Should Cost Manager
Pubblicato il 06-10-2026 - Te Connectivity in Marche
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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:
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- 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:
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- 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
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- 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