Cost Lead - Pharmaceuticals
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading global pharmaceutical client. Due to a large capital investment and multiple projects, the client is looking for a Cost Lead.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide timely and robust cost data to ensure informed decisions by project leadership.
* Interface with engineers and management for cost control monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
* Assist with converting project estimates into control budgets and incorporating them into the project cost system.
* Maintain the integrity of the cost management database.
* Facilitate change management by preparing trends, budget shifts, and change orders for review.
* Provide accurate cost coding for purchase orders, vendor invoices, subcontractor invoices, and verify provided cost codes are recorded in the accounts payable system.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in surveying, engineering, construction management, business, or equivalent industry-based experience.
* Minimum 10 years of experience in a similar position within the life science sector on major capital projects.
* Demonstrated skill in identifying, analysing, and solving problems, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Software proficiency in Microsoft Office, advanced Microsoft Excel, and previous experience in Ariba, SAP, and Primavera Unifier.
* Ability to deal with process change and implement new effective processes and work through peers and across organisational boundaries and influence at all levels in the business.