Senior Manager Cost Optimization – Building Systems (focus on construction) (m/f/d)

Senior Manager Cost Optimization – Building Systems (focus on construction) (m/f/d) at gropyus in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Responsibilities

Your area of responsibility includes

• Support in the development and implementation of the cost optimization strategy for our building systems to ensure cost competitiveness and value creation across the entire product portfolio.
• Application of design-to-cost, should-cost, value engineering and target costing methods in the areas of product development, manufacturing, purchasing and construction.
• Identification, analysis and prioritization of cost optimization potential for building systems, components, materials and interfaces in construction.
• Development and maintenance of transparent cost models and benchmarks as well as ensuring a continuous learning process based on target/actual cost comparisons.
• Control of cross-divisional cost optimization initiatives and support in the implementation of improvement measures.
• Close collaboration with the teams from Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Construction and R&D to sustainably anchor cost awareness in decision-making processes.
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Minimum requirements

• Several years of experience in the areas of cost engineering, value engineering, construction cost management, design optimization or technical project management within the construction industry.
• Sound understanding of construction methods, building materials, interfaces to subcontractors and the main cost drivers of construction projects.
• Proven track record of achieving measurable cost reductions and sustainable business results through cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate technical solutions into economic impact.
• Willingness to undertake regular business trips between our locations.
• Fluent English skills.

Requirements

Preferred requirements

• Experience with industrialized construction, modular building systems, prefabrication or high volume production environments.
• Knowledge of timber construction, German-speaking hardware stores and digital calculation and costing tools.
• Lean Six Sigma certification and/or practical experience in applying continuous improvement methods.
• Fluent German language skills.

Benefits

• A permanent contract with 30 days of vacation.
• Flexible way of working: We attach great importance to regular personal collaboration in the office, and also offer the opportunity to work from home and the option to work from abroad up to 40 days a year.

Attractive additional benefits: We offer a company pension plan, language courses (English/German) and employee discounts for selected sustainable brands. In addition, our external partners in the area of mental health support you to strengthen your mental health through anonymous individual or group sessions.

• Virtual share program: Benefit from GROPYUS success through our virtual share program.
• Ownership: You can make a real difference – at all levels of our organization. Find solutions, advance them, test and implement them.
• The chance to be part of something big: Our mission is to reimagine an entire industry.
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About the Company

GROPYUS is a technology-based construction company focused on building multi-story residential buildings. Thanks to its prefabricated building system with various design options, industrial offsite construction, and fully digitalized processes, the company manufactures aspirational, sustainable, and affordable homes using timber construction methods. GROPYUS is using scalable construction and manufacturing solutions to tap into a future market, boost Europe's strength in innovation, while also playing a substantial role in improving sustainability. About the role

Become part of GROPYUS and actively shape the cost competitiveness of our innovative building systems. At the interface between product development, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing and construction, you identify and realize cost reduction potential across the entire life cycle of our buildings.

As Senior Manager Cost Optimization - Building Systems, you play a central role in establishing transparent cost structures, critically evaluating technical solutions and implementing value engineering initiatives across our entire product portfolio.

This position is particularly suitable for candidates with in-depth experience in construction, prefabricated building systems and project management. You recognize practical and scalable potential for cost optimization in building planning, construction processes and system integration and implement these successfully.