The Cost Champion is the leader responsible for embedding a cost-obsessed mindset across the full offer lifecycle. He/she will ensure cost being a central decision criterion from the value proposition to design and supply chain, with relevant governance requirement. This role contributes to drive profitable growth through innovation projects, to restore competitiveness through legacy product cost productivity, and to upgrade methods, tools and skills to make cost leadership initiative sustainable across the organization.
The position covers the full offer lifecycle, from new offer creation to legacy offers:
* For new offers, the role ensures target cost is defined from the earliest stages, implementing Design-to-Cost methodologies as part of OLM process and stage-gate governance.
* For legacy offers, the role ensures Divisions actively manage offer cost competitiveness, build a strong pipeline of productivity actions, including product re-design...