Title:  Global Product Cost Manager (m/f/d)

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Global Product Cost Manager (m/f/d) 

Job ID:  99679 / Location: Trier / Start: As soon as possible / Contract type: permanent

Mission: 

This role ensures efficient Product Cost planning within GSC Finance, including managing the Global Cost Roll-Out process, approving New VMCs, and leading cost estimations for PLM projects. The position plays a key role in cost governance, system enhancements, and finance process optimization. It requires close collaboration with Factories, Markets, Global Planning, Logistics, GBS costing teams, and IT BTS. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• New VMC Approvals – Validate and approve new VMC requests from factories, ensuring accuracy and compliance with global cost policies. 
• Cost Estimation & Quick VMC Process – Manage cost estimation for PLM and Quick VMC, ensuring accurate forecasts for new products, sourcing changes, and market decisions. 
• Global Cost Roll-Out – Oversee the cost roll-out process across all SAP factories, ensuring compliance and accuracy. Conduct training and serve as the main contact for queries. 
• Cost Configurator Project – Support GSC Finance projects, identify process improvements, and take ownership of the Cost Configurator tool after implementation. 
• Product Cost Governance – Ensure adherence to cost policies, provide arbitration for cost disputes, and serve as the primary contact for cost-related inquiries. 

Requirements: 

• Degree in Finance or Economics (ACCA/CIMA is a plus). 

• 5–10 years of experience in Finance & GSC. 

• Strong understanding of supply chain, accounting principles, and cost analysis.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• High accuracy and ability to work under strict deadlines. 

• Proficiency in MS Office, FCPI, FM, SKU DM, S4, and QVMC portal. 

Your benefits

• Your team: You will work in an open and international working environment with approx. 60 nations at the Trier site.
• Your remuneration: Above-average pay including 13th and 14th monthly salary and bonus as well as annual reviews. Individual company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits.
• Your meals: Our subsidized company canteen and numerous snack and coffee vending machines ensure your physical well-being.
• Your appreciation: You will receive regular feedback from us and, as your personal safety is important to us, we also protect you in your private life with our JTI accident insurance.
• Your work-life balance: You should enjoy your work! That's why we offer you 30 days of vacation for personal relaxation. You also have the option of doing mobile work in Germany for 50% of your working hours per month.
• Your mobility offer: With our BusinessBike program, we offer you the opportunity to lease the bike of your choice at attractive conditions as part of a permanent position. This is an uncomplicated and flexible way to promote your health.
• Your development: We focus on your personal development. We support you with a wide range of internal training courses as well as external training and development opportunities that are tailored specifically to you.

Have we aroused your interest?

Apply directly with your complete application documents (CV, cover letter & references) stating your earliest possible starting date (Job ID 99679).

Diversity & Inclusion

We want everyone at JTI to be themselves and develop their full potential, because each and every one of us makes a valuable contribution to the success of the company and the location in Germany. We live and promote diversity, equality and inclusion accordingly. We have local employee groups and networks, such as the PRIDE Chapter Germany or the togetHER network for female employees, in which committed colleagues are involved, and we support a wide range of projects in our local area. For this and many other activities in the area of diversity & inclusion, we have already been awarded the Global Equality Standard by Ernst & Young.

Sustainability & Commitment

We have particularly close ties to the Trier region and the greater Cologne area through our two locations and want to make a significant contribution to a high quality of life, e.g., through annual clean-up campaigns on the Rhine and Moselle and as a long-standing partner of the Cologne Green Foundation, we are committed to the preservation and expansion of the city's green spaces. Renewable energies are also part of our sustainability goals, which is why we are investing in the expansion of the Bescheid Süd wind farm, located 20 kilometers east of our Trier site, in order to secure green electricity for the region and for our production at the Trier plant. We are constantly reducing the amount of plastic used in the packaging of our classic tobacco products, thus saving tons of plastic waste.

Find out more about us at: https://www.jti.com/de/europe/germany/top-arbeitgeber

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Next Steps:

After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.

At JTI, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment. As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any specific support, alternative formats, or have other access requirements, please let us know.