Sr. Cost Engineer

Recruiter: Dmitrij Shtutman  
Relocation: No  
Travel: Less than 10%  
Education Experience: Bachelors Degree (High School +4 years)  
Employment Experience: 7-10 years  

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. 

Why should you join:

Responsible for providing financial support and performance analysis to the global/regional operations and plant management teams. The role requires an exceptional business partner to drive organizational success through the development and execution of financial strategies.

Your main tasks:

• Calculation of production alternatives in terms of design, method and production location for EMIA Automotive product projects
• Cost calculation in the early phase of new RFQ's with a Should Costing approach through appropriate input from Operations and Purchasing, as well as in all further phases according to the product development process (Concept, Design, Industrialization)
• Performing capital analysis for the projects in terms of ROI, Payback, Operating Income and Break Even Point (Full Product P&L)
• Support in the calculation of lifetime costs during all project phases; optimization of cost cycles in cooperation with key business partners such as Sales, Product Engineering, Product
• Management, Purchasing, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations-, Plant Controlling
• Support/introduction of new cross-location cost methods for new product families and technologies in the individual production locations as part of target cost activities
• Carrying out continuous cost and value driver analyses and implementing target costing
• Proactive participation in interdisciplinary functional/core teams

Your ideal background:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in industrial engineering or business administration
• Relevant work experience in finance and production in the automotive industry Good understanding of the impact of process changes on financial performance (7 years+)
• Ideally knowledge of thermoplastic injection molding, stamping, assembly processes, as well as machined parts & electronics
• High level of experience in the supply process Tier1 business and direct OEM business
• Broad understanding of manufacturing technologies to arrive at fast bid calculations with appropriate costing models
• Confident appearance and persuasiveness
• High affinity for value driver analysis
• Many years of experience in costing for customer RRQ (quotation calculation)
• Tier 1 experience towards OEM's an advantage
• Patience, perseverance and passion for cost reduction
• Experienced with SAP & FACTON, good MS Excel skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills - verbal & written - in German and Englis

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Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 9,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 130 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at  and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority

•    Competitive Salary Package
•    Performance-Based Bonus Plans
•    Health and Wellness Incentives
•    Employee Stock Purchase Program
•    Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
•    Employee Resource Group

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