Industrial Cost Controlling Process Development

Industrial Cost Controlling Process Development

Reporting to the Industrial Controlling Director (Finance), the role will guide the development and evolution of the Cost Controlling process within the Finance Team, acting as a coordinator for cross‑functional processes.

Job Scope And Main Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for structuring methodologies and tools for cost control and promoting their continuous improvement. Its focus will also include the accurate and timely calculation of product costs throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring transparency in cost structures, supporting pricing and margin decisions, and providing deep analysis of manufacturing and supply chain cost drivers.

Cost Calculation & Standard Costing Control

• Support Operation Excellence team in developing and maintaining accurate standard cost calculations for existing and new products.
• Validate standard cost and ensure reliability on raw materials, labor, machine time, overheads’ costs and the relevant profitability.
• Support budget and year‑end processes with up‑to‑date product costing data.

Labor rates and overhead data provider

• Define yearly labor rates used in standard calculations in collaboration with HR.
• Calculate yearly overheads used in standard calculations.

New Product Introduction (NPI) Control

• Provide cost simulations and scenario analyses during development phases.
• Validate Operational Excellence projects in terms of cost impacts of design changes, material alternatives, and processes.
• Contribute to business cases with reliable cost projections.
• Lead strategic financial scenario analysis throughout all phases of new product development, providing predictive insights on cost impact and potential profitability.
• Serve as the strategic financial cornerstone for the validation and optimization of Operational Excellence (OpEx) projects and value initiatives related to NPI.

Variance & Margin Analysis

• Lead strategic collaboration with Headquarters and operational teams to define and implement advanced profitability analysis, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Coordinate the development of complex analytical frameworks and predictive models in collaboration with central and operational functions.

Development and Industrialization costs

• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Lead critical and proactive analysis of actual vs. budget/forecast variances, identifying the root causes of significant deviations.

Process Development & Improvement

• Support the development and implementation of costing and reporting tools.
• Participate in projects to optimize costing models and digital transformation.
• Provide expert advice and decision support to top management and operations leaders.
• Foster a culture geared towards profitability and cost optimization through training and knowledge transfer to operational teams.
• Provide strategic advisory based on variance analysis, supporting action plans for performance recovery, cost optimization, and resource allocation.

Network Of Interaction

• Internal: Development, Vendor management, Procurement, Industrialization, Style, Central Controlling, Industrial Department Director.
• External: France/Christian Dior Couture, HQ.

Technical Skills – Portrait Of a Perfect Candidate

• Degree in accounting, finance, industrial engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in product costing or industrial controlling.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, ideally SAP CO‑PC and PLM.
• Strong knowledge of BOMs, routings, and cost structures.
• Excellent Excel skills; BI tools are a plus.
• Attention to detail, structured thinking, and strong analytical skills.
• Good communication skills with non‑financial stakeholders.
• Experience in multi‑product, multi‑site environments.
• Knowledge of activity‑based costing (ABC) or lean costing.
• Familiarity with product lifecycle costing (PLC) concepts.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work cross‑functionally.

Language

• English – fluent.
• French is a plus.

Soft Skills

• Positive attitude
• Communication
• Demonstrating emotional intelligence
• Managing and improving relationships
• Presenting financial data in a clear and impactful way
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Results‑oriented

Christian Dior Couture provides equal employment opportunities to all employees as part of the LVMH Group, which attaches great importance to ensuring that its Maisons and their partners share a set of common rules, practices, and principles with respect to ethics, social responsibility, and protection of the environment.