Head of Cost Management

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Job Introduction

To lead the Cost Management team comprising of commercial assistants and quantity surveyors undertaking the validation of contractor costs ensuring for reactive, planned and programmed activity ensuring commercial rigour to a variable client base.

Role Responsibility

Ensure operational processes support client requirements and key deliverables.
Develop customer relationships in line with operational business need
Ensure contractual obligations are delivered and sustained
Ensure client satisfaction with agreed outcomes and best practice methodology
Verification and agreement with client of savings/benefits delivered
Active client management including formal reporting and informal relationship management and development
Internal colleague relationship management and opportunity development
Weekly reporting in agreed format
Monthly BU reporting (via the scorecard)
Ensure full audit trail in place to satisfy internal, and external auditors (Sodexo or Client)
Provision of financial analyses to Contract Team and to client
Provision of KPIs relating to contract execution
Liaison with other Managers on financial performance and associated aspects of Service Line contracts

The Ideal Candidate

Sufficient and relevant experience within a property environment.
Experience of managing a team
Strong commercial acumen with proven track record in managing client costs for Planed, Reactive and project activity.
IT Skills – Good working knowledge of MS Office
Inquisitive by nature, able to challenge the norm and seeks to drive improvement.
Analytical thinking
Organised – ability to plan, prioritise and delegate where required.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,300 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors.

With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

Salary	£35,000 - £45,000
Frequency	Annual
Job Reference	SDX/TP/9/64/LL
Contract Type	Fixed Term – Full Time
Closing Date	24 July, 2012
Job Category	Facilities Management
Business Unit	UK Corporate Services
Location	Thorpe Park, Leeds
Posted on	23 July, 2012

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