Manager, Global Estimating Excellence

Description

As the Manager Global Estimating Excellence you will lead the tools processes governance compliance and knowledge management practices that support estimating operations across Vertivs Global Power Software & Controls product line organization.

This role is responsible for driving consistency accuracy scalability and continuous improvement across estimating activities globally. The position serves as the business owner for estimating standards methodologies tools and best practices while ensuring critical knowledge is captured maintained and leveraged across regions and teams.

The Manager Global Estimating Excellence partners closely with Estimating Engineering Pricing Management Product Management Program Management IT and Business Leadership teams to improve estimate quality reduce variability accelerate onboarding strengthen governance and increase adoption of global standards.

A key responsibility of this role is supporting and optimizing estimating platforms and processes including C1 and CPQ solutions to improve efficiency compliance and business performance. This is a player-coach role requiring both strategic leadership and hands-on execution.

Travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.

Key Responsibilities

Estimating Governance & Compliance

• Develop and maintain global estimating standards methodologies and best practices
• Establish governance frameworks that improve estimate quality consistency and accuracy
• Monitor compliance with approved estimating processes controls and approval requirements
• Conduct audits and reviews to identify risks gaps and improvement opportunities
• Drive standardization across regions while supporting local business requirements

Estimating Tools & Systems

• Serve as the business owner for estimating systems calculators templates databases and workflows
• Lead continuous improvement of C1 and CPQ platforms and related estimating technologies
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to define requirements and implement enhancements
• Improve system adoption usability data quality and process efficiency
• Support reporting analytics automation and integration initiatives

Knowledge Management & Capability Development

• Establish and maintain a centralized repository of estimating knowledge standards and lessons learned
• Capture institutional knowledge and transform it into repeatable standardized practices
• Develop training materials onboarding programs and capability development tools
• Facilitate global knowledge-sharing and communities of practice

Process Excellence

• Analyze estimating performance metrics and identify improvement opportunities
• Optimize workflows to improve consistency efficiency and scalability
• Reduce rework estimation variability and commercial risk
• Support implementation of new processes tools and operating models

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with Engineering Pricing Product Management Program Management Finance and Business Leadership teams globally
• Build alignment across regions and functions without direct authority
• Act as a trusted advisor on estimating excellence governance and process maturity
• Support strategic initiatives impacting estimating operations and business performance

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Business Operations Finance Supply Chain or related field
• 7 years of experience in estimating proposal management pricing operations commercial operations engineering operations process excellence operational excellence or related disciplines
• Experience developing and governing business processes within a technical or commercial environment
• Strong understanding of estimating methodologies pricing costing proposal development and commercial operations
• Experience implementing process improvement and standardization initiatives
• Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders across a global matrix organization
• Experience utilizing enterprise business systems and tools to drive operational excellence
• Excellent communication facilitation and change leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting C1 CPQ quotation costing or estimation platforms
• Experience with in power systems electrical infrastructure manufacturing industrial technology or engineering organizations
• Experience supporting global estimating pricing proposal or commercial teams
• Lean Six Sigma Operational Excellence or Process Improvement certifications preferred
• Knowledge management business process management or organizational effectiveness experience…