Take responsibility:
•Be responsible for the holistic methodical and cost-structure analysis of mechanical components (plastic, aluminum die casting, stamped, deep drawn, bent parts).
•Identify and evaluate potential savings through changes to design, specification or manufacturing process with reference to intensive technology and supplier scouting.
•Work actively during whole product life cycle and determine target costs for purchased parts
Help shape the future:
•Independently determine target costs including shadow calculations. Especially for the early phases of the product development process
•Independently develop alternative solutions as well as the best possible process and product costs independently of the plant and supplier.
•Derive recommendations for action and represent these to the management, plant and purchasing, also in an international environment.
Holistic implementation:
•Perform cost analysis using the existing knowledge base on manufacturing and material costs
•be responsible for expanding and updating it with regard to new technologies and innovations.
Communicate in a network:
•Work on a project basis in interdisciplinary teams (including research and development, manufacturing, purchasing, controlling) and also represent costing results across business units.
Live cooperation:
•Represent the results of cost analyses when sourcing and negotiating prices with suppliers,
