Cost Manager
JD.COM
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Berlin • Germany
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About the role
- Collaborate with Acquisition and Investment Team to provide initial cost input for potential projects’ evaluation
- Liaise with relevant stakeholders to ensure all required information is available to complete the cost estimation
- Review and comment on proposed CAPEX of pipeline projects by consultants or Business Development Department
- Manage 3rd party consultant to ensure the cost align with the market and future trends
- Set up cost plan and develop following different design stages
- Cost saving advise and implementation
- Life-cycle dynamic cost monitoring and cost control
- Final account settlement after project completion
- Variation orders management and interim payment arrangement and control
- Cash flow prediction
- Manage and work closely with cost consultants
- Set up procurement strategy for Development Projects and allocate budget into procurement packages
- Preparation of Bill of Quantity and set up commercial conditions, such as payment terms and etc
- Lead the analysis of tender return, commercial clarification meetings and negotiation
- Cost Estimate on renovation, upgrade, major repairs, tenant’s improvement and etc
- Cost control on the yearly CAPEX usage
Requirements
- Registered/ Chartered Quantity Surveyor / Cost Engineer (Preferred)
- Minimum 10 years of relevant development or project management experience in industrial and/or logistics projects (preferred) or Real Estate
- Strong understanding of local cost benchmark, local regulations, authority charges and legal requirements
- Strong network and local resources
- Familiar with international logistics real estate cost management, with a minimum of 3 full-cycle project cost management experience
- Has experience in using ERP system of cost and procurement management
- Excellent interpersonal skills, written and oral communication abilities
- High level of independence, initiative, accountability, cultural sensitivity, endurance, and adaptability, demonstrates excellent leadership to drive projects and is a team player
- Fluent in English
- Chinese or Germany would be an advantage
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Great locations
- Supportive, people-first culture
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cost estimationcost controlcash flow predictionBill of Quantity preparationtender analysiscommercial negotiationlife-cycle cost monitoringvariation orders managementprocurement strategyproject cost management
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillswritten communicationoral communicationleadershipindependenceinitiativeaccountabilitycultural sensitivityenduranceadaptability
Certifications
Registered Quantity SurveyorChartered Quantity SurveyorCost Engineer