Product Life Cycle Controller - Robotics (M/F)

• Define standards, guarantee the consistency of assumptions and challenge the business cases of development, industrialization and technological investment projects.
• Monitor actual performance against approved commitments and build scenarios useful for decision-making.

External funding Governance

• Identify opportunities, manage financial deliverables and ensure compliance of funded projects.
• Ensure reporting, follow-up of reimbursements and visibility on benefits, risks and financial impacts.

New Product Development Controlling

• Assess financial risks and opportunities, track expenditures, investments, and resources committed, and ensure visibility into the project portfolio.
• Steer make-or-buy financial analyses during development and contribute to the management of product cost objectives.

Product Profitability Management

• Analyze profitability by family, platform, and generation, and track margin changes throughout the lifecycle.
• Identify impairment losses, perform financial simulations and support pricing strategies.

Life Cycle Performance Analysis

• Define KPIs and track margin, cost reductions, and product introduction and retirement phases.
• Measure business case commitments, contribute to the monitoring of time-to-market and return on innovation, and manage post-launch reviews.

Technology and Innovation Portfolio Support

• Support the prioritization of roadmaps, evaluate investment scenarios and resource allocation decisions.
• Analyze the financial impact of technological choices and contribute to medium and long-term strategic reflections.

Industrialization and Cost Management

• Contribute to Design-to-Cost and Target Costing approaches, manage product cost objectives and evaluate industrialization business cases (projection tools to be developed).
• Challenge cost reduction plans and scenarios with Operations Controlling, responsible for calculating and relieving standard costs as well as validating operational savings for serial-life products.

Forecasting, Planning and Reporting

• Drive budget and forecast cycles related to product developments, technology investments, and portfolio initiatives.
• Support Business Partners in the preparation of reports and performance reviews for the steering bodies.

Process and Data Governance

• Harmonize methodologies, ensure the quality and consistency of product and project financial data.
• Contribute to reporting and Business Intelligence tools as well as to the continuous improvement of management processes.

Education: Master's degree in finance, controlling or equivalent discipline

Experience: Minimum 7 years of experience in industrial controlling, product costs, R&D or projects.

Experience in an international and product-oriented industrial environment is highly desired.

Specific Skills:

• Advanced financial analysis and business case modeling

• Product costs and profitability

• Portfolio Management

• Budgets and forecasts

• Financial Modeling

• SAP and BI tools

• Development and industrialization process

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools

Foreign language: Fluent English

Qualities: Proactive business partnering, constructive challenge, strategic thinking, analytical rigor, results-oriented, initiative, autonomy, communication, influence and cross-functional collaboration.

Ready to join the adventure?

Many benefits await you: a competitive salary commensurate with your experience, two fixed annual bonuses, a strong focus on employee well-being (company cafeteria, transportation, daycare, remote work, etc.), health insurance, an employee council, the Stäubli cooperative, and a stunning view of the mountains!

This position is open to partial remote work.

Full-time permanent contract, attractive salary and benefits

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