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Our Tranås site brings together manufacturing, research and development, and business functions, creating an environment where ideas and decisions are closely connected to our products and operations.\nWe believe in technology that makes a difference: Invented for life.\nYour contribution to something big\nDo you enjoy understanding what really drives performance in a manufacturing business, rather than simply reporting the numbers?\nAs our Plant Controller, you will work at the intersection of finance and manufacturing, partnering closely with Plant Management and colleagues across production, logistics, engineering and other functions.\nYou will turn financial and operational data into insights that support better decisions, stronger performance and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on controlling role where you can build a broad understanding of our manufacturing operation and have a real impact on how we manage costs, investments and performance.\nYour key responsibilities\nBusiness partnering: Act as a financial partner to Plant Management and cost center owners. Provide analysis, challenge assumptions and translate financial performance into clear insights and actions.\nPlanning & forecasting: Drive key parts of our business planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, including cost centers, Capex, production volumes, headcount and product costs.\nManufacturing performance: Analyze manufacturing costs, productivity and operational deviations. Work with the organization to understand root causes and identify appropriate countermeasures.\n Product costing: Lead Planned Product Cost (PPC) calculations, follow Actual Product Costs (APC) and analyze the operational and financial drivers behind deviations.\nInvestments, assets & inventory: Support investment planning and follow-up, fixed asset management, inventory valuation, physical stocktaking and continuous inventory control.\nReporting & continuous improvement: Drive monthly and annual plant performance reporting while continuously improving our processes, reporting, dashboards and use of SAP and other digital tools.\n What distinguishes you\nYou have a degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Industrial Engineering and Management, or a comparable field, together with experience in controlling, financial analysis or a related finance role.\nExperience from manufacturing or another industrial environment is particularly valuable.\nWe are looking for someone with:\nStrong analytical skills and confidence working with financial and operational data\nExperience with budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting or operational reporting\nGood knowledge of Microsoft Excel\nExperience working with ERP systems. SAP experience, particularly within controlling or manufacturing processes, is an advantage\nProfessional working proficiency in English, both written and spoken. Swedish is an advantage, but not a requirement\nExperience with product costing, Power BI, automation or other data-analysis tools is an advantage, but you do not need to tick every box. We value your ability to learn, understand the business and turn data into meaningful insights.\nWho you are\nYou are curious about the business behind the numbers. When you see a deviation, your instinct is not simply to report it. You want to understand why it happened, what is driving it and what we can do about it.\nYou are comfortable asking questions, challenging assumptions and collaborating across functions to find solutions. You can explain financial concepts clearly to colleagues outside Finance and combine strong analytical thinking with a practical mindset.\nYou take ownership of your work, build strong relationships and are motivated by understanding how a manufacturing business works and how Finance can help make it better.\n Why join us in Tranås?\nIn Tranås, more than 600 associates work across manufacturing and research & development of innovative heating solutions for a more sustainable future.\nFor a Plant Controller, this creates an exciting environment where you can see the connection between the numbers, the decisions and what actually happens in the factory.\nThe role gives you broad exposure to manufacturing finance, product costing, investments and operational performance, while working within the international Bosch organization. It is an opportunity to deepen your controlling expertise, influence the business and continue developing your career.\nAt Bosch, we value openness, trust and different perspectives, and we want our associates to have opportunities to grow both professionally and personally.\nWhat we offer\nCompetitive compensation\nPension, insurance and other benefits in accordance with our collective agreement\nFlexible working hours and hybrid working possibilities where compatible with the role\nEmployee discounts on Bosch products\nDevelopment opportunities within an international Bosch organization\nRegular presence at our Tranås site is an important part of the role because of the close collaboration with our manufacturing organization.\nIf you enjoy combining finance, manufacturing and problem-solving, we would like to hear from you.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5301,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Upper-Intermediate (B2)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule","Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Sweden","iso":"SE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Sensors & Transducers","Industrial Automation","Home Appliances","Tools & DIY Supplies"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-11T16:38:19Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":33,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-11T17:51:40Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/bosch-plant-controller","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/bosch-plant-controller.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-11T17:51:40Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":34172,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":132},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=132"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fbosch-plant-controller"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fbosch-plant-controller"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fbosch-plant-controller"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/bosch-plant-controller\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fbosch-plant-controller"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4079514}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"bosch.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4079514},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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