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If you would like to become a part of a great team with highly skilled and motivated professionals, working in an innovative and developing environment, continue reading! We are looking for a Product Cost Specialist to join the team within Manufacturing Capacity and Cost.

About the role

This position is very important as you will have a great opportunity to affect a significant part of Axis' total cost and, by this, have the opportunity to make a big difference to our business and continued success.

Who is your future team?

The Axis Manufacturing Capacity and Cost team is a major contributor to our company's success by developing our base of manufacturing partners and specifically securing cost competitiveness and constant improvements to our purchase costs. Your responsibility will be to ensure the right cost for Axis products by finding opportunities and driving cost reductions from our contract manufacturers, in close collaboration with your colleagues.

Work tasks

• Be responsible for negotiating and approving product cost quotations from Axis contract manufacturers throughout the product life-cycle.
• Be responsible for identifying and driving cost reduction activities towards our contract manufacturers by analyzing quotation data and having a good understanding of all relevant cost drivers.
• Work in close cooperation with our contract manufacturers to achieve timely implementation of Axis negotiated component prices in product quotations.
• Analyze and maintain product and component databases from internal and external sources and create a benchmark to be used in price reduction activities with contract manufacturers.
• Support the RFQ (Request for Quotation) process for new products and provide input to our product development organization regarding product cost structure and different cost drivers.
• Follow-up and optimize different parameters affecting the purchase cost of components at our contract manufacturers, such as order quantities, demand changes, and delivery terms.
• Contribute to and give input on process- and IT-tool improvements within the area of responsibility, independently or in collaboration with other relevant functions.

We'd love to hear that you have

• A degree in Industrial Economy, Business, Supply Chain Management, or similar.
• Minimum 2 years of supply chain/sourcing experience from international manufacturing companies.
• Experience from analyzing large amounts of data.
• Excellent MS Office skills.
• Excellent skills in English, both orally and in writing.

It is meritorious if you have

• Experience from working in ERP systems and if you have knowledge about business culture in different parts of the world, it will benefit you greatly in your future role.

To succeed in the role, your personal skills are

We believe you are analytical and have a great eye for details, while at the same time you easily see the bigger picture from a holistic perspective. You are ambitious, self-driven, and very result-oriented. You thrive in collaboration with others and see the benefit of working towards common goals. You are open, and your communication skills help you in reaching your goals. We see that you are curious and persistent in your work to ensure that the area of responsibility is delivered. Discussions and negotiations with internal as well as external partners are something that you enjoy, as part of your collaboration skills.

Other information

• Start: August.
• Scope: Full-time.
• Location: Lund, and some international travel may be required.
• About the assignment: You will be employed by Academic Work on a consulting assignment until the end of June 2027. If both parties are satisfied with the collaboration, there may be a possibility of continuation thereafter.

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position are directed to Academic Work.

Our selection process is continuous, and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.