Director Cost Engineering & Consulting EMEA - Automotive (m/f/d)

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# Director Cost Engineering & Consulting EMEA - Automotive (m/f/d) > A2MAC1 · Munich, Germany (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-16 **Workplace:** hybrid **Department:** Costing & Insights > Costing EMEA ## Description 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.** ## Apply [Apply at A2MAC1](https://apply.workable.com/a2mac1/j/7C76F0E103/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)