About the job

Strategy :

• Set and Oversee Product Cost Governance and ensure its adherence
• Active member of the Standard Time Governance team
• Set objectives for the department and team members

Operate and Execute :

• Oversee final cost (standard cost) calculation for existing and new products
• Oversee Cost Estimation during Brand Process including analysis of cost movement between each phase
• Lead Budget process for annual standard cost update
• Ensure cost calculation accuracy in all systems
• Support Cross functional teams with costing scenario for business cases
• Support ad-hoc tasks such as new ERP implementation, studies in structural changes impacting costing calculation (e.g. new production processes, new sites, financial impact of sustainability requirements…)

Drive Continuous improvements

• Incorporate learnings from existing product costing to comparable products
• Improve way of working to increase accuracy of standard cost estimation / calculation

Professional Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in finance fields (Costing / Financial Controlling prefered)
• Managerial experience
• Experience in manufacturing environment
• Working with BOM, routing and standard cost
• ERP experience – AX2012 / SAP will be a plus
• Exposure to Senior Management
• Strong stakeholder management
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Good understanding of manufacturing cost structure
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams
• High work ethics
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills