Target Cost Analyst - Loader Cranes (f/m/d)

PALFINGER; Köstendorf; Hybrid; EUR 48.000 - 59.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Home office possible

Training opportunities

PALfit health program

Company restaurant

Job ticket

Employee discounts

Zusammenfassung

PALFINGER is seeking a Target Costing Analyst – Loader Cranes (m/f/d) to analyse cost structures, identify cost drivers, and drive cost-down measures across multiple product lines. You will collaborate with Engineering, Purchasing, Production and Product Management to support development efforts.

The role focuses on data-driven cost analysis, developing standards and processes to increase efficiency and ensure target costs are met.

Qualifikationen

• Completed technical or technical-commercial education (technical college, university of applied sciences, or university).
• Strong cost structure knowledge and data-driven analysis experience preferred.
• Experience collaborating with Engineering, Purchasing, or Production is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Analyse cost structures and identify cost drivers across product lines.
• Support development and industrialisation projects as a cost challenger.
• Derive and implement cost-down potential to achieve target costs.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Purchasing, Production, Quality, and Product Management.
• Prepare cost analyses and reports and develop Target Costing standards.

Kenntnisse

Cost analysis

Data-driven analyses

German language

English language

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Cross-functional collaboration

Ausbildung

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Jobbeschreibung

For more than 90 years, PALFINGER has set benchmarks with innovative crane and lifting solutions worldwide. As a leading technology and mechanical engineering company, we transform customer needs into seamlessly integrated solutions while providing opportunities for our people to grow, collaborate, and push beyond limits. We foster an environment where we reach up, reach out, and reach beyond. Become part of our team and let’s lift each other to create what’s next.

Our Target Costing team supports development and existing product projects with the clear goal of creating cost transparency, achieving target costs, and bringing successful products to market.

As a Target Costing Analyst – Loader Cranes (m/f/d), you will support several development and cost-down projects end-to-end. You will analyse cost structures, identify cost drivers, and work with cross-functional teams to develop specific cost-down measures. In addition to operational project work, you will actively contribute to the further development of standards, methods, and processes in Target Costing in order to continuously increase the efficiency, comparability, and impact of our contribution.

The clear focus of the role is on cost analysis and understanding how costs arise – communication and collaboration are the means to enable effective decision-making.

Your Responsibilities

• Analyse cost structures and identify cost drivers across multiple product lines
• Support development and industrialisation projects as a cost challenger and sparring partner
• Derive and implement specific cost-down potential to achieve target costs
• Work closely with Engineering, Purchasing, Production, Quality, and Product Management
• Prepare cost analyses and reports, and further develop Target Costing standards and methods

Your Qualifications

• Completed technical or technical-commercial education (technical college, university of applied sciences, or university), e.g. in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering
• Strong understanding of cost structures, costing methodologies, and data-driven analyses, or at least 3 years of professional experience in similar positions
• An analytical, structured, and solution-oriented approach to work
• Experience working with Engineering, Purchasing, or Production
• Very good German and English language skills, as well as confident use of SAP, Excel, or Power BI

What We Offer

• Flexible working hours with no core time and possibility to work from home
• Further training and international career opportunities
• Corporate health management "PALfit"
• Company restaurant with freshly prepared meals and daily meal subsidy
• Job ticket for travel to and from PALFINGER
• Numerous employee discounts through Corporate Benefits

Minimum yearly gross salary according to Austrian metal industry collective agreement is EUR 53.241,02 based on full-time employment. According to experience and qualification, we offer a market-conform overpayment.