Job Description

Job Title Senior Manager - Cost
Summary This role is responsible for developing and maintaining procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, overseeing contracts and budgets, tracking supplier performance, and mitigating supply chain risks.

About the Role:
Pitching & Client Billing:

• Commercial Proposal Presentation to Management for D&B RFP/ Pitches & Manage Pre-Contract Activity
• Prepare/review/modify cost proposal (indicative budget/detailed budget) at pitching stage/RFP from sketch drawings after coordination with Designer (external or inhouse)
• Coordination with MEP consultant/ Team for incorporation of cost and specification in cost proposal
• Vendor Cost with supporting documentation for all GC Project pitches
• Value engineering to rationalize the cost.
• Documenting the preamble and specification meticulously in line with Budget and Drawing detailing

Estimate, Rate Analysis and VO Management

• Preparation of the Estimate Control Sheet, Financial Summary and P&L, Obtaining the Approval on Project P&L.
• Updating and tracking the same as per the progress at site and reconcile final saving. Comparison analysis of Budgeted Vs Actual
• Tracking of variation along with project in charge/review & approval of vendor's VO/claim and preparation of RVO cost to client, Prepare rate analysis for client and review & approval of Vendor's rate analysis for Extra claim/VO items if any
• Update and Monitor Variation costs claimed, recovered, and pending from Clients
• Monitoring overall project cost.

BOQ & RFP

• Preparing Detail Bill of Quantities/ Specs for Interior Works & Cost Estimates and Prepare tender/bid documents
• Circulation of RFP to the vendors at pitch stage along with PC
• Coordination with MEP consultant/Designer and compilation of MEP BOQ/Cost Estimate for Cost proposal/bids.
• Final negotiation with vendor to achieve the targeted NR, Enhance the NR value from BTR stage to commercial closure stage
• Monitoring of Financial closure of vendor through the Project Lead and reconciliation along with billing engineer/site manager

Vendor Management

• Getting feedback from project lead/RM and making Vendor performance matrix.
• Exploring vendor for new products & market research
• Mentoring & Coaching of QS Team of the Region

Product Research, Estimate Data & Others

• Alternate Product research
• Market Product Prices Analysis to support Value Engineering
• Work closely with Procurement & contracts team for efficient functioning of Procurement Process & Documentation of Estimate Data on MS Teams
• Establishing new vendor network for price optimization

About You:

• Total Experience of 12-15 Yrs
• Good - Very Good Knowledge of QS & Cost in Corporate Interior Fit out Works
• Knowledge of Market prices for Corporate Interior fit out works
• Previous Experience in Corporate Interior Fit out projects
• Process Understanding for PDS Business

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?
As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company.
• Career development and a promote from within culture.
• An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.
INCO: "Cushman & Wakefield"

Skills Required