Company: TRATON SE
Location: Munich (SE)
Job start date: 04/01/2025
Functional area: Product Cost Powertrain
Career level: Professional

JOB DESCRIPTION

In the role as Product Cost Controller, you will be part of the Group Product Cost Controlling team and work with cross-functional with different teams at TRATON, at the local R&D entities and the Controlling teams of the GROUP brands. You are together responsible to calculate, challenge, and track product costs for current and upcoming products.
To ensure that you will:
/ In an early state of product development, derive top-down targets from a market perspective to set product cost ambition for a certain product
/ Discuss and implement cost-optimizing measures cross functionally in order to reach desired profitability through workshops or benchmark activities
/ Perform product cost calculations during the product lifecycle and consolidate into comprehensive product cost views for all brands and present results in cross functional committees and stakeholders
/ Track and monitor product cost over time including deviation analysis including change management
As our Product Cost Controlling team is a Group sub team, we are working with all brands in the Group. In your role it’s therefore important to have a Group view and have frequent contact with all brands.

YOUR SKILLS

/ Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration or industrial engineering or related field with a strong interest in technical issues
/ A minimum of 3-5 years working experience in areas of product cost controlling of hardware products or related functions, e.g. purchasing, R&D, project management or strategy
/ Strong analytical mind and high sense of quality and responsibility
/ Team player with interactive, communicative, and structured working style able to present data in a clear and easily understandable way
/ Enjoy working in a diverse, dynamic team with counterparts across the world
/ Fluent in English language (verbal and written); fluent in Swedish or German as well is a strong plus

Please refer the Job description for details