Your Key Responsibilities

• Prepares cost (break down) analyzes and cost / value optimization, for products and tools in stages of supply chain processes in cooperation with sales and purchasing organization units.
• Create cost break downs for products and tools, and support with cost analyses and customer visits.
• Create costing within the RFQ processes and provide systematic cost optimization analyses for products.
• Drive supply chain specific value and cost optimization programs, internally and with suppliers.
• Prepare trainings and give active support, e.g. cost structure analyses and in design-to-cost workshops.
• Carrying out cost engineering and cost value analyses.
• Cooperation in interdisciplinary and international teams.
• Evaluation, calculation, and validation of the purchase costs of purchased parts including the resources required for production.
• Development, identification, and implementation of cost reduction measures with a focus on the technologies according to commodity allocation.
• Participation in target pricing during the project and development phase.
• Supporting buyers in cost negotiations with suppliers.
• Support for decision-making and awarding processes in purchasing.
• Conducting benchmark analyses.
• Professional planning, preparation, and implementation of cost workshops with our suppliers.
• Develop know-how and further develop calculation tools.