Bid Cost Manager

Alstom; Bologna; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading transport solutions company is seeking a Bid Cost Manager in Bologna, Italy. This pivotal role involves preparing, managing costing and pricing for domestic and international tenders. The ideal candidate will possess strong costing practices, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively under pressure. Fluency in Italian and English is essential, with knowledge of railway signaling products as an added advantage. Join us to contribute towards greener mobility solutions.

Competenze

• Strong financial risk awareness with costing practices.
• Excellent communication to influence stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

Mansioni

• Prepare costing during pre-tendering based on product cost database.
• Support Bid Manager with pricing strategies and financial consolidation.
• Lead cost estimation activities to achieve target prices.

Conoscenze

Costing practices

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Fluent Italian

Fluent English

Descrizione del lavoro

Req ID: 494348

At Alstom we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails and trams to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

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.) and supporting the Bid Manager in developing cost targets, financial consolidation and managing optimization actions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare quick costing during pre-tendering phase based on product cost database and return of experience from project execution
• Support the Bid Manager in the preparation of the IFQ (Instruction For Quotation) in accordance with pricing strategy
• Define the cost structure for the bid according to RFP (terms and conditions, etc.) sales requirements, etc.
• Define target cost per activity and/or subsystem in coordination with Bid sub‑system managers, matching with winning price and identified gaps versus Reference Solution
• Lead cost estimation activities based on target cost approach with all participating units and métiers
• Lead cost improvement actions to reach tender cost/target price using all competitiveness levers and challenge the contributors
• Lead a collaborative work with Finance Tender Manager to optimize financial costs (bonds, financing, hedging, insurance, taxes, etc.) and to improve overall competitiveness of the bid
• Consolidate 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 grid
• Support proactively the Bid Manager and the Finance Tender Manager during the tender validation process
• Prepare 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 customer
• Lead cost estimation activities in coordination with Bid sub‑system manager for changes discussed with the customer during negotiation phase and update the cost commitment
• Transfer tender costing data (with related assumptions) to Project (TTM / Tender Transfer Meeting) and perform variance analysis (from TRM / Tender Review Meeting)

TTM / Tender Transfer Meeting

• Support on demand the Project team on costing for variation orders

Skills & Experience

Necessary

• Good practices of costing and financial risks
• High communications network reporting capabilities
• High capability to stimulate efficient team working to produce the tender documents within a limited time period
• Be able to challenge proposals to obtain optimal solutions backed with commitments
• Demonstrate integrity and be fully involved in Alstom Ethics & Compliance Values
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and able to guide influence and convince others in a matrix organization
• Anticipation and problem solving
• Sense of urgency and managing priorities to be compliant with tender execution
• Fluent in Italian and English

Desirable

• Good knowledge of railway signalling products and systems
• Knowledge of additional languages like French, Russian, German, Spanish is a plus
• Finance and Legal sensitivity

You dont need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family youll be proud. If youre up for the challenge wed love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business we are an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.