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Position: Cost Control / Purchase Executive – Bakery manufacturing

Location: Dubai

Salary Range: AED 4,000 – 5,000

Reporting to: Accounts Manager

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Key Responsibilities:

• Cost Control & Analysis

o Monitor and analyze daily production costs and ensure adherence to approved budgets.

o Track material consumption, wastage, and variances against standard costs.

o Prepare periodic cost reports to support management in decision-making.

o Implement cost-saving measures while ensuring product quality is maintained.

• Purchasing & Procurement

o Source and procure raw materials, packaging, and other supplies required for bakery manufacturing.

o Negotiate contracts, pricing, and payment terms with suppliers.

o Evaluate and maintain vendor relationships to ensure consistent supply and quality.

o Prepare purchase orders, track deliveries, and coordinate with suppliers for timely receipt of goods.

• Systems & Reporting

o Utilize Odoo ERP system for purchase management, cost tracking, and reporting.

o Maintain accurate records of purchases, inventory, and cost data within the ERP system.

o Work closely with the Accounts Manager to align cost control and purchasing with financial reporting.

• Compliance & Coordination

o Ensure compliance with company procurement policies and procedures.

o Coordinate with production, quality control, and finance teams for smooth operations.

o Support in audits and provide documentation related to costs and purchases.

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Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Cost Control or Purchase Executive, preferably in the food or bakery manufacturing industry.
• Hands-on experience with Odoo ERP systems is mandatory.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, vendor management, and cost analysis.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

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Benefits:

• Competitive salary package (AED 4,000 – 5,000).
• Company-provided benefits as per UAE labor law.
• Opportunity to work in a growing and reputed bakery manufacturing setup.

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Interested candidates are invited to share their updated resumes for immediate consideration.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: AED4, AED5,000.00 per month

The Role

Our Tier 1 Main Contracting Client has a new requirement for a seasoned Cost Control and Estimation Manager to join their team in Dubai working on major new hospitality, residential and mall projects. Successful candidates will have a proven background as a Cost Control and Estimation Manager, seasoned in cost software including CCS (essential) and working on major new build & refurbishment projects in the UAE up to AED 1 billion in value and have worked for recognised main contracting companies previously. This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent opportunity, employed by our client. Key Responsibilities: Providing leadership and direction to a team of cost engineers and quantity surveyors. The incumbent will drive, manage and lead the project budgets, forecasting, monitoring expenditures, providing accurate insights and collaboration to Project Commercial Managers & Project Directors. Proven experience in cost control management across both pre- and post-contract within the construction industry. Experience in cost control management in construction field, Project cost monitoring and control, Cost Reporting and forecasting, Change management and variations control. Prepare comprehensive cost estimates for all project phases, including pre-contract feasibility studies, tender evaluations, and detailed cost breakdowns for the Bill of Quantities (BOQ). Analyze and evaluate contractor bids and proposals to identify potential cost risks and opportunities. Develop and maintain the project budget and cost control plan. Monitor and track project expenditures against the budget, identifying variances and proposing corrective actions. Prepare cost reports for Project Management and other stakeholders, highlighting cost trends and potential budget overruns. Manage and control project change orders and their cost implications. Provide cost estimating and analysis support for claims and variations. Stay updated on market trends and cost data relevant to the project scope. Collaborate effectively with project engineers, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to ensure cost-effective project delivery.

Requirements

Cost Control Manager Experience: Degree Educated _ BSc Quantity Surveying or a background in Finance 10 Years Post Graduate Experience Minimum - ideally at least 2 in a main contracting company. Demonstrated expertise in preparing pre-contract estimates (feasibility studies, tender evaluations) and post-contract cost breakdowns (BOQ). Strong understanding of cost estimating methodologies and construction pricing practices. Experience with cost control software and cost estimating tools including CCS (essential) Build Smart, Excel Excellent analytical and price negotiation skills Knowledge of local UAE supply chain & regulations In-depth knowledge of FIDIC contracts. Possess a broad contract knowledge and awareness

About the company

J10 Consulting are Construction Recruitment experts in the Middle East. We help businesses and careers grow by delivering Temporary Contract & Permanent Contingency hiring solutions within Construction & Engineering in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain & Kuwait J10 Consulting provide collaborative engagement and a deep understanding of both client and candidate requirements to cover temporary and permanent requirements across a number of vertical markets within Construction & Engineering.

