and requirements.
Carry out quality assessment of data, data reports and the accompanying decisions.
Explore opportunities to drive correlation to business problems through data analysis.
Generate summary and specified dashboard accounts which represent operational data in brief and intelligible format, suitable for the target audience, which includes partners, management leadership, department managers and directors.
Partner closely with Category Managers, Program Managers, and other function groups to
carry out global, and/or regional process and IT improvement projects.
identifying internal and external industry benchmarks, conduct market analysis & trends (related to analytics, commodities) to share with business partners & leadership.
identify ways in which information systems tools can be used to address problems and improve processes.
Proven track record of being structured, including:
Managing central repository systems.
Price/Cost tracking in areas of equipment, material, labour, rates, etc.
Collecting and analyzing budget vs actual cost variation.
Work closely with Program and/or Category Managers in coordinating and facilitate meetings:
providing updates on strategic projects/initiatives.
present data, market summaries, to leadership in facilitating decision making.
Schedule regular data and report reviews with category team and partners to get feedback and identify future needs.
Present and explain project / category data to the category team members, drive discussion and action items related to business direction.
Occasional travel required.
Education: Bachelor s or Master s Degree, or equivalent experience
Building & Quantity Surveying
Project or Construction Management
Engineering - Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical
Related field of study
Experience : Preferred
Min 5+ years of relevant project experience in cost management / QS / Tool Installation / pricing / category or business analytics, particularly Cleanroom / Hospital / Pharmaceutical MEP Process Utilities Systems and CSA related. Candidates are to state the past construction projects & experience they have in their CVs.
Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Construction, Engineering, Project Management, Construction Procurement, Construction Category Management background preferred
Understanding and demonstrable experience in construction procurement.
Self-motivated, driven individual who is comfortable working in a global, fast-paced and dynamic environment
Proficient in Microsoft applications, computer skills (data analysis, excel reports, trends, pivot tables, SQL, python, etc), experience with visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, etc) a plus.
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, including using an analytic toolset and financial targets to incorporate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and benchmarking concepts.
Experience in carrying out use of should cost (cost estimate) methodology.
Strong communication, consulting, interpersonal, presentation, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
Experience and ability to build concise power point presentations.