Director Cost Engineering & Consulting

A2MAC1 is a global leader in automotive benchmarking and competitive analysis, supporting manufacturers, suppliers, and mobility innovators worldwide. With a unique combination of data-driven insights, technology expertise, and industry knowledge, A2MAC1 empowers organizations to decode the future of mobility and accelerate transformation.

We are looking for a Director Cost Engineering & Consulting EMEA - Automotive (m/f/d) to lead our regional Costing organization and build consulting as a strategic growth capability. Based in Munich, you will hold executive accountability for the EMEA client-project portfolio from acquisition through post-delivery, including quality, delivery predictability, capacity and P&L. You will lead team leaders, customer program managers and cost engineers, advise senior clients and work closely with Sales and global functions to turn market needs into scalable, differentiated offerings.

Your responsibilities

• Set the direction for the EMEA Costing organization and lead, mentor and develop team leaders, customer program managers and cost engineers.
• Define the regional capability strategy, building the leadership, technical and consulting skills required for current delivery and future growth.
• Own EMEA workforce planning, capacity allocation and portfolio priorities, resolving trade-offs and protecting customer and business commitments.
• Govern opportunity qualification across EMEA, ensuring executive sponsorship, disciplined risk assessment and profitable, executable commitments.
• Partner with Sales to shape complex opportunities, develop priority accounts and expand consulting-led propositions and strategic projects.
• Define and execute the EMEA consulting roadmap, create repeatable offerings and establish effective governance for solution shaping, staffing, delivery and knowledge reuse.
• Own regional delivery excellence across scope, milestones, budget and quality, and personally lead critical project and client escalations.
• Act as executive sponsor for complex consulting engagements and as a trusted advisor to senior clients on cost competitiveness, value engineering, benchmarking, sourcing and product optimization.
• Own the EMEA Costing P&L, resource forecasts, providing global leadership with transparent risks and corrective actions.
• Bring client and market feedback into global methodology, product and innovation development and share successful regional practices across the organization.

Requirements

Your profile

• A degree in engineering or a comparable technical discipline.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in an automotive, cost-engineering, engineering-services or consulting environment.
• At least five years of successful leadership of a regional or multi-country function, including portfolio, P&L and executive client accountability and leadership of 10 or more people.
• A strong record of sponsoring and governing complex projects from solution shaping through delivery, including quality oversight, risk recovery and senior stakeholder management.
• Executive presence and credibility to advise and challenge senior clients, chair steering committees and navigate difficult commercial and delivery decisions.
• Broad understanding of automotive technologies and strong interest across powertrain, electronics, exterior, battery and interior domains.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills, familiarity with project management tools & AI usage
• Professional proficiency in English.

Benefits

• 50 EUR monthly Wellpass subsidy to support your health and wellbeing
• Subsidized meals in the canteen
• One paid day per year for volunteering in social or environmental projects
• December 24th and 31st off – so you can fully enjoy the holiday season
• Sabbatical options to take extended time off when you need it
• Flexible working hours with fair overtime compensation and time off in lieu
• Possibility to work from abroad for a limited number of days per year
• An international working environment with diverse projects and a strong team spirit
• Regular team events such as B2Run, Oktoberfest, Christmas parties and many more
• Free fruit, coffee, tea, water and snacks in the office
• Modern office at Laim station with good public transport access and parking spaces

Interested? We look forward to receiving your application and English CV.