Solution to Cost Architect
The Opportunity
Join one of the Fastest Growing High Technology Comp Cognizant is seeking a talented Solution-to-Cost Architect to join its growing team. A Solution-to-Cost Architect has both Solution Architecture and Commercial (Estimating, Costing, & Pricing) experience.
This role is based in Amsterdam office on a hybrid basis, with a focus on tactical solution and price benchmarking, solution optimization, strategic consulting, and contributing best practices to Cognizant.
This role engages with pursuit teams on the large mostly multi-service (including IT, Infrastructure and Business Processes) deals in EMEA. This role is responsible for helping to determine a winning solution by using the client requirements, client buyer values, competitive landscape, & market benchmarks to estimate a winning target price range. The Solution-to-cost architect then works with pricers and solution architects to build a solution that is deliverable, that fits within that target price range.
This individual will also be responsible for establishing highly repeatable best practices and working closely with Executive leadership on deal pricing and solutioning to ensure competitive and profitable pricing.
Key Responsibilities include:
• Perform a solution-to-cost analysis on medium and large sized opportunities. This comprises crafting a solution using market benchmark data to develop a market competitive price.
• Collaborate with Program Managers, Solution Architect and Executive leadership on deal shaping activities for very large opportunities
• Ensure that deals are solutioned and priced to be deliverable, profitable, and winnable.
• Gather price and solution feedback from opportunities to inform best practices
• Improve the solution-to-cost capabilities, tools, & processes
Essential Required Experience:
• Experience in Solutioning IT Services solutions in multi-service areas: Infrastructure Services, Applications Development, Applications Maintenance, Business Process Outsourcing
• Deep experience in two of the three key functional areas: Technical Solutioning, Competitive Benchmarking, Pricing & Analysis
• Demonstrated track record of winning deals.
• Knowledge of IT Services vendors in the competitive landscape, with a deep knowledge of 1-2 vendors Solutioning and go to market approach.
• Exceptional data analysis and creative problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and entrepreneurial.
• Ability to learn new skills quickly.
• Ability to communicate at the Executive level.
• Deep Microsoft Excel skills.
• BS and/or MS in computer science or equivalent experience.
Preferred Experience:
• Experience in Solutioning Apps, IT, Security, BPO Services Solutions
• Experience having built an enterprise-wide MS Excel-based tool
La Comunidad Cognizant:
Somos un equipo que se aprecia y apoya mutuamente. Nuestros asociados trabajan en un entorno colaborativo e integrador en el que todos pueden prosperar.
- Cognizant es una comunidad global con más de 300.000+ asociados en todo el mundo.
- No solo soñamos con un mundo mejor, sino que trabajamos para hacerlo realidad.
- Cuidamos de nuestros asociados, clientes, socios, comunidades y entorno haciendo lo correcto.
- Fomentamos un entorno innovador en el que puedes desarrollar tu carrera profesional.
Acerca de nosotros
Cognizant es una de las principales empresas de servicios profesionales del mundo, transformando los modelos de negocio, operativos y tecnológicos de los clientes para la era digital. Nuestro enfoque consultivo único, basado en la industria, ayuda a los clientes a visualizar, construir y gestionar negocios más innovadores y eficientes. Con sede en los EE. UU., Cognizant (miembro del NASDAQ-100 y uno de los mejores empleadores del mundo según Forbes en 2024) está constantemente listado entre las empresas más admiradas del mundo. Descubra cómo Cognizant ayuda a los clientes a liderar con lo digital en www.cognizant.com.
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