Responsibilities: ? Responsibility for continuously improve profitability in COMPANY product portfolio (OEM specific products and COMPANY standard products) within requirements by achieving cost transparency and cost-competitiveness. ? Responsibility for cost estimation during predevelopment, RFQ and product development. ? Product cost optimization management during RFQ, product development and series. ? Cost Investigation in new technology and new products and its alignment with related department (purchasing, engineering, operations). ? Actively questioning COMPANY/OEM/Supplier’s product concepts and propose other efficient concepts considering product requirements and/or its optimization (during whole entire End-to End process and its Engineering reviews). ? Cost monitoring across whole End to End COMPANY process (from predevelopment till end of production) and propose the optimization actions. ? Cost estimation based on best practice approach (alignment with purchasing, engineering, operations) and advanced benchmarking (worst case-best case scenarios). ? Participate on sourcing negotiations including change management with OEMs and Suppliers during RFQs and Product Development, Full Context: Global: HQ.CTO.PR.PC Seite 2 von 4 (support with technical-commercial argumentations, 4-eyes principle). ? Participation on cost audits from OEM, and lead cost audits towards to suppliers (upfront alignment with Purchasing (4-eyes principle). ? Sharing cost optimization ideas across organization. ? Adding systematic cost improvements to design or process guidelines. ? Analysis of Costs on Global/Local supply markets / tier-1 & tier - n suppliers, concerning COMPANY products, (New trends/Market situation/Benchmarking/Lessons Learned). ? Responsible for creating, gathering, analyzing and communicating benchmarking information to various engineering teams. ? Respond to requests from COMPANY about product benchmarking. ? Analysis or testing at internal or external facilities during product benchmarking. ? Build reports out of benchmarking activities. ? Facilitate meetings, displays, workshops, teardown reviews, and relevant to benchmark product and sub-system topics. ? Manage workshops for product cost optimization with Designers, System Engineers, Electronic Engineers, Light specialists, process Engineers, Program and Product Teams. ? Establishes a continuous improvement mindset to improve profitability in COMPANY products (trainings in Design to Costs/Design for manufacturing/Design for Assembly/VA-VE methods). ? Inputs for key initiatives related to product cost optimization as one part of global ? Reporting towards to headquarter board. Requirements: ? Experience in cost optimization within Electronic/Lighting products ? Knowledge in Electronic/Mechatronic/Design concepts/Lighting/Manufacturing processes ? Good knowledge in the field of project and product management ? Good financial background (understanding of cost management) ? Very good communication and presentation skills ? Good skills in technical-economical argumentation ? Innovative, flexibility, motivation and analytical thinking ? MS Office skills