The Cost Control Engineer is responsible for managing and tracking project costs, ensuring alignment with budgets, and providing financial analysis and reporting to support project decision-making. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize cost management and improve financial processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and allocate project costs, ensuring alignment with budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare budget vs. actual reports, analyze variances, and provide insights.
• Review and approve requisitions, purchase orders, and agreements.
• Conduct cost forecasting and financial trend analysis to update project forecasts.
• Support the implementation of cost control systems and procedures.
• Collaborate with project management, procurement, and other teams to ensure smooth cost-related activities.
• Continuously improve cost control processes and reporting accuracy.

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of experience in cost control or financial management in construction or contracting.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field.
• Proficiency in cost control software, and ERP systems (preferred).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Attention to detail with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Overview

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Our team of seasoned professionals brings decades of experience from renowned hotel brands, combined with a deep understanding of the Dubai and GCC markets. With a comprehensive infrastructure spanning all key areas of hotel management, we offer tailored solutions to maximize efficiency, drive revenue growth, and enhance guest satisfaction.

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• Monitor and control all Food & Beverage and operational costs across hotel departments.
• Conduct regular inventory checks and ensure accurate stock records in the system.
• Analyze daily, weekly, and monthly consumption reports for food, beverage, and general stores.
• Review and verify receiving reports, purchase requisitions, and supplier invoices.
• Track waste, spoilage, and variances to identify cost leakages and opportunities for savings.
• Assist in menu engineering by providing cost per portion and profitability analysis.
• Ensure proper pricing strategies in POS systems and keep recipe costing up to date.
• Coordinate with the purchasing and kitchen teams to ensure proper inventory management.
• Prepare daily, monthly, and ad hoc cost control reports for management.
• Support in budget preparation, forecasting, and financial audits as needed.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and standard operating procedures.
• Experience with POS and inventory software (e.g., Micros, FMC, Material Control).
• Knowledge of menu engineering, recipe costing, and yield management.
• Familiarity with local purchasing laws and compliance in the hospitality industry.

• Strong knowledge of cost control procedures in F&B and hotel operations
• Proficient in inventory management and conducting stock audits
• Experience with POS and inventory systems (e.g., Micros, FMC, Material Control)
• Ability to analyze consumption, waste, spoilage, and variance reports
• Skilled in recipe costing, menu engineering, and portion control analysis
• Accuracy in reviewing invoices, purchase orders, and receiving reports
• Understanding of pricing strategies and POS system configuration
• Strong coordination with purchasing, stores, and kitchen teams

**Kindly note that the role will be based in Saudi Arabia. Only apply if you are willing to relocate**

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Cost Control Engineer with a strong background in shipyard operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for monitoring and controlling project costs, preparing accurate budgets and forecasts, and ensuring financial efficiency across ship repair and construction projects.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Develop systems and procedures for Cost Control Function (including interface with ERP team during establishment / troubleshooting phase) and monitor project total expenditure including verifying and checking of invoices and claims from Suppliers, Vendors and Subcontractors to ensure that all project expenditures are captured and properly recorded.
• Understand cost estimates including material, manpower, Asset Management & Marine Operation. Coordinate with the Business Development team whenever discrepancies are noticed.
• Upload all relevant project cost and expenses data in the designated project management software with clear schedules of when the expenses are likely to be incurred.
• Create a process of information flow with respect to each expense head (such as material, manpower, AMMO, PMT etc.).
• Monitor cost performance and generate variance / exception reports as and when required. Present the same to Project manager and obtain approval to distribute further as per distribution matrix.
• Be responsible to assess potential Change Management (Internal / Customer / Supplier). Coordinate with the project stake holders on the same.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Engineering Degree (or Equivalent)
• PMP Certificate preferable (but not essential)
• Excellent knowledge MS Office (excel, word, power point etc.), Primavera P6 preferable.
• Minimum 3-9 years of experience preferable similar industry.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: AED13, AED18,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Are you willin to relocate to Saudi Arabia? (this is required)
• Do you have experience working in a Shipyard? If yes, how many years?

The Engineer – Cost Control:

Shall act as a bridge between technical and financial aspects of the project thereby assisting in translating the technical aspects of project activities into financial figures and vice versa.

