Cost Estimator & Business Analyst

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Phillips Medisize, a Molex company is seeking a new member in our Cost Estimation & Business Analytics group. You will join our Global Innovation and Development team in Hudson, WI. In this role, you will have an opportunity to work in a company that is becoming one of the world's leading innovation hubs for medical devices.

As a Cost Estimator and Business Analyst, you play a key role in securing new business for Phillips-Medisize and setting our development projects up for success. You will interact with Sales, Project development, Production, Finance, as well as Senior Management. Your primary role is to ensure that project cost estimations are developed diligently and efficiently while taking possible assumptions into considerations, such as scope changes, estimation uncertainties and risks (time, supply chain, market conditions, financial risks etc.).

• Lead the end-to-end project cost estimation process by planning, coordinating with relevant input providers, aligning stakeholder expectations, and obtaining timely approvals from the Cost Estimation Committee.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across departments to gather detailed inputs for defining project scope, initial strategy, and cost estimate assumptions and sources.
• Monitor the incoming pipeline of Requests for Proposal (RFPs), conduct initial data collection on project scope and timing, and maintain up-to-date tracking.
• Ensure clear understanding of customer needs through direct engagement before initiating cost estimation activities.
• Analyze and reconcile large and complex data sets, managing multiple revisions to deliver accurate and reliable cost estimates.
• Prepare and present detailed cost estimation reports to Senior Management, Business Development, Executives, and client teams as required.
• Support the development of customer proposals in close alignment with the Sales organization to ensure consistency and competitiveness.
• Drive regular process retrospectives, identify improvement opportunities, and implement changes to enhance the cost estimation workflow.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the global cost estimation team to ensure consistent adherence to global principles and best practices.

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Finance, Business, Economics or Engineering
• Experience working with large data sets and the ability to perform quantitative analysis, financial modeling, or cost estimation with a high degree of accuracy

• Experiencing working with the entire process of estimating cost and preparing the proposal for the customer
• Experience setting up databases and structuring data for analytical or AI-driven use cases.
• Advanced Excel and BI experience
• Experience working with innovative medical device development projects from early idea to concept and onwards towards launch
• Project management experience
• Commercial experience analyzing diverse business models and industry dynamics

This position does not qualify for VISA Sponsorship.

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

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As a Molex company, Phillips-Medisize mobilizes and deploys specialized capabilities and services across highly regulated industries, including health care, regulated consumer, automotive and defense. We design, develop and create innovative and life-changing medical technologies for millions of people around the globe.

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