As part of a job creation, we are looking for our future cost estimator to support the growth of CIS and complement the teams at the tender center in Marseille.

Objective: Estimate all the necessary costs to build up a budget ensuring the cost efficiency and profitability of each new commercial project

MAIN TASKS

Gather all the necessary information to build up the budget

• Analyse tenders & Scope of works and the other documentation relative to the commercial operation.
• Consult clients, subcontractors and all internal contributors to gather all the necessary elements to build up a proper budget (manning, personnel, material/ goods and other costs).
• Engage with procurement teams (and if required suppliers) to validate pricing assumptions and supply chain strategies.

Build up the budget and establish the cost estimation

• Prepare cost, materials and labour estimates.
• Estimate costs of goods & services.
• Build up the whole budgets with detailed cost estimation integrating the margin to ensure an efficient and profitable commercial operation.
• Prepare a detailed list of related assumptions.
• Prepare cost and expenditure statements, such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project.
• Identify cost risks, exclusions, assumptions, contingencies and pricing sensitivities.
• Conduct what-if analyses and scenario modelling for key cost drivers such as labour, food inflation, logistics, exchange rates and occupancy levels.
• Recommend mitigation measures to improve budget reliability.
• Present cost models, assumptions and pricing strategies to management and bid review committees.

Follow up the project & budget

• Set up financial indicators, cost monitoring and reporting systems, and procedures.
• Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.

Provide an administrative support to the Business Development Department

• Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors.
• Analyse business or financial data and maintain it in the systems or databases.
• Conduct special studies to develop and establish standards on Manning, food, other costs and related cost data or to effect cost reduction.
• Provide any needed support as per request of the management.

Continuous Improvement

• Maintain and continuously improve Costing tools andtemplates.
• Develop lessons learned and historical cost benchmarks from awarded and lost contracts.
• Participate in post-award and post-bid reviews to improve future estimates.

• Bachelor in Business Administration, Accounting, Marketing or other

• Fluent English, and another language would be an asset

• at least 5 years or more - proven experience in Commercial/ Finance

• Operational Understanding of catering, housekeeping, laundry, camp management and facility services operations.