Cost Engineering Specialist

Yazaki Europe Middle East and Africa; Lummen; Hybride; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remote one day per week

17.5 additional leave days (ADV)

Flexible working hours

Hospitalization insurance

Cafeteria plan

Résumé du poste

Yazaki Europe Middle East and Africa is seeking a Cost Engineering Specialist at the YEMEA Headquarters in Lummen. The role focuses on manufacturing cost estimation, pricing for changes, and profitability improvements within a multinational automotive supplier.

The successful candidate will analyse cost structures, support price negotiations, and coordinate with Supply Management while ensuring quality processes are followed. A Bachelor's degree and strong Excel and English skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance or Engineering is required.
• Experience in large companies, preferably multinationals.
• Product and production process knowledge.
• Solid Excel, Word, PowerPoint skills; fluent English.

Responsabilités

• Perform manufacturing cost estimation and sales price proposal in accordance with calculation conditions defined by BU and OEM agreed Standard times.
• Calculate Costing & Pricing for Engineering Changes (ECRs), cost reduction proposals (VAVE), new drawings and price walk releases.
• Update Offer's calculation according commercial agreements (copper rate; competitive prices; productivity).
• Focus on profitability improvement by margin optimization through cost reductions or price increases; defend prices to customers.

Connaissances

Cost estimation

Pricing

Profitability

Excel

English

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance or Engineering

Outils

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

Outlook

Description du poste

At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone, which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.

Our EMEA Headquarters in Lummen plays a central role in managing a regional organization of over 47,000 employees and more than €3 billion in annual sales. From Lummen, we coordinate complex operations across EMEA and ensure that customers receive the dependable support, responsiveness, and long-term value they expect from Yazaki.

What truly sets us apart is our commitment to people, both our customers and our teams. We work side by side with our customers to build lasting relationships and deliver solutions they can rely on throughout the lifecycle of their vehicles. Inside Yazaki, our employees are the cornerstone of our success. Their expertise, dedication, and collaboration drive our performance every day.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Cost Engineering Specialist to join our YEMEA Headquarters in Lummen.

• Perform manufacturing cost estimation and sales price proposal in accordance with calculation conditions defined by BU and OEM agreeded Standard times.
• Calculate Costing & Pricing for Engineering Changes (ECR's), cost reduction proposals (VAVE's), new drawings and price walk releases.
• Update Offer's calculation according commercial agreements (copper rate; comp. prices; productivities...).
• Focus on profitability improvement, by performing margin improvement on cost reduction or price increase opportunities.
• Defending prices to customer.
• Follow up actions with Supply Management.
• Perform and promote continuous improvement activities, ensuring the progress related to speed, accuracy and efficiency of the department outputs.
• Encourage errors registration, following PDCA process and the promotion of lessons learned between the team.
• Support on activties' management, with the coordination and planning of the team workload VS HC, in accordance with the department goals and CSC's needs.
• Takes part in the Quality Management Activities.
• Collaborates in internal audits when requested.
• Reports all claims that may be received by other means than the CRS system to the Quality Department and its Responsible.
• Participates on Customer claim investigation and treatment.
• Implements corrective and preventive actions and also confirms B113its efficiency.
• Informs the Customer on how and where a claim should be filed.Keeps the Customer informed about the on going claim.
• Manages all claims according to their urgency and severity.
• Treats Customer with courtesy.
• Commitment to the Organization's Management, Quality and AS&S Systems.

Your profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance or Engineering.
• Experience in performing similar tasks in large companies, preferably in multinationals.
• Product and production process knowledge.
• Understanding of the manufacturing process, supply chain, equipments needed, design processes, KSK concept, etc.
• Understanding key business drivers and uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
• Be able to fully understand the relevance of the KPI's and proactively contribute for the business profitability.
• Impact quality of own work and the work of others on the team, works within guidelines and policies.
• Explain complex information to others in straightforward situations.
• Solving problems in straightforward situations, analyzing possible solutions using technical experience.
• Good spoken and written knowledge of English.
• Good know-how on Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Teams, Outlook…

Last but not least we offer an engaging and supportive work environment where your contributions make a real impact. Herewith an overview of what we offer:

• 1 day remote working per week.
• 17,5 additional leave days (ADV days).
• Flexible working hours: start between 7:00 - 10:00, finish from 15:00 onward.
• Hospitalization insurance: employee contribution of EUR 2,50/month, with coverage available for the whole family.
• Cafeteria plan: tailor your benefits (bike lease, multimedia, and many more)