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Job Description
Job Overview The Should Cost Manager’s primary responsibility is to develop a robust costing methodology based on should costing principles tailored to ICT business requirements. Enabling realistic and achievable cost estimations while highlighting areas for improvement through cross-functional teamwork. Actively contributing to implementation and continual improvement on organization of should-cost strategy. Collaborating across different departments, consolidating cost and process information, ensuring compliance, and provides insights for increase profitability. Your Main Tasks 1. Should Cost Model development and implementation:
- Implementation and organization of should-cost model/ target cost activities with external partners for the continuous improvement of the price level and standards
- Estimate costs based on defined product basis (BOM), utilizing should cost calculation system and database.
- Maintain consistency between costing, product process definition, and support functions' inputs.
- Provide real-time updates, gap analysis, and directional cost assessments to internal customers. 2. Cost Information Analysis:
- Analyse and challenge provided cost information.
- Gather and consolidate part prices, investments, and costing data for defined products and potential industrial paths.
- Provide cost information status and ongoing monitoring with detailed follow-up and traceability. 3. Key function for Engineering, PM, PjM, Procurement and Plant Finance
- Work closely with product engineering during the product development phase and support analysis of component cost to help drive margin improvement.
- Participate in technical choices and hypotheses during the sourcing phase together with acquisition team.
- Support sales and purchasing in customer and external supplier negotiations (CBDs).




- Support PjM/PM in preparing CER financials, including risk and opportunity TPA estimates.
- Work with Plant finance for forward costing opportunities and make vs buy. 4. Team Management and Continuous Improvement:
- Enhance and utilize existing software to support these processes (tSet)
- Ensure templates are up-to
- and extend them for project finance activities.
- Manage and coach should cost engineers.
- Support continuous improvement processes related to tools and methodologies. Your Ideal Background
- Master's degree in engineering with a specialization in Production and Finance
- Minimum 5 to 8 years of experience in an industrial environment, including technical experience in production or manufacturing engineering // Automotive industry experience is preferred.
- Technical knowledge in products and manufacturing processes
- Ability to provide qualitative and reliable information
- Strong communication skills and autonomy.
- Fluent communication in English. Competencies SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers) ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS: We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations
- the well-being of our employees is our top priority
- Competitive Salary Package
- Performance-Based Premio Plans
- Health and Wellness Incentives
- Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
- Employee Resource Group Job Locations: Posting City: Tangier Job Country: Morocco Travel Required: Less than 10% Requisition ID: 153081 Workplace Type: Onsite External Careers Page: Finance & Accounting

📌 Should Cost Manager (Macerata)
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