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With a unique combination of data-driven insights, technology expertise, and industry knowledge, A2MAC1 empowers organizations to decode the future of mobility and accelerate transformation.\nAre you an experienced cost engineering leader who combines technical depth with a strong customer focus? We are looking for a Costing Manager (m/f/d) for our Munich office. You will lead and develop a team of cost engineers, steer a portfolio of customer projects and ensure reliable delivery, high quality and actionable insights. In this role, you will work closely with Sales, customer program managers and regional leadership to turn complex cost and value-engineering questions into tangible customer outcomes.\nYour Responsibilities\nLead, coach and develop a team of cost engineers, building technical expertise, ownership and a collaborative, high-performing culture.\nPlan team capacity and assign projects based on priorities, required expertise and sustainable workloads.\nManage a portfolio of costing, benchmarking, value-engineering and consulting projects from scoping through delivery.\nEnsure that project scope, milestones, budget and quality commitments are met, and intervene early when delivery is at risk.\nReview key analyses and deliverables, challenge assumptions and ensure consistent application of A2MAC1 methods, standards and tools.\nPartner with Sales and customer program managers to qualify opportunities, shape executable solutions and support account development.\nTrack delivery, utilization, quality and customer feedback; communicate risks and corrective actions transparently to regional leadership.\nCapture client and market needs and contribute to improvements in methods, tools, reusable consulting assets and team capabilities.\nRequirements\nA degree in engineering or a comparable technical discipline.\nSeveral years of relevant experience in automotive cost engineering, value engineering, benchmarking, engineering services or technical consulting.\nProven experience leading people and complex customer projects in an international environment.\nSound knowledge of product costing, manufacturing processes and cost drivers; broad interest in automotive technologies and domains.\nStrong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize, make sound decisions and resolve risks pragmatically.\nConfident customer communication and the ability to explain complex evidence and recommendations to technical and senior stakeholders.\nA hands-on leadership style, commercial awareness and a strong focus on quality and customer outcomes.\nAdvanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with project management tools & AI usage is an advantage.\nProfessional proficiency in English; German or another European language is an advantage.\nBenefits\n50 EUR monthly Wellpass subsidy to support your health and wellbeing\nSubsidized meals in the canteen\nOne paid day per year for volunteering in social or environmental projects\nDecember 24th and 31st off - so you can fully enjoy the holiday season\nSabbatical options to take extended time off when you need it\nFlexible working hours with fair overtime compensation and time off in lieu\nPossibility to work from abroad for a limited number of days per year\nAn international working environment with diverse projects and a strong team spirit\nRegular team events such as B2Run, Oktoberfest, Christmas parties and many more\nFree fruit, coffee, tea, water and snacks in the office\nModern office at Laim station with good public transport access and parking spaces","description_format":"text","description_chars":3679,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"German","level":"All levels","optional":true},{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Data & Analytics","Manufacturing","Automotive Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T18:05:25Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":74,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T22:39:36Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/a2mac1-costing-manager-mfd","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/a2mac1-costing-manager-mfd.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T22:39:36Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":891,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4109,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-25T00:00:00Z"}}}