Project/Cost Manager - automotive

The tasks in detail:
- VA/ VE to drive specification harmonization and support product consolidation
Effective project management
- Contributes to optimization and standardization of existing production methods with existing parts, while keeping same quality
- Drives cross-functional initiatives to optimize spend for the fasten division
- Supplier assessment focusing on should costs, purchasing/cost management, manufacturing and SCM
- Supporting product development on reducing costs and improving function before capital is invested in tooling, plant or equipment
- Step-by-step value analyses of existing products in a range of areas, e.g. costs, function, alternative components and design aspects
- Contributes in delivering bottom line / top line results, managing the commodity spend / projects according to long term planning

Your profile:
- 5+ years professional experience in Value Analysis (VA) and Value Engineering (VE)
- Prior experience in cross-functional project management
- Mandatory language skills (English)
- Strong technical and commercial understanding of fasten components and product development
- Deep technical understanding of the fasten production process
- Willingness to travel (25%)
- Sound understanding of business and supply chain TCO
- Strong communication and facilitation skills / stakeholder management
- Execution focus
- Experience to work in in matrix organizations

Key Interfaces:
- Suppliers
- Divisional commodity leads & Regional / Local purchasing teams
- Legal and Compliance
- Supply Chain
- R&D & Product Development functions
- Sales and PMO

Our Offer:
- Training and personal development
- Interesting job with high independence
- Good working team
- 5 weeks of holiday
- Company canteen
- Contribution for pension insurance
- Special events (ice days, coffe days, fruit days) etc.
- Attendance contribution

PLACE OF WORK: DRIVING DISTANCE FROM BRNO (TO THE SOUTH)

Automobilový průmysl, výroba dopravních prostředků

international company