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Connect to the future.\nCountry: Portugal (PT)\nCity: Ovar\nWorksite / Location: Ovar Plant\nJob Function: CFO_Finance & Controlling\nJob Discipline:\nJob Family: Controlling\nFounded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Material Controller Specialist in our plant in [[location]].\nThe Material Controlling Specialist supports business profitability and operational excellence through material cost analysis, savings tracking, and data-driven decision-making. The role is responsible for ensuring accurate reporting, maintaining high-quality purchasing and pricing data, and providing meaningful insights to support Sales, Purchasing, Controlling, and other key stakeholders\nResponsabilities\nMaterial Controlling::\na. Contribute to profit improvement, saving measures and data quality improvement of purchasing database\nb. Provide dashboards of component details enabiling data link of Sales_Project_Plant_Finished Goods_Components_Suppliers\nc. Support Sales and Purchasing with the decision-making by proactively providing meaningful analysis and exploiting trends.\nReporting\na. Provide budget, forecast and actual of material saving and market impact to Divisions and Plants\nb. Support Vertical Integration actvities\nc. Ensure data accuracy, consistency, deadlines, reporting credibitiliy and reliable communication\nProcess and Tool Optimization\na. Ensure component price accuracy across different systems to minimize price variance\nb. Proactively propose business processes optimization, useful toolsets and insightful reports\nc. Collaborate with other functions, i.e. Sales, Cost Engineering, Controlling, Purchasing, Logistics, Plants and IT mainly\nRequirements:\nUniversity degree in Economics, Business Administration or/and Accounting;\nBackground in Costing and/or Controlling activities;\nHigh personal motivation and the ability to develop practical or innovative alternative approaches to meet objectives;\nAdvanced English language skills;\nStrong communication skills to different levels on the organization;\nProficient user in Microsoft Office, mainly Excel;\nWillingness to travel (about 10%);\nWhat do we have to offer?\nAt Yazaki, we provide a range of benefits designed to support your well-being and professional growth, including flexible working arrangements and opportunities for continuous learning.\nPlease attach your CV in English!\nAt Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, handicap, veteran status, or other legally protected status or characteristic. Equal opportunity extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.\nIn case you didn’t find what, you were looking for check our website and career page! We have plenty of opportunities!\nAt Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.\nWe are looking forward to receiving your application and to get to know you. Please apply by clicking the 'Apply Now' button. We wish you all the success in your application!\nPs. Didn't find what you are looking for?\nTake a look at our careers page! 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