Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward. Cost Manager - Data Centers (m/f/d) We are seeking an experienced Cost Manager to oversee financial control and cost management for data center construction projects, ensuring accurate budgeting, cost forecasting, and value engineering while maintaining project profitability and stakeholder expectations.
Joining the team provides the opportunity to work with one single client and to manage clinical research projects in different therapeutic areas. We currently offer the exciting opportunity to join the team as Local Trial Manager (m/w/d) in full-time and work home-based throughout Germany.
Reporting to the Regional FCL Trade Management Manager, Oceania Trade, this role is responsible for:- OVERALL ROLE PURPOSE Assist in:- (Trade) Rate & surcharge negotiation with carriers for port-port rates and nominated accounts (Trade) Responding to tenders to clinch contracts from local, regional & global customers (Trade) Developing and maintaining relations with ocean freight carriers (Trade) Providing country guidance and support (GSC) Ensuring carrier contracts are updated correctly and timely into ocean freight buying system (GSC) Representing Asia Pacific countries in global meetings, consolidate feedback and suggestion to global team (GSC) Collaborating with GSC team to uphold the effect and efficiency of the performance in various tasks ACCOUNTABILITIES External - Customers - New and Existing Responsible for responding to tenders and RFQs to clinch contracts from regional and global customers Internal - Customers Trade Related Responsibilities Support and assist Regional FCL Trade Management Manager Oceania relater issues, e.g.
Develop, maintain and implement the department budget, ensuring cost effective solutions for repairs and upgrade. Manage infrastructure maintenance contracts (negotiation, execution and termination). Manage relationships with external vendors and contractors, ensuring quality service delivery and compliance with contractual terms.
Align IT initiatives with business goals, identify improvement opportunities, and lead technology‑driven change. Manage IT service intake, including prioritization and resource planning for direct and matrixed teams. Translate business requirements into actionable IT services, projects, and technical deliverables.
Align IT initiatives with business goals, identify improvement opportunities, and lead technology‑driven change. Manage IT service intake, including prioritization and resource planning for direct and matrixed teams. Translate business requirements into actionable IT services, projects, and technical deliverables.
Support coordination and coaching of a team of automation process analysts for a certain GBS business function (no guarantee, depends on availability) Help with the coordination of project engagements for the different team membersSupport and coach team members, i.e. review the work results and provide feedbackSupport people development activities (e.g. observe team members, identify improvement potentials and support shaping individual career development)Support standard setting and shaping best practicesFurther develop standards for process documentation, optimization & digitization, automation potential estimation, incorporation of new technologies into our technology stack, etc.Observe the software market for process automation, analyze new potential, and define use casesSupport or fully manage digitization projects according to agile methodology depending on size and complexity (for larger and more complex projects there will be a dedicated project manager)Be an advocate for agile project management methodology (empower business functions to fulfil their roles; e.g. product owner)Define initial product backlog in collaboration with the product owner and process expertsWrite user stories for all project activities and estimate efforts in collaboration with process experts and automation designer(s)Define sprint cycles and plan sprintsPlan, host, manage and document sprint review meetings (derive backlog for next sprint)Manage a reasonable scope considering cost & benefitsPrepare status reporting & presentation in team meetingsFacilitate daily stand-ups for project teamIndependently design digital processes of medium to high complexityIndependently check existing process documents and revise/provide details together with process experts, considering best practices (BPMN 2.0)Independently analyze processes with regard to their automation potentialIndependently optimize processes at task level and develop a digital target process in close coordination with automation designersPresent process design to senior stakeholdersEnsure buy-in of key stakeholders (automation designer, process experts, process owner)Support the automation designers intechnical implementationProvide instructions to automation designer and assist during technical implementationSupport integration and user acceptance testIndependently define and perform test cases with process expertsSupport test coordination and create test documentationSupport go-live and hypercare phase (e.g. conduct trainings and provide coaching)Support change management activitiesPresent and communicate process changes in an understandable wayEnsure that users understand and take account of technical process changesFacilitate knowledge sharing within CoD & digitization communityShare experience and document lessons learnedHelp further improving our methodology and align on best practicesSupport special CoD-relevant projects (i.e. technology exploration)In parallel to your project engagement, you may be involved into special projectsSpecial projects vary (i.e. exploring new technologies, certain methodology improvement initiatives, internal or external auditing, etc.)
You will also manage a team of technicians and engineers to deliver exceptional service to clients and ensure adherence to best practices and industry standards.