RSC Platform Cost & ness Manager

Position: RSC Platform Cost & Competitiveness Manager
Req  : 497535

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 38,900 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

For Platforms we are currently looking for a motivated and enthusiastic RSC Regional Platform Cost & Competitiveness Manager at Savigliano site in Italy.

Purpose of the job

Ensuring the completeness of the reference library and its continuous monitoring versus QCD objectives

Managing competitiveness plans on the platform’s products, reference libraries and reference solutions: driving during product development, implementation during tender preparation, monitoring during project execution

Support pre-tendering / tendering activities and start of projects with reference libraries.

Collecting ROE on relevant Projects

Key accountabilities

Competitiveness on

Support the Product / or Solution manager in building, driving and permanently challenging the Reference Library on QCD aspects: allocate and follow the cost target achievement per contributor, update the  with cost improvement confirmed

Coordinate, on behalf of the Product / or Solution manager, competitiveness action plans with all métiers: build and present business cases of new competitiveness actions

Support the Product / or Solution manager on demand for any costing activity (including quick costing at pre-tendering phase …)

Prepare and present  reviews (with Competitiveness Director and  manager), according to the standards and the calendar defined.

Competitiveness on Tenders and Projects

On support to the Platform cost manager (when existing)

Support the Platform at pre tendering and tendering stage in assessing on demand quick costing, target costs , target allocation to stakeholders (“top down” approach) using  costing data

Hold reviews with bid cost managers to check QCD offering is aligned with

Monitor the gaps between  and Tender solution, and propose new competitiveness action plan to reach the target cost

Support to Projects on cost analysis, competitiveness action plan (task force, assessment, Design to cost activities…)

Return of experience

Participate to analysis / benchmark of competition offering with Platform Market & Portfolio director

In coordination with the Platform members, ensure that the ROE of projects is integrated into the  (cost, planning, etc) and reorient action plan if needed

Performance measurements

Progress of Competitiveness action plan: volume / number of competitiveness actions proposed, progress of actions

Cost monitoring of , and delivery on time

Quality of Reference Library presentation

Educational Requirements
Mandatory:
Engineering degree and / or Business School.

Experience
Mandatory:
Minimum 5 years of experience in industry.

Desirable

Experience in Railway industry

Knowledgeable of Costing, or Engineering, or Sourcing in similar industry

Experience in Design To Cost

Competencies & Skills
Technical

Project Management and / or Industry background

Ability to recognize product and associated costs, and understand operational flows (engineering, manufacturing, industrial, etc)

Understanding of basic enterprise internal processes:
Tenders, Projects, Engineering, Industrial, Sourcing, Quality and their interfaces…

Sufficient awareness of financial rules and contractual aspects (bonds & guarantees, …)

Good communication skill (presentations, synthesis, relationship with contributors ...)

Comfortable in an international and a multi-cultural environment

Fluent in English: spoken and written

Behavioural

Results and data driven, Design to Cost spirit

Rigorous, able to give structure to a collective team work

Leadership to achieve results and benefits

Collaborative management, facilitating team working, able to drive a collective team work

Comfortable in an international and a multi-cultural environment

Ability to deliver on-time

Transparency, autonomy, anticipation, initiative, reactivity

Training to be performed:
Alstom financial rules, Design To Cost (for RSC)

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals.

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