Product Life Cycle Controller - Robotics (M/F)

Stäubli; Faverges-Seythenex; Sur place; EUR 95 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Two fixed annual bonuses

Health insurance

Remote work option

Employee council

Stäubli cooperative

Mountain view workplace

Résumé du poste

Stäubli is seeking a Product Lifecycle Controller for the Robotics division to maximize value across the product life cycle. You will partner with Product, R&D and Operations Controlling to steer costs, investments and profitability from development through end-of-life.

You will define standards, monitor performance, and support strategic roadmaps, investments and pricing strategies in a global, product-centric environment. Partial remote work is available.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in finance, controlling or equivalent discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in industrial controlling, product costs, R&D or projects.
• Experience in an international and product-oriented industrial environment is highly desired.
• Strong financial analysis, business case modeling, budgeting and forecasting skills.

Responsabilités

• Steer the financial performance of the product portfolio.
• Develop monitoring indicators and support investment decisions.
• Define standards, guarantee consistency of assumptions and challenge business cases.
• Monitor performance against commitments and build scenarios for decision-making.
• Identify opportunities, manage financial deliverables and ensure compliance of funded projects.
• Assess financial risks and opportunities, track expenditures and resources for programs.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and reporting for product developments and portfolio initiatives.

Connaissances

Financial analysis

Business case modeling

Product costs

Budgets & forecasts

SAP

BI tools

Excel

Formation

Master's degree in finance/controlling or equivalent

Outils

SAP

BI tools

Excel

Description du poste

• Full-time

Company Description

Stäubli is a global provider of mechatronic solutions organized around four business areas: Fluid Connectors, Electrical Connectors, Robotics and Textiles. We are an international group currently present in 28 countries, with agents in 50 countries and four continents. Our 6000 employees share a common commitment to our customers in many sectors of industry in order to offer them complete solutions and long-term support. Founded in 1892 in Horgen near Zurich, the small Stäubli workshop is now an international group based in Pfäffikon, Switzerland, initiating solutions for all industries and worldwide.

Job Description

Strategic and financial partner of the Division Product Line Officer and the Division Technology Officer, reporting to the Division Finance Officer, with the objective of maximizing the value creation of products over their entire life cycle.

Missions

As a Product Lifecycle Controller for the Robotics division, you will contribute to decisions relating to the product portfolio, technology investments, developments, industrialization and profitability throughout the product development and end-of-life cycle. You will work closely with the Product, R&D and Operations Controlling teams.

Thus, the main missions are:

• Steer the financial performance of the product portfolio.
• Develop monitoring indicators and support investment, prioritization and project arbitration decisions.

Business Case Governance

• Define standards, guarantee the consistency of assumptions and challenge the business cases of development, industrialization and technological investment projects.
• Monitor actual performance against approved commitments and build scenarios useful for decision-making.

External funding Governance

• Identify opportunities, manage financial deliverables and ensure compliance of funded projects.
• Ensure reporting, follow-up of reimbursements and visibility on benefits, risks and financial impacts.

New Product Development Controlling

• Assess financial risks and opportunities, track expenditures, investments, and resources committed, and ensure visibility into the project portfolio.
• Steer make-or-buy financial analyses during development and contribute to the management of product cost objectives.

Product Profitability Management

• Analyze profitability by family, platform, and generation, and track margin changes throughout the lifecycle.
• Identify impairment losses, perform financial simulations and support pricing strategies.

Life Cycle Performance Analysis

• Define KPIs and track margin, cost reductions, and product introduction and retirement phases.
• Measure business case commitments, contribute to the monitoring of time-to-market and return on innovation, and manage post-launch reviews.

Technology and Innovation Portfolio Support

• Support the prioritization of roadmaps, evaluate investment scenarios and resource allocation decisions.
• Analyze the financial impact of technological choices and contribute to medium and long-term strategic reflections.

Industrialization and Cost Management

• Contribute to Design-to-Cost and Target Costing approaches, manage product cost objectives and evaluate industrialization business cases (projection tools to be developed).
• Challenge cost reduction plans and scenarios with Operations Controlling, responsible for calculating and relieving standard costs as well as validating operational savings for serial-life products.

Forecasting, Planning and Reporting

• Drive budget and forecast cycles related to product developments, technology investments, and portfolio initiatives.
• Support Business Partners in the preparation of reports and performance reviews for the steering bodies.

Process and Data Governance

• Harmonize methodologies, ensure the quality and consistency of product and project financial data.
• Contribute to reporting and Business Intelligence tools as well as to the continuous improvement of management processes.

Qualifications

Education: Master's degree in finance, controlling or equivalent discipline

Experience: Minimum 7 years of experience in industrial controlling, product costs, R&D or projects.

Experience in an international and product-oriented industrial environment is highly desired.

Specific Skills:

• Advanced financial analysis and business case modeling
• Product costs and profitability
• Budgets and forecasts
• SAP and BI tools
• Development and industrialization process
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools

Qualities: Proactive business partnering, constructive challenge, strategic thinking, analytical rigor, results-oriented, initiative, autonomy, communication, influence and cross-functional collaboration.

Additional Information

Ready to join the adventure?

Many benefits await you: a competitive salary commensurate with your experience, two fixed annual bonuses, a strong focus on employee well-being (company cafeteria, transportation, daycare, remote work, etc.), health insurance, an employee council, the Stäubli cooperative, and a stunning view of the mountains!

This position is open to partial remote work.

Full-time permanent contract, attractive salary and benefits