Bid Costing Specialist

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the Bid Costing Manager in our dynamic team based in São Paulo we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your comprehensive financial expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside meticulous, collaborative, and innovative teammates.

You'll lead the financial shaping of bids, ensuring competitive pricing and cost efficiency. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as Engineering, Manufacturing, and Project Management), optimize financial costs, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of preparing quick costing during the pre-tendering phase, but also define target costs in coordination with Bid subsystem managers.

We’ll look to you for:

• Supporting the Bid manager in the preparation of the IFQ, aligned with pricing strategy

• Defining the cost structure for bids according to RFP requirements and sales strategies

• Leading cost estimation activities to meet tender targets using competitiveness levers

• Collaborating with the Finance Tender Manager to optimize financial costs

• Consolidating tender costs as per financial rules and using appropriate tools

• Controlling the robustness of costing and preparing the costing package for TRM

• Leading cost estimation for changes during the negotiation phase and updating commitments

• Transferring detailed tender costing data to Project teams, including variance analysis

• Building comparisons on different solutions and supporting Make or Buy evaluations

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Administration or Engineering

• Over 5 years of experience in a financial position

• Knowledge of product costs and operational flows

• Familiarity with financial rules and contractual aspects

• A certification in finance or a related field is an advantage

• Proven ability in value analysis and cost modelling

• Strong analytical and data-driven mindset

• Ability to work effectively in a diverse environment

• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint

• Fluency in Portuguese and English (Mandatory). Spanish is a plus.

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

• Work with new security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Utilise our flexible working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

• Progress towards a leadership role in financial strategy and management

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.