Shall provide commercial support to the project team, maintaining commercial information and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and ensure that the objectives are achieved. Assist in preparation of variations orders, invoicing and commercial reporting in coordination with the relevant departments and parties involved. Ensuring the project costs are reasonably within the given budgets.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & AUTHORITIES:

Estimation Activities

• Preparation & review of estimates for new and ongoing activities, variation order, etc
• Preparation of budgets for confirmed activities / projects for approval and uploading in the system
• Prepare the Cost Breakdown Structure for the project considering execution strategy and the required aspects for control and monitoring
• Liaison with Planning to ensure the Cost Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure are aligned with each other
• Liaison with Finance to ensure proper uploading of budgets in the system with correct controls aspects and continuously interface with the Project Financial Control department to provide accurate cash flow forecasts and profit release as well as to obtain the actual cost expenditures
• Regular monitoring of costs (labor, material, subcontract and other direct) in the system to ensure correct booking are being made and reporting any concerns
• Develop accurate project forecast POC and Sales Pipeline
• Review of head contract, subcontracts and assist in identifying the clauses which may impact the commercial aspects of the project
• Visiting vessel / sites for inspection / reviews and highlighting concerns related to actual progress, man-hours and material
• Ensure full coherence and utilization of the Cost Control System and that it aligns with the Work Breakdown Structure for budgeting purposes and reporting key performance indicators throughout the project
• Perform commercial review of quotations (material, equipment, subcontracts, etc) and assist in evaluation process for final selection
• Review the draft Terms & Conditions, payment terms etc for suppliers / subcontracts and provide feedback to include relevant clauses for ensuring adherence to project contractual commitments
• Identify areas of improvement and optimization, specifically the ones which can result in cost savings
• Attend relevant project meetings and discussions with internal & external stakeholders
• Estimate and monitor the costs related to additional scope whether due to Client or design & production requirement
• Reports to the Supervisor any issues that comes up during the execution of the job and assists in sorting them out
• Supports Production / Purchasing in sorting out issues with the vendors
• Supports in providing justification to client regarding additional works, additional time and other job-related issues
• Prepare and maintain Cost Register with provision for identifying whether claimable, non-claimable, approved etc
• Assist in raising milestone invoices in accordance with base contract and other invoices for variation orders as per due dates
• Maintain invoice status under Head Contracts and subcontract in liaison with finance Dept
• Assist in identifying the risks with an informed view of the risks involved and proposes risk mitigation measures to enable the team to proceed with acceptable levels of risk
• Maintain constant awareness of progress of work by pro-actively collecting the necessary supporting material and monitoring & maintaining the variances, if any
• Conduct reconciliation of forecasted and actual expenditures and preparation of project accruals in conjunction with Finance
• Produce short- and long-term cash flow projections in a continuous and timely manner
• Review the monthly project cost report and variance analysis from the EAC report
• Review the last projected Estimate to Complete (ETC) and update in the current month if required
• Ensure relevant information is fed back to Project's Commercials during project execution and at project closing whenever needed
• In liaison with Project Finance, reconcile Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) with respect to Percent of Completion (POC)
• Provide correct task code to internal stakeholders for charging relevant costs. Intimate for corrections in case of any wrong bookings
• Assist in forecasting the project revenue for yearly as well as for the whole duration
• Review and integrate the suppliers POC into project POC for reporting
• Assist in maintaining, monitoring and provide any specific commercial deliverable as per head contract, if required
• Supports the Manager – Cost Control in day-to-day functions of the department

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in Shipbuilding / Marine Engineering / Naval Architecture or any relevant Shipbuilding / Ship Repair related field

Minimum Experience:

• 4-5 years of relevant work experience in estimation, invoicing and cost control preferably in a similar industry under Commercial role

Job-Specific Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge in commercial, contractual and negotiating environments
• Knowledge of ships (military, commercial, yachts etc.)
• Customer relationship management skills
• Research skills
• Negotiation skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Problem solving skills and analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership and teamwork skills
• Mentoring and coaching skills
• Commercially oriented

Our Tier 1 Main Contracting Client has a new requirement for a seasoned Cost Control and Estimation Manager to join their team in Dubai working on major new hospitality, residential and mall projects. Successful candidates will have a proven background as a Cost Control and Estimation Manager, seasoned in cost software including CCS (essential) and working on major new build & refurbishment projects in the UAE up to AED 1 billion in value and have worked for recognised main contracting companies previously.

