Product Costing Team Lead

Daimler Trucks North America LLC; Kraków; On-site; PLN 253,000 - 339,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Krakow is seeking a Product Costing Team Lead to manage a team and oversee the relocation of product costing processes. The ideal candidate will have management experience, strong skills in data analysis, and proficiency in German and English. Responsibilities include periodic valuation of vehicles, collecting supplier documents, and supporting process improvement initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team.

Qualifications

• Initial management experience in an accounting function.
• Extensive experience in business administration and accounting.
• Confident use of MS Office, especially Excel.
• Good knowledge of German and English.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of approximately 15 employees.
• Coordinate the relocation of product costing processes to Krakow.
• Conduct periodic valuation of vehicles for series production.
• Collect legally binding documents from suppliers.
• Develop process documentation and knowledge management.
• Support continuous improvement processes.

Skills

Management experience

Data analysis instruments

Communication skills

Teamwork skills

Flexibility

Education

Degree in economics

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Outlook)

SAP R/3

SAP BW

Job description

Job Description - Product Costing Team Lead (MER0003VH4)

Mercedes-Benz Group Services Poland (MBGSPL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz Group AG. As a Finance Operations Center for the AG and its subsidiaries, we offer innovative solutions in the areas of finance and controlling. Founded in 2024, we are currently in a strong development phase and want to develop quickly to contribute to the economic success of the Group in Krakow.

Description

Become part of our management team as soon as possible and take on a leading role in the area of Product Costing!

These are your tasks:

• Professional and disciplinary management of approx. 15 employees
• Recruitment and formation of a team for product costing
• Technical contact person for the relocation of product costing processes to Krakow in close coordination with the contact persons of the transferring centers/departments and project management
• Periodic valuation (planned costing) of vehicles and units for series production for the Mercedes Benz Products — Analysis of the results and reconciliation of periodic changes
• Calculation and documentation of transfer prices for internal goods movement
• Collecting legally binding documents from suppliers that confirm the preferential origin, production conditions, and compliance of goods. These declarations are essential for securing customs advantages, such as reduced or zero tariffs, and for meeting legal requirements in international trade
• Development of required process documentation for the transferred processes and establishment of stable knowledge management
• Development of a work organization and establishment of a cooperation model with the downstream management team at Mercedes Benz AG
• Management of the operational area of responsibility based on meaningful key figures and reporting to divisional management
• Supporting the development of work instructions and guidelines
• Implementation, documentation, and continuous development of the internal control system (ICS)
• Active promotion of continuous improvement processes (CIP)

Qualifications

• Initial management experience (technical and disciplinary), ideally in an accounting function
• Technical and disciplinary management experience and extensive overall understanding of business administration through several years of professional experience in accounting as well as routine handling of common data analysis instruments (e.g., target/actual comparison)
• Education: Degree in economics (Uni/FH/BA) or comparable education
• Confident handling of MS Office (especially Excel and Outlook), at best experience in SAP R/3, SAP BW system
• Good knowledge of German as well as good written and spoken English
• Communication and teamwork skills as well as flexibility

Organization