Responsibilities:

Ø 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.

Ø Responsibility for cost estimation during predevelopment, RFQ and
product development.

Ø Product cost optimization management during RFQ, product development
and series.

Ø Cost Investigation in new technology and new products and its
alignment with related department (purchasing, engineering, operations).

Ø 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).

Ø Cost monitoring across whole End to End COMPANY process (from
predevelopment till end of production) and propose the optimization actions.

Ø Cost estimation based on best practice approach (alignment with
purchasing, engineering, operations) and advanced benchmarking (worst case-best case scenarios).

Ø 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).

Ø Participation on cost audits from OEM, and lead cost audits towards
to suppliers (upfront alignment with Purchasing (4-eyes principle).

Ø Sharing cost optimization ideas across organization.

Ø Adding systematic cost improvements to design or process guidelines.

Ø Analysis of Costs on Global/Local supply markets / tier-1 & tier
- n suppliers, concerning COMPANY products, (New trends/Market
situation/Benchmarking/Lessons Learned).

Ø Responsible for creating, gathering, analyzing and communicating
benchmarking information to various engineering teams.

Ø Respond to requests from COMPANY about product benchmarking.

Ø Analysis or testing at internal or external facilities during
product benchmarking.

Ø Build reports out of benchmarking activities.

Ø Facilitate meetings, displays, workshops, teardown reviews, and
relevant to benchmark product and sub-system topics.

Ø Manage workshops for product cost optimization with Designers,
System Engineers, Electronic Engineers, Light specialists, process Engineers, Program and Product Teams.

Ø 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).

Ø Inputs for key initiatives related to product cost optimization as
one part of global

Ø Reporting towards to headquarter board.

Requirements:

Ø Experience in cost optimization within Electronic/Lighting products

Ø Knowledge in Electronic/Mechatronic/Design
concepts/Lighting/Manufacturing processes

Ø Good knowledge in the field of project and product management

Ø Good financial background (understanding of cost management)

Ø Very good communication and presentation skills

Ø Good skills in technical-economical argumentation

Ø Innovative, flexibility, motivation and analytical thinking

Ø MS Office skills