COST ESTIMATOR

MISSION

Develop accurate, data-driven cost assessments that strengthen sourcing decisions, improve negotiation leverage, and ensure competitive total cost of ownership for the organization. This position serves as a technical and financial bridge between suppliers, engineering, program teams and commodity buyers
Create and implement benchmark strategies for the region
Develop in depth knowledge of their commodity’s market and cost structure
Negotiate & establish long-term contracts with suppliers
Support Sales and project teams to have most cost-effective solutions to gain business
Deliver yearly objectives within given timeline
Support Cross functional teams (Supply chain, Program buyer, Supplier quality, Project, finance)
Strength our savings tracking database using existing and new tools
Improve and promote the use of the cost estimation tool

RESPONSABILITIES
Build and Maintain Robust Cost Models

Develop, validate, and continuously update cost models for purchased components — including materials, process parameters, cycle times, labor, overheads,



and SG&A; — to ensure transparent and fact-based cost structures.

Analyze Supplier Cost Breakdowns

Evaluate supplier cost breakdowns to confirm alignment with market benchmarks, identify discrepancies, and detect opportunities for cost improvement or risk exposure.
Ensure that contractual conditions and group procedures are well applied and respected by suppliers as well by project teams
Support group objectives in terms of savings and cash flow improvement

Support Negotiations With Fact-Based Insights

Provide commodity buyers with precise cost-gap analyses and “should-cost” references to strengthen negotiation strategies, enable cost avoidance, and secure savings
Collaboration with other BG’s

Supplier management :

Performance and scorecard follow up with suppliers (including action plan management)
Supplier requests for change management
Support project buyers to obtain best economic conditions

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