Head (f/m/d) of Cost Intelligence

We are looking for a Head (f/m/d) of Cost Intelligence to join our team at Innomotics. 

The Industry-Leader of Motors and Drives

Innomotics is an industry-leading supplier of motors and large drive systems. With a trusted legacy of more than 150 years of engineering expertise, our products power all of the world’s most essential industries. Today, we are bringing the #EnergyTransition to life with a portfolio that enables our customers to boost energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gases, and minimize the carbon footprints of plants.

Our Most Powerful Engine: Our People

We are a team of more than 15,000 dedicated experts, doers, innovators. For us, engineering the future means keeping businesses in motion. As a global player operating with the spirit and speed of a mid-sized champion, the future holds unlimited opportunities for us. If you share our bold mindset to be best-in-class, we want you IN.

Your Future Role

• You build and lead the global Cost Intelligence team, ensuring strong capabilities in bottom-up cost calculation and market benchmarking.
• You establish methodologies for systematic cost evaluation, including should-cost and brown-field analyses, to assess competitiveness against both green-field scenarios and existing setups.
• Furthermore, you integrate cost management into core business processes, including product development and engineering with a design-to-cost approach, offer and tendering processes with a focus on cost transparency and target costing, as well as strategic portfolio management by providing a clear profitability and competitiveness view.
• In addition, you develop and maintain a global cost database for key materials, components, and manufacturing processes.
• Based on this foundation, you benchmark the company’s cost position against competitors, identifying best practices and structural improvement opportunities.
• You translate analytical findings into actionable measures to improve the competitiveness of products and components.
• You actively support supplier negotiations by leveraging should-cost insights to achieve optimized purchase prices and value-based discussions.
• You collaborate closely with Engineering, Procurement, Operations, and Finance to ensure alignment on cost targets and value optimization.
• Finally, you evaluate and support make-or-buy decisions, ensuring transparent cost comparisons between internal and external sourcing options.

Your Profile

• You hold a university degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• Moreover, you bring at least ten years of professional experience in cost management, product costing, or value engineering within an industrial environment.
• You have a proven track record in building and leading international expert teams and can effectively manage and develop diverse, cross-border organizations.
• Furthermore, you possess deep expertise in bottom-up costing methodologies, manufacturing cost structures, and comprehensive value chain analysis.
• You have solid experience in conducting should-cost and brown-field analyses and in translating analytical results into concrete business actions and measurable improvements.
• In addition, you demonstrate strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to seamlessly integrate cost management into product lifecycle processes as well as commercial and sales-related activities.
• You also bring proven experience in make-or-buy analyses and sourcing cost comparisons, ideally gained through close collaboration between Engineering and Procurement.
• Moreover, you have excellent negotiation skills, supported by direct exposure to supplier negotiations and sourcing discussions in a professional context.
• You combine a strategic mindset with a hands-on execution capability, enabling you to drive initiatives from concept to implementation.
• Finally, you communicate fluently in English; knowledge of German is considered a strong advantage.

What’s IN it for you (Our Benefits)

• Compensation according to the applicable collective agreements of the metal and electrical industry
• 30 days of vacation per calendar year
• Flexible working models

• Pension benefits
• Development opportunities
• Health care offerings
• Childcare subsidy
• Employer subsidy for "Deutschlandticket”
• Canteens with lower prices for employees
• Access to a benefits portal with attractive employee offers

Ready to power the future with us? Join Innomotics and start making a difference now. #TeamInnomotics #JoinReliableMotion

Innomotics is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

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