Job Description

WE ARE CDE.

HERE TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.

Sand is a finite resource, and it's running out. Today, population growth and the pace of progress means the world is devouring sand like never before - 50 billion tonnes a year globally. This demand is unsustainable. Together with our customers we have already diverted over 100 million tonnes of waste material from landfill and put it back into the materials market for use in construction; protecting sand & aggregates in areas where natural material reserves are in decline and enabling production to happen closer to markets. We are minimising environmental impact and laying the foundations for the circular economy.



At CDE we work across the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, in five regions, to pioneer industry-leading, world-changing engineering solutions. Our headquarters are in Northern Ireland, and we have offices in the USA, Australia, Austria, and Brazil. For over 30 years we have relentlessly innovated and co-created wet processing solutions - completing over 2,000 global projects - and we're only getting started. Our purpose is to create our best world, a ton at a time; empowering our customers to transform their materials into valuable resources for the betterment of people, planet, and their bottom lines.


Discover more about life at CDE

www.cdegroup.com

About The Role

JOB PURPOSE

Due to business demand, a new costing team was established to support the governance of cost control. Now operational for over a year, the team requires dedicated leadership to manage and implement strategic plans and objectives as the function continues to grow and evolve.



The successful candidate, alongside managing a team of costing experts, will be responsible for understanding the complete life cycle of the projects and all associated costs, from project kick-off to completion. All learning will be used to collaborate with the proposals team to accurately and competitively price all future projects to maximise company profitability. The Costing Manager will own the product costing model process to ensure that we are maintaining accurate costing models, resulting in more accurate and competitive future pricing to enable future sales.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Work with the Director of Construction to create and ensure adherence to the departmental annual plan ensuring alignment to the overall company vision.
Work collaboratively with the Supply Chain team to identify cost drivers or significant changes within supplier pricing models/pricelist.
Manage and mentor the costing team to ensure a people-centric, positive, supportive, and empowering team culture. Develop a stepwise pathway towards improvement and development of the team, including the creation of training and personal development pathways to develop the skills and experience within the team. Provide advice and expertise to the team where required.
Ensure that each costing team member has relevant objectives, that they understand how their work contributes to the organisation's performance and that regular performance reviews are carried out, with any underperformance identified being promptly addressed.
Provide analytical support to CDE Manufacturing (CDEM) pricing to ensure that transfer pricing is aligned to market values.
Identify and implement the most appropriate data gathering practices for monitoring, controlling, and reporting costing data.
Own the product costing model process to ensure regular updates and accurate costing models are being maintained to provide CDE with more accurate and competitive pricing proposals for future sales.
Collaborate with the product owners and the presales team on the annual cycle of maintaining the costing models, while reducing costs and escalating any trends/risks that have been identified to senior stakeholders.
Manage the project forecasting cycle, while collaborating with the project managers to ensure that there is adherence to budget. Ensure forecasting is completed in a timely manner to enable the right information to be fed back into the financial statements.
Present the findings of the monthly project forecasting to senior management and influence internal parties within the meeting to accept different approaches or practices. Ensure stakeholders have the visibility of underlying trends so strategic decisions can be made.
Strengthen learning and engagement throughout the business by accurately maintaining the feedback loops from the full project cycle, ensuring all learnings are shared back to the Presales function for the next project.
Identify and implement efficiencies within the costing processes by managing process and system improvements, while collaborating with ongoing inter-departmental & business improvements.
Play a key role in supporting and influencing business decisions by providing cost insights and analysis and will be actively involved in strategic projects where cost considerations are critical.
Continuously monitor the health of the newly created costing department to gain a comprehensive understanding of the current way of working and identify the gaps between current practice and best practice. Implement changes to current practice to close gaps towards best practice.
Embody CDE's values and foster a culture of collaboration whereby everyone works together to achieve CDE's Vision.
Adhere to CDE's HR and H&S policies.
Any other duties within reason and capability associated with this role.
NB: Please note, this job description is not exhaustive as other duties may be required to fulfil the requirements of the role.

Required Criteria

+ Degree educated in a relevant discipline with minimum 5 years' experience in a costing, engineering, project management, bids or commercial role. OR minimum 8 years' experience in a costing, engineering, project management, bids or commercial role. + Demonstratable leadership and interpersonal skills including the ability to interact effectively and professionally with individuals at all levels
+ Proven ability to influence and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business.
+ Proficient using an ERP system.
+ Ability to understand and interpret a BOM.
+ Strong self-motivation with exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
+ Ability to think logically and troubleshoot problems.
+ Demonstrable ability to exercise sound judgment when making decisions..
+ The ability to adapt to and manage frequent changes in priorities.
+ Driving license and the ability to travel outside of UK & Ireland.

Desired Criteria

Chartered accountancy qualification. Experience of financial statements Experience in using IFS solutions (ERP System)

Skills Needed

Cost Management, Managing Budgets, Decision Making, Verbal and Written Skills

About The Company

WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU


We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy.


We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible - with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers' needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator.


Wet processing is our sole focus -our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field.


Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our "Customer for Life" mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.

Company Culture

We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors.


OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.


To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally.


We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude.... and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won't take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life's too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think.


We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.

Company Benefits

Health insurance, Vacation, Paid time off, Retirement plan and/or pension, Employee development programs, A diversity program, Opportunity to travel, Free parking, Cycle to work, Referral bonus, Open office, Competitive salary, Long service recognition, Free parking or Discounted parking , Employee Assistance Scheme, Wellbeing Scheme, Work With Charities, Social Opportunities, Employee Recognition Scheme, Hybrid Working, Culture of recognition, On the job learning, Progression opportunities, Access to Health & Wellbeing app, Bereavement leave, Long service awards, Service recognition increases to annual leave, Staff celebration events

Salary

Not disclosed