Senior Plant Controller (Manufacturing Finance & Product Costing)

Robert Bosch (M) Sdn Bhd; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave entitlement

Insurance

Medical leave entitlement

Job summary

Robert Bosch Sdn Bhd in Penang is seeking a Plant Controlling professional to monitor and analyze manufacturing costs, oversee overhead allocation, and drive cost optimization initiatives.

The role requires SAP CO expertise and strong Excel skills, with collaboration across functions to support budgeting, forecasting, and CapEx tracking in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze and control manufacturing costs and overheads.
• Strong knowledge of product costing, budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis.
• Experience with SAP CO and advanced Excel.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze manufacturing and operational costs within the assigned value stream.
• Perform cost analysis and manage overhead cost allocation and cost center controlling.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and recommend corrective action plans.
• Track CapEx, tooling investments, and resource utilization.
• Coordinate annual business planning and periodic forecast cycles.
• Consolidate budget requirements across labor, operational, travel, and external costs.
• Prepare financial forecasts and scenario analysis.
• Calculate and maintain product costs and manufacturing cost structures.
• Analyze product cost drivers and support pricing and profitability evaluations.
• Conduct make-or-buy analyses and business case assessments.
• Monitor KPIs: OEE, FPY, Cycle Time, Throughput Time; participate in VSM.
• Support productivity through data-driven analysis and monthly/year-end closing activities.
• Prepare management reports, dashboards, and financial analyses.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and audit requirements.

Skills

Cost analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Product costing

SAP CO

Excel advanced

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional work

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Administration/Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP CO

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Monitor and analyze manufacturing and operational costs within the assigned value stream.

Perform cost analysis and manage overhead cost allocation and cost center controlling activities.

Identify cost-saving opportunities and recommend corrective action plans.

Track capital expenditure (CapEx), tooling investments, and resource utilization.

Coordinate annual business planning and periodic forecast cycles.

Consolidate budget requirements across labor, operational, travel, and external cost categories, support internal planning activities.

Prepare financial forecasts and scenario analysis.

Product Costing & Profitability Analysis

Calculate and maintain product costs and manufacturing cost structures.

Analyze product cost drivers, support pricing activities & profitability evaluations.

Conduct make-or-buy analyses and business case assessments.

Manufacturing Performance Analysis

Monitor key production KPIs including:

OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)

FPY (First Pass Yield)

Cycle Time

Throughput Time

Participate in Value Stream Mapping and continuous improvement initiatives.

Support productivity enhancement through data-driven analysis.

Reporting & Compliance

Support monthly and year-end closing activities.

Prepare management reports, dashboards, and financial analyses.

Ensure compliance with internal controls, corporate policies, and audit requirements.

Maintain high standards of financial and operational data quality.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.

Minimum 3 years of experience in Plant Controlling, Product Costing, Manufacturing Finance, or Cost Accounting.

Experience in a manufacturing environment is highly preferred.

Strong knowledge of product costing, budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis.

Proficiency in SAP CO and advanced Microsoft Excel.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Additional Information

• Leave Entitlement e.g: Annual Leave, Medical Leave and etc
• Company Insurances and etc
• Medical Dental Leave Entitlement e.g: Annual Leave, Medical Leave

Bosch has been present in Malaysia since 1923, represented by Robert Bosch Sdn Bhd. In Malaysia, Bosch is active in four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The company has three manufacturing sites and research and development offices in Penang, producing automotive electronics, power tools and steering systems, and soon a fourth plant with a final testing centre for sensors and semiconductors. In 2020, Bosch Malaysia generated consolidated sales of RM 518.4 million (108.1 million euros), and currently employs more than 4,000 associates.

Robert Bosch Semiconductor Manufacturing Penang Sdn. Bhd. Plant is Bosch Group’s newest expansion in Malaysia a semiconductor test site in Batu Kawan Penang. The construction has begun in May 2021 and first series of production to commence in 2023. With the long-term forecasts for growth of semiconductor component quantities, coupled with the front-end production in Bosch’s Dresden facility in Germany, capacity expansion is required for the back-end production, which is the final testing phase of semiconductors and sensors. PgP5 will primarily focus on the final testing of components manufactured at Bosch Automotive Electronics’ fab in Dresden, Germany. The plant will also house R&D and training facilities.

Bosch in Malaysia is a part of the Bosch Group, a leading global supplier of technology and services. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to deliver innovations for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life”.

Bosch has been present in Malaysia since 1923, represented by Robert Bosch Sdn Bhd. In Malaysia, Bosch is active in four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The company has three manufacturing sites and research and development offices in Penang, producing automotive electronics, power tools and steering systems, and soon a fourth plant with a final testing centre for sensors and semiconductors. In 2020, Bosch Malaysia generated consolidated sales of RM 518.4 million (108.1 million euros), and currently employs more than 4,000 associates.

Robert Bosch Semiconductor Manufacturing Penang Sdn. Bhd. Plant is Bosch Group’s newest expansion in Malaysia a semiconductor test site in Batu Kawan Penang. The construction has begun in May 2021 and first series of production to commence in 2023. With the long-term forecasts for growth of semiconductor component quantities, coupled with the front-end production in Bosch’s Dresden facility in Germany, capacity expansion is required for the back-end production, which is the final testing phase of semiconductors and sensors. PgP5 will primarily focus on the final testing of components manufactured at Bosch Automotive Electronics’ fab in Dresden, Germany. The plant will also house R&D and training facilities.

Bosch in Malaysia is a part of the Bosch Group, a leading global supplier of technology and services. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to deliver innovations for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life”.

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