Lead complex cost-category reviews and commercial analysis across the festivals and wider outdoor events portfolio.
Locations (2)
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Farringdon, England, United Kingdom
Compensation
Live Nation offers impressive employee benefits including tickets to shows and festivals and unlimited annual leave.
Responsibilities
Lead complex commercial reviews of major supplier categories, including detailed cost modelling, pricing comparisons and analysis of service specifications.
Develop and maintain comparable cross-event cost benchmarks using meaningful operational drivers such as attendees, site size, days and service requirements.
Support Central Operations with financial assessment of tenders, contract proposals, supplier alternatives and volume or scope changes.
Identify and quantify potential recurring and one-off cost improvements, clearly distinguishing genuine savings from changes in activity levels.
Maintain financial evidence for the savings register, tracking agreed baselines, delivery owners, forecast benefits and realised results.
Requirements
Nice to have: Relevant live-event, hospitality or operational sector experience
Support major regulated programmes across energy, electricity transmission and distribution, water and rail by independently reviewing and challenging infrastructure cost estimates.
Responsibilities
Review and challenge contractor and designer estimates
Interrogate unit rates, labour, plant, materials, productivity, preliminaries and indirect costs
Benchmark estimates against historical projects, cost databases and industry evidence
Normalise costs for differences in scope, location, design maturity, market conditions and construction methodology
Interpret and reconcile different WBS/CBS structures and measurement conventions
Requirements
Relevant degree or equivalent industry experience
Nice to have: Experience with Ofgem-regulated networks
Should Costing Engineer – Mechanical to develop accurate cost models for mechanical components, assemblies, and products across EMS, Industrial, Automotive, Consumer Electronics, and Medical Devices.
Responsibilities
Develop detailed should-cost models for mechanical components and assemblies
Analyze 2D drawings, 3D CAD models, BOMs, and technical specifications
Estimate costs for sheet metal components, machined parts, castings, forgings, plastic injection molded parts, die cast components, and welded assemblies
Perform manufacturing feasibility and process analysis
Compare supplier quotations with should-cost estimates and identify cost gaps
Senior Procurement Manager, Corporate Services EMEA, part of the Global Indirect Procurement organization, will be responsible for category management and sourcing activities across the Corporate Services category within the EMEA region.
Compensation
PLN 197 078,00 - PLN 270 982,80
Responsibilities
Manage spend of approximately £68m across Corporate Services categories, including consulting, HR services, financial services, legal services, fleet, and related spend pools within EMEA OUs
Develop and execute sourcing strategies in partnership with the category team, aligning global objectives with regional business needs
Ensure OU requirements are reflected in category strategies
Act as the subject matter expert for Corporate Services categories within the respective OU
Drive consistent implementation of category strategies across the region
Requirements
Nice to have: managing Corporate Services categories such as consulting, HR services, financial services, legal services, or fleet
Nice to have: working in a multinational FMCG, consumer healthcare, or similarly complex global organization
Senior Executive – Electronics Sourcing responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring component availability for global customers.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute sourcing strategies for electronic components, electromechanical components, and PCBA materials
Source components from approved manufacturers, authorized distributors, and qualified suppliers
Identify, evaluate, develop, and manage suppliers to ensure competitiveness, quality, reliability, and supply continuity
Build strong supplier relationships and establish effective commercial partnerships
Monitor global semiconductor market trends, commodity movements, supplier capacity, and component availability
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE), or an equivalent discipline
Title:
Cost Estimator (Proposals)
"Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!
The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.
KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets."
KBR Is looking for a Cost Estimator (Infrastructure) to be based in Abu Dhabi - UAE
Job Description
Under general supervision, solves complex problems requiring detailed knowledge of field and industry best practices in project controls related to the preliminary or definitive estimates for projects. Calculates estimates by using processes, labor availability and productivity, material prices, based on historical data. Tabulates cost studies, cash flows, and prospect analysis. Uses experience and problem solving skills to develop and improve processes. At this level, employees typically expected to perform duties for 2 or more functional disciplines. May provide guidance to less experienced team members. Skills required for this job are typically acquired through the completion of an undergraduate degree and 8+ years of experience.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or equivalent)
Experience
8-12 years in estimating and proposals
Minimum 5 years in infrastructure proposals within GCC markets.
Experience with major clients such as:
TAQA
Diriyah Company
EWEC
ADNOC Distribution
ARAMCO
Software Skills
Advanced Excel (mandatory)
Power BI (Desirable)
Power Query, etc. (Desirable)
Key Competencies
Proposal estimating
Infrastructure engineering knowledge
Commercial acumen
Cost benchmarking
Resource planning
Risk analysis
Financial modelling
Negotiation skills
Tender evaluation
Stakeholder management
Presentation and reporting skills
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