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Bachelor’s degree
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We are looking for an experienced Product Cost & Lifecycle Management professional to lead product costs, material readiness, and performance management throughout the full product lifecycle. Working in a global, cross-functional environment, this role will drive effective product cost management, material and supply readiness, continuous cost and margin improvement, and strong governance of EMS and ODM commercial activities throughout the product lifecycle. Objectives & Responsibilities Lead end-to-end product cost management across the full product lifecycle, from NPI and transition to mass production through EOL, ensuring cost visibility and discipline at key lifecycle milestones.
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Drive NPI material readiness, including component availability, sourcing strategy, lead-time assessment, and risk mitigation to enable successful product launches and a smooth transition to mass production. Coordinate material planning and procurement for engineering samples, prototypes, customer qualifications, and pilot builds, ensuring timely availability of critical components. Identify and mitigate supply and component lifecycle risks for new products, including allocation and continuity risks, in close collaboration with Engineering, Commodity Management, and Planning.
Drive cross-functional alignment between Engineering, Commodity Management, Product Management, Supply Chain, and other key stakeholders throughout NPI and the product lifecycle. Lead COGS, DTC, RTC, and margin improvement initiatives, identifying and implementing opportunities to continuously improve product cost and margin performance. Establish and maintain effective cost and margin tracking, providing clear visibility into performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
Lead and maintain the EMS/ODM governance framework, ensuring appropriate commercial governance, transparency, and alignment with external manufacturing partners. Monitor EMS/ODM performance against agreed cost and operational objectives and drive ongoing performance improvement.
Requirements
Requirements & Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another relevant field. 8–10 years of relevant professional experience in product cost management, operations, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, or a related field. Proven experience managing product cost across the full product lifecycle, including NPI, mass production, and EOL. Strong understanding of COGS, DTC, RTC, cost management, and margin improvement.
Hands-on experience working with EMS and/or ODM organizations, including commercial governance and performance management. Demonstrated experience working in a global, cross-functional and matrix environment. Strong analytical and business-oriented mindset, with the ability to translate cost and operational data into actionable initiatives. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to lead and influence across functions and organizational levels.
Excellent written and verbal English. About Telit Cinterion Telit Cinterion, a leader and pioneer in IoT innovation, is the largest and most cyber-secure Western provider of end-to-end IoT solutions, designed to reduce time-to-market and costs for businesses. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio encompassing custom-designed, ready-for-market connected devices and the industry’s broadest range of enterprise-grade wireless communication and positioning modules.
Offerings extend to essential services such as IoT SIM plans and management, plus advanced edge-cloud software and data orchestration tools for processing and utilizing IoT data. Telit Cinterion also provides complete IoT and industrial IoT platforms, enabling the development and deployment of complex connected solutions. Focusing on security and reliability, the company delivers award-winning IoT solutions, modules, and services trusted by top global brands.
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60,000 – 70,000 Euro per year
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