COGS Controller TechOps (m/f/d)

Fresenius; Bad Homburg vor der Höhe; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA in Germany seeks a Manufacturing Controlling expert to reshape standard costing across global sites and drive SAP-based cost discipline.

You will lead configure-and-train efforts for CO, COGS, and production cost controls while aligning with S/4HANA initiatives. With 5+ years in manufacturing Controlling, you will partner with finance and operations to implement standardized costing practices across an international network, and travel as needed to support global

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Finance & Controlling, or comparable qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Manufacturing Controlling.
• Strong expertise in COGS calculations and the ability to explain system settings clearly and effectively.
• Excellent SAP knowledge, particularly in routings, bills of materials (BOMs), work centers, transactions, and PCA.
• Advanced IT skills and a strong affinity for systems, especially SAP FI/CO and SAP BW.
• Ability to challenge stakeholders constructively while building strong working relationships.
• Experience working in a multinational matrix organization and driving change initiatives.
• Fluency in English and willingness to travel internationally as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the redesign of standard costing calculations, including start-up costs, excess capacity, and idle costs.
• Develop end-to-end technical concepts to establish standardized costing benchmarks across manufacturing sites.
• Ensure consistent implementation of costing standards within SAP and across the global network.
• Develop and maintain guidelines supporting standardized production cost controlling practices.
• Act as the subject matter expert and first point of contact for standard costing implementation and troubleshooting.
• Coordinate and manage internal costing runs across the organization.
• Serve as the central contact for new product launch calculations and COGS simulations.
• Support the S/4HANA transformation by defining new standards for production cost controlling and product cost allocation.

Skills

COGS calculations

SAP FI/CO

SAP BW

Routings & BOMs

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Degree in Business Administration, Finance & Controlling, or comparable qualification

Tools

S/4HANA

Job description

Join our TechOps Finance team and play a key role in establishing global standards for product costing and manufacturing controlling. In this highly visible position, you will drive consistency across an international network, contribute to the S/4HANA transformation, and help optimize processes through standardization, automation, and continuous improvement. Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, you will make a direct impact on business performance and decision-making.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the redesign of standard costing calculations, including start-up costs, excess capacity, and idle costs.

• Develop end-to-end technical concepts toestablishstandardized costing benchmarks across manufacturing sites.

• Ensure consistent implementation of costing standards within SAP and across the global network.

• Further develop andmaintainguidelines that support standardized production cost controlling practices.

• Act as the subject matter expert and first point of contact for standard costing implementation and troubleshooting.

• Coordinate and manage internal costing runs across the organization.

• Serve as the central contact for new product launch calculations and COGS simulations.

• Support the S/4HANA transformation by defining new standards for production cost controlling and product cost allocation.

Your qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Finance & Controlling, or a comparable qualification.

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Manufacturing Controlling.

• Strong expertise in COGS calculations and the ability to explain system settings clearly and effectively.

• Excellent SAP knowledge, particularly in routings, bills of materials (BOMs), work centers, transactions, and PCA.

• Advanced IT skills and a strong affinity for systems, especially SAP FI/CO and SAP BW.

• Ability to challenge stakeholders constructively while building strong working relationships.

• Experience working in a multinational matrix organization and driving change initiatives.

• Fluency in English and willingness to travel internationally as required.