Manager, Global Estimating Excellence at Vertiv — GBR | Base Career

As the Manager, Global Estimating Excellence, you will lead the tools, processes, governance, compliance, and knowledge management practices that support estimating operations across Vertiv's Global Power Software & Controls product line organization.

This role is responsible for driving consistency, accuracy, scalability, and continuous improvement across estimating activities globally.

The position serves as the business owner for estimating standards, methodologies, tools, and best practices while ensuring critical knowledge is captured, maintained, and leveraged across regions and teams.

The Manager, Global Estimating Excellence partners closely with Estimating, Engineering, Pricing Management, Product Management, Program Management, IT, and Business Leadership teams to improve estimate quality, reduce variability, accelerate onboarding, strengthen governance, and increase adoption of global standards.

A key responsibility of this role is supporting and optimizing estimating platforms and processes, including C1 and CPQ solutions, to improve efficiency, compliance, and business performance.

This is a player-coach role requiring both strategic leadership and hands-on execution.

Travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.

Develop and maintain global estimating standards, methodologies, and best practices
Establish governance frameworks that improve estimate quality, consistency, and accuracy
Monitor compliance with approved estimating processes, controls, and approval requirements
Conduct audits and reviews to identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities
Drive standardization across regions while supporting local business requirements

Serve as the business owner for estimating systems, calculators, templates, databases, and workflows
Lead continuous improvement of C1 and CPQ platforms and related estimating technologies

Establish and maintain a centralized repository of estimating knowledge, standards, and lessons learned
Capture institutional knowledge and transform it into repeatable, standardized practices
Develop training materials, onboarding programs, and capability development tools
Facilitate global knowledge-sharing and communities of practice

Analyze estimating performance metrics and identify improvement opportunities
Optimize workflows to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability
Reduce rework, estimation variability, and commercial risk
Support implementation of new processes, tools, and operating models

Partner with Engineering, Pricing, Product Management, Program Management, Finance, and Business Leadership teams globally
Build alignment across regions and functions without direct authority
Act as a trusted advisor on estimating excellence, governance, and process maturity
Support strategic initiatives impacting estimating operations and business performance

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field
7+ years of experience in estimating, proposal management, pricing operations, commercial operations, engineering operations, process excellence, operational excellence, or related disciplines
Experience developing and governing business processes within a technical or commercial environment
Strong understanding of estimating methodologies, pricing, costing, proposal development, and commercial operations
Experience implementing process improvement and standardization initiatives
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Proven ability to influence stakeholders across a global matrix organization
Experience utilizing enterprise business systems and tools to drive operational excellence
Excellent communication, facilitation, and change leadership skills

Experience supporting C1, CPQ, quotation, costing, or estimation platforms
Experience within power systems, electrical infrastructure, manufacturing, industrial technology, or engineering organizations
Experience supporting global estimating, pricing, proposal, or commercial teams
Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, or Process Improvement certifications preferred
Knowledge management, business process management, or organizational effectiveness experience preferred
Experience leading global process governance initiatives

Increased global estimating consistency
Improved compliance with estimating standards and processes
Greater adoption of C1, CPQ, and estimating tools
Reduced estimating cycle times
Improved estimate quality and accuracy
Reduced commercial risk and rework
Improved onboarding and capability development
Increased utilization of standardized knowledge and best practices

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