Global Engineering Cost & Procurement Manager

JD.COM INTERNATIONAL UK LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JD.com INTERNATIONAL UK LTD is seeking a Cost Manager with strong local experience in cost management and procurement across regional projects. You will collaborate with International Procurement, reporting to the Head of International Procurement Dept., driving cost estimation, budgeting, and vendor management for industrial and logistics initiatives.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or above, English fluency, and at least five years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• Majors in Architecture or Engineering Cost; Chartered QS/Cost Engineer preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of development or project management experience in industrial/logistics projects.
• Experience in full project lifecycle management; knowledge of local cost benchmarks and regulations.
• Familiar with international logistics real estate cost and procurement management; 3+ full-cycle projects.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication abilities.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Review the bill of quantities and controlled pricing for engineering tenders.
• Price recognition and inquiry of materials, equipment, and change orders during contract execution for engineering categories within the Group.
• Review project settlements for Group engineering projects.
• Bid clarification and tender cleaning for engineering category project tenders within the Group.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders to ensure all required information is available to complete the cost estimation.
• Manage 3rd consultant to ensure the cost align with the market and future trends.
• Final account settlement after project completion; Variation orders management and interim payment arrangement and control; Set up database Manage / Assist to carry out procurement as required by other departments, coordinating all relevant departments, to ensure the procurement process are fully aligned with the company's cost and procurement policy.
• Set up cost information and suppliers database, explorer vendors

Skills

Cost management

Procurement

Cost estimation

Budgeting

Vendor management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Architecture or Engineering Cost background

Chartered QS/Cost Engineer

Job description

JD.com INTERNATIONAL UK LTD is seeking a Cost Manager with strong local experience in cost management and procurement across regional projects. You will collaborate with International Procurement, reporting to the Head of International Procurement Dept., driving cost estimation, budgeting, and vendor management for industrial and logistics initiatives.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or above, English fluency, and at least five years of relevant experience.