Technical Director - Kintec Global Recruitment Job Title: Cost & Claims ManagerAssignment Type: Long Term Annually Renewable Contract PositionLocation: Work from Home 2024/ 2025 working from the office in GijonWork Schedule: Monday – FridayClient: Leading Multinational Materials Technology CompanyLanguages Required: English and SpanishKintec are currently partnered with a leading multinational materials technology company. They are currently recruiting for Cost & Claims Manager to initially work from home for the rest of 2024. In 2025 the candidate will be expected to work from the client offices in Gijon, Spain,Project Description and responsibilities:By supporting the project in the areas of team organization, control and cost allocation in SAP/WBS, the cost & claims controller will see their role and responsibility increase with the development of the project through the design phases.Every new design phase will bring additional needs and workload, driven by the implementation and closure phases requiring a higher contribution of this function, thus a higher need of good coordination.This function provides an important assistance to the project managers by allowing them to focus mainly in the engineering design, construction and commissioning and removing from them the workload of cost & claims management tasks.The cost & claims controller has a key role in expansion projects to guarantee that all purchase orders of the project are correctly allocated to the correspondent WBS, hence guaranteeing a good knowledge and control of the project budget.Integrating the project team, the cost & claim controller is responsible to follow all systems to manage / track purchase orders and goods receipts, responsible management of miscellaneous non-PO purchases, establish and maintain systems for allocation of project costs in SAP/WBS, and receive, analyze, follow up and guarantee that all claims and Contract Change Orders are dully manage until they are rejected or accepted in collaboration with the corresponding Project Manager.PRIMARY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Cost & claims control:Establish and maintain systems to issue and track purchase orders in SAP, guaranteeing correct WBS allocationIssue and track Shopping Carts (SCs), Purchase Orders (POs) and goods receipts (GRs) inS AP in a timely mannerActively manage SAP/WBS cost allocation and highlight variationsProvide actuals per WBS to support forecasting by Project ManagersActively manage all claims and Contract Change Orders assisting the corresponding Project Manager to deal with them.Stewardship of Engineering procurement card (ProCard) for all non-travel related miscellaneous purchases, ensuring appropriate use of Procard vs Purchase Order, leadership approval according to Local Approval Matrix (LAM)Consolidate quarterly and monthly project cost forecast reported by Project ManagersProvide data for a correct and timely update forecasts in PlaniswareOversee updating of SAP/ARIBA filesMaintain and manage a healthy and motivating work environmentImprove and formalize monthly departmental reports/ meetingCarry out assigned tasks and duties in a safe manner, in accordance with instructions, and to comply with environmental, health & safety rules/procedures, regulations and codes of practice.Perform cost control support to the projects when needed, undertaking any additional tasks commensurate with the role as and when requiredTECHNICAL PROFILE REQUIREMENTS:University degree or College diploma specializing in business administration or a technical fieldExperience in industrial projects, preferably linked to engineering or operationsCompetent and fluent (written and verbal) in Spanish and EnglishComputer literacy with good working knowledge of the MS Office packageExperience with SAP and Ariba softwareKnowledge of EHS standards and industry good practicesMust have the Knowledge, Experience and Skills to conduct their tasks in accordance with the rules and procedures set down.NON-TECHNICAL PROFILE REQUIREMENTS:OrganizedResult oriented and timely deliveryPositive mindsetCapable to work in matrix organizationsProblem and conflict solverFlexible and resilient to work in ambiguous situations with limited supervisionCoaching skillsGood communicationLocation:North of Spain, exact location remains confidential till at least early JulyUntil EOY 2024 remote work, afterwards consultants are expected to work onsiteBusiness Travel:Travel will be required and outside Spain reimbursed via expensesStart:Objective +- 1st of AugustConsultants can perform notice if 4-6 weeks, longer is to discuss with the managerConsultants cannot take long holidays in July/August after start due to the high workloadLanguages:Nivel de antigüedad Intermedio#J-18808-Ljbffr
