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Cost Estimator & Business Analyst

Koch Business Solutions, LP
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Wisconsin, Hudson
Dec 15, 2025
Your Job Phillips Medisize, a Molex company is seeking a new member in our Cost Estimation & Business Analytics group. You will join our Global Innovation and Development team in Hudson, WI. In this role, you will have an opportunity to work in a company that is becoming one of the world's leading innovation hubs for medical devices. Our Team As a Cost Estimator and Business Analyst, you play a key role in securing new business for Phillips-Medisize and setting our development projects up for success. You will interact with Sales, Project development, Production, Finance, as well as Senior Management. Your primary role is to ensure that project cost estimations are developed diligently and efficiently while taking possible assumptions into considerations, such as scope changes, estimation uncertainties and risks (time, supply chain, market conditions, financial risks etc.). What You Will Do Lead the end-to-end project cost estimation process by planning, coordinating with relevant input providers, aligning stakeholder expectations, and obtaining timely approvals from the Cost Estimation Committee. Collaborate with stakeholders across departments to gather detailed inputs for defining project scope, initial strategy, and cost estimate assumptions and sources. Monitor the incoming pipeline of Requests for Proposal (RFPs), conduct initial data collection on project scope and timing, and maintain up-to-date tracking. Ensure clear understanding of customer needs through direct engagement before initiating cost estimation activities. Analyze and reconcile large and complex data sets, managing multiple revisions to deliver accurate and reliable cost estimates. Prepare and present detailed cost estimation reports to Senior Management, Business Development, Executives, and client teams as required. Support the development of customer proposals in close alignment with the Sales organization to ensure consistency and competitiveness. Drive regular process retrospectives, identify improvement opportunities, and implement changes to enhance the cost estimation workflow. Build and maintain strong relationships with the global cost estimation team to ensure consistent adherence to global principles and best practices. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's Degree or higher in Finance, Business, Economics or Engineering Experience working with large data sets and the ability to perform quantitative analysis, financial modeling, or cost estimation with a high degree of accuracy What Will Put You Ahead Experiencing working with the entire process of estimating cost and preparing the proposal for the customer Experience setting up databases and structuring data for analytical or AI-driven use cases. Advanced Excel and BI experience Experience working with innovative medical device development projects from early idea to concept and onwards towards launch Project management experience Commercial experience analyzing diverse business models and industry dynamics This position does not qualify for VISA Sponsorship. In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are As a Molex company, Phillips-Medisize mobilizes and deploys specialized capabilities and services across highly regulated industries, including health care, regulated consumer, automotive and defense. We design, develop and create innovative and life-changing medical technologies for millions of people around the globe. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).