Costing Analyst / Senior Costing Analyst

Costing Analyst/Senior Costing Analyst

What can you expect?

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 PFM 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.

Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 77,000 employees in 32 countries, Adient operates 202 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide, we produce and deliver automotive seating for all vehicle classes and all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design all the way to engineering and manufacturing – and into more than 25 million cars every year.

At Adient we are proud to offer hybrid working to our employees which involves being able to work remotely for up to 5 days per week.

What will your responsibilities be?

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
Develop risk / opportunities summary with each quote
Understand the Development of Pro-forma’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

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

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, AFM, plant controller 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

Which benefits do we offer?

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, 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. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

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 Michal Majzlán on +421327413099.