This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent opportunity, employed by our client.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing leadership and direction to a team of cost engineers and quantity surveyors.
• The incumbent will drive, manage and lead the project budgets, forecasting, monitoring expenditures, providing accurate insights and collaboration to Project Commercial Managers & Project Directors.
• Proven experience in cost control management across both pre- and post-contract within the construction industry.
• Experience in cost control management in construction field, Project cost monitoring and control,
• Cost Reporting and forecasting, Change management and variations control.
• Prepare comprehensive cost estimates for all project phases, including pre-contract feasibility studies, tender evaluations, and detailed cost breakdowns for the Bill of Quantities (BOQ).
• Analyze and evaluate contractor bids and proposals to identify potential cost risks and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain the project budget and cost control plan.
• Monitor and track project expenditures against the budget, identifying variances and proposing corrective actions.
• Prepare cost reports for Project Management and other stakeholders, highlighting cost trends and potential budget overruns.
• Manage and control project change orders and their cost implications.
• Provide cost estimating and analysis support for claims and variations.
• Stay updated on market trends and cost data relevant to the project scope.
• Collaborate effectively with project engineers, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to ensure cost-effective project delivery.

Cost Control Manager Experience:

• Degree Educated _ BSc Quantity Surveying or a background in Finance
• 10 Years Post Graduate Experience Minimum - ideally at least 2 in a main contracting company.
• Demonstrated expertise in preparing pre-contract estimates (feasibility studies, tender evaluations) and post-contract cost breakdowns (BOQ).
• Strong understanding of cost estimating methodologies and construction pricing practices.
• Experience with cost control software and cost estimating tools including CCS (essential) Build Smart, Excel
• Excellent analytical and price negotiation skills
• Knowledge of local UAE supply chain & regulations
• In-depth knowledge of FIDIC contracts.
• Possess a broad contract knowledge and awareness

Responsibilities

• Project costing (Live)
• Well verse in project programming (Example – Primavera)
• Coordination with engineering and finance for costing
• Monitor and control project and operational costs to ensure budget compliance
• Prepare, review, and analyse cost reports, budgets, and forecasts
• Assist in the development of financial models and cost estimation tools
• Identify cost variances and suggest corrective actions
• Collaborate with procurement and project teams to track spending and validate cost allocations
• Maintain cost databases and ensure accurate and timely data entry
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual cost analysis reports
• Review contracts, purchase orders, and invoices to validate cost accuracy
• Assist in setting up cost control procedures for new projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
• 3+ years of Gulf experience in cost control, budgeting or financial analysis
• Strong understanding of cost control principles , financial reporting and accounting practices
• Proficiency in ERP systems, MS Excel , Primavera
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Detail-oriented with the ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines
• Preferably with experience in construction company

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From AED5,000.00 per month

Experience:

• Cost Control Engineer in UAE/Dubai: 3 years (Required)

Job Purpose

The Cost Control Engineer is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting project costs throughout the project lifecycle. The role ensures accurate tracking of expenditures, forecasts, and cost-to-complete calculations, supporting management in decision-making and ensuring projects are delivered within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and track project costs including manpower, materials, equipment, and subcontractor expenses.
• Prepare and update cost reports, including Cost to Complete (CTC), budget vs. actual, and variance analysis.
• Review and validate invoices, contracts, and procurement data in coordination with the Accounting Department.
• Identify cost-related risks and deviations; provide recommendations for corrective actions.
• Maintain cost databases and ensure accurate data entry for management reporting.
• Support project planning by providing cost inputs to project schedules and forecasts.
• Prepare periodic reports such as monthly cost summaries, productivity reports, and wastage analysis.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Engineering, Procurement, Planning, Accounting) and external stakeholders (subcontractors, suppliers) to ensure financial control.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in cost control, budgeting, and project finance within construction or infrastructure projects.

Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, or similar project management tools.
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills for cost tracking and reporting.
• Knowledge of cost control procedures, budgeting, and forecasting.

Soft Skills:

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Strong coordination and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy