Strategic Cost Estimator - Store Development

Amazon; Seattle (WA); Sur place; USD 83 000 - 135 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Résumé du poste

Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores, Growth & Development team is seeking a Cost Estimator to join our Store Development group in Seattle. You will build program-level cost baselines, analyze portfolio-wide spend, and deliver executive insights to guide investments across 600+ locations.

Collaborating with design, construction, finance, and procurement, you will influence cost data quality, support governance, and help shape AI-enabled analytics platforms for scalable decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in cost management, financial analysis, or construction cost management.
• Advanced use of Excel and statistical analysis applications, or experience in construction or project management.
• Experience with financial modeling or data analytics platforms (Power BI, Python, SQL, Tableau).
• Experience working with General Contractors and construction consultants on cost-related deliverables.

Responsabilités

• Build and maintain program-level cost baselines across store formats and retail concepts, keeping financial models current as market conditions and construction costs evolve.
• Execute portfolio-wide budget variance analyses and reconcile actual spend against planned baselines, covering both active and completed projects.
• Support proforma updates as cost drivers shift, and collaborate with design, construction, capital planning, and procurement partners on trade-offs that impact financial goals.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly cost performance data and supporting analyses for leadership review, contributing to executive review meetings and coordinating follow-up items.
• Engage directly with general contractors and external consultants to gather cost data, validate assumptions, and support governance and cost validation processes.
• Support process improvement, governance, and controls within construction management systems to improve data quality, consistency, and operational efficiency at portfolio scale.
• Contribute to the team's AI and analytics strategy by gathering requirements, supporting tool adoption, and tracking the impact of new platform implementations.
• Apply lessons learned from completed projects to continuously sharpen cost baseline assumptions and inform cost models for new store formats and capital programs.

Connaissances

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering

Outils

Excel

Power BI

Python

SQL

Tableau

Description du poste

Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores, Growth & Development team is seeking a Cost Estimator to join our Store Development group in Seattle. You will build program-level cost baselines, analyze portfolio-wide spend, and deliver executive insights to guide investments across 600+ locations.

Collaborating with design, construction, finance, and procurement, you will influence cost data quality, support governance, and help shape AI-enabled analytics platforms for scalable decision-making.