Break new ground.
Then keep on going.
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At Electrolux, as a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet.
We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.
Come join us as you are.
We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative.
In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.
Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!
All about the role:
For more than one hundred years now, Electrolux has been working at shaping living for the better, developing products that meet people's demands in terms of taste, care and wellbeing.
But as consumer needs and wants continue to evolve, we have even more work to do.
Our Consumer Experience teams ensure our company stays at the forefront of innovation, investigating and making use of the latest technology in order to translate consumer insights into engineering specifications, enabling Electrolux to keep delivering outstanding consumer experiences all around the world.
What you'll do:
In detail, you will:
- Track product cost and manage potential deviations during product development phases to ensure we reach our targets for Business Case profit;
- Work with Business Area and Product Line to define specification and top-down cost targets;
- Gather proposals, specifications, historical data, market trends and should-cost data, interfacing with stakeholders to determine bottom-up cost targets;
- Lead the product cost workstream within the cross-functional project team to track cost, evaluate and close the gap between top-down and bottom-up cost targets;
- Align with stakeholders and support management decisions by providing appropriate cost information and data;
- Prepare documentaion to share cost assessment and development in accordance with standard procedures;
- Work alongside purchasing and suppliers, analyzing supplier quotes and ensuring an optimal quotation that meets product cost target;
- Promote and ensure good costing practices, fostering the development of costing capabilities among stakeholders, cross-functionally;
- Lead implementation of innovation tools and methods within each Product Line;
- Elaborate and deliver functional and project cost KPIs, taking action to ensure goals are met, aiming for cost excellence for the company.
As part of the culture of continuous improvement, you will be involved in Lean Thinking projects and activities (EMS/C2W).
Who you are:
You have:
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Administration, Operations Research or Mathematics;
- Solid experience with product costing/cost engineering in a product development context (preferably in manufacturing environment);
- Experience with automated cost models, database, factors and/or estimation tools;
- Knowledge of key functional areas in product development (Purchasing, Manufacturing, Project Management, Controlling, Quality Management, R&D);
- Knowledge of project management methodologies;
- Knowledge of costing tools (e. g. TcPCM, aPriori) is a plus;
- Advanced Office skills;
- Advanced English.
Where you'll be:
You will be based at the Curitiba administrative office.
Located in Prado Velho, it is a new Electrolux location designed from the start to allow for more efficient, connected and flexible collaboration between Electrolux's support teams.
It will be necessary to be available for national and international traveling.
Benefits include:
- Flexible work hours/hybrid work environment;
- Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services;
- Family friendly benefits;
- Insurance policy plan;
- Extensive learning opportunities and flexible career path.
As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development.
There are no barriers to where your career could take you.
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