Senior Cost Analyst

For our Business Center in Bratislava (Slovakia) we are currently seeking to recruit a

Senior Cost Analyst

The role of the Senior Cost Analyst is to ensure that accurate product costs are developed and communicated within the organization. Knowledge of product and process is critical. The candidate must be able to review product design and manufacturing process assumptions for reasonableness. The Senior Cost Analyst needs to be able to bring business perspective to this data. Project analysis (regional and global) and intercompany interface will be required on an ongoing basis.

Job responsibilities

• Development of product cost: material usage, material cost, equipment requirements, labor requirements, cycle times, tooling and capital requirements for new business or changes to current business
• Review complex bill of materials for reasonableness
• Review manufacturing assumptions for reasonableness
• Understand the Development of Proforma’s for new manufacturing facilities
• Capacity to bring financial perspective to costing data.
• Communicate / Educate the organization regarding the cost data.
• Rate Development
• Develop / refine benchmark cost models to support our Purchasing team.
• Set targets of purchased items.
• Support Purchasing negotiations.
• Support regional and corporate initiatives
• Ability to bridge financial data
• Actively contribute to departmental initiatives/process improvements to enhance the overall department’s effectiveness.
• Commitment to use global costing procedures and tools
• Commitment to communicate with a global team.

Job requirements

• University degree (Bachelor/Master, Finance, Business, or Engineering desired)
• 1-2 years experience preferably in costing or another financial role as e.g. financial analyst, plant controller, technical buyer OR technical role as e.g. process engineer with sound understanding of financial aspects
• Experience in the Automotive Industry
• Fluency in English is required
• German a plus
• Good computer skills, i.e., MS Office, especially Excel
• Proven interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Occasional travel required

We offer you:

• Base gross monthly salary starting from 1900 EUR. Our salary is fair and competitive and can be higher than the starting minimum written in the advert
• 13th salary
• Hybrid workplace principles from 0-5 days a week option working remotely
• Language courses
• Meal vouchers (fully paid by employer)
• Flexible working time, home offices, extra holiday entitlement
• Wedding allowance, childbirth allowance, jubilee allowance, housing allowance
• Referral bonus
• Health, safety and ergonomics events, training sessions
• Active life with colleagues full of various sports activities (swimming, yoga, tennis, volleyball etc.)
• Massage at workplace, modern relax areas and game room
• Coffee/Tea on the workplace

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Isabell Grabowski on +49 2174651877.