Frasers Group
Retail
CostManager
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“Cost Manager at Frasers Group. Skills: Cost Management, Retail Construction, Financial Appraisal, Project Management, Contractual Recovery. The Cost Manager will provide commercial support for Frasers Group's Capital Expenditure programme across UK & EU projects, assisting with feasibility estimates and development appraisals. Responsibilities include global reporting of cost reports and cashflows, managing the cost model, and refining the Capex process to ensure world-class cost management stan”
What You'll Achieve.
Manage the Reporting, Validation & Tracking measures toward savings targets. Help to deliver contractual & commercial recovery programmes, ensure that the Group recovers any overspend and make recommendations for improvement.
Industry & Context.
Cost control; Trouble shooting; Data analysis
Must have a critical eye for detail. Ability to travel globally when required. Operates with a high level of integrity, diplomacy, tact, and professionalism. Sound judgement, unquestionable ethics, and integrity with high degree of transparency and trust.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
A Degree in Quantity Surveying and 5+ years of experience in Retail Cost Management are required. Must have a high level of financial appraisal skill and experience of all RIBA stages of the design process. Detailed experience of Retail Construction is essential. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, work well under tight deadlines, and reprioritize efficiently is necessary. Must be a self-starter able to work under own initiative with excellent organizational skills and a critical eye for detail. Ability to travel globally when required.
Nice to Have
Chartered membership of a construction related professional body – RICS – is preferred.
What You'll Do.
The Cost Manager will provide commercial support for Frasers Group's Capital Expenditure programme across UK & EU projects
assisting with feasibility estimates and development appraisals. Responsibilities include global reporting of cost reports and cashflows
managing the cost model
and refining the Capex process to ensure world-class cost management standards and corporate governance.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Fosters team working across external partners and collaborates with specification and procurement colleagues to drive costs down. Works with internal stakeholders and Senior Cost Manager to manage the cost model. Supports Senior Cost Manager to manage relationships with group legal and insurance experts.
Communication Scope
Great interpersonal skills; Persuasive presentation skills
Process & Methodology
Capex management
Full Job Description
At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME. Why join us? Our vision – we are building the worlds most admired and compelling brand ecosystem Our purpose – we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world’s best brands and experiences At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles: * Think without limits - Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you * Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results * Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet Are you ready to join the Fearless? To provide commercial support across the Capital Expenditure programme for Frasers Group across all facia’s, project types. Support the production of feasibility estimates and provide commercial assistance at initial concept design to assist development appraisals across UK & EU new store and refit programmes. Global reporting of monthly cost reports and monthly cashflows. Maintain and refine the commercial/ contractual suite of documentation. Work with internal stakeholders and Senior Cost Manager to manage the cost model as requirements change. Refine the Capex process and tools to ensure the group has world class cost management standards and corporate governance. The person should be experienced in working on multiple projects and have held a QS position previously. Ideally hav
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