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# Budapest Should Cost Manager Bu 1097

Manager or lead 

Listed on TE Connectivity’s official careers site. Listed as of October 20, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on TE Connectivity’s careers site →](https://careers.te.com/job/Budapest-Should-Cost-Manager-BU-1097/1425473900/)

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## Job description

### Job Overview

The Should Cost Manager’s primary responsibility is to develop a robust costing methodology based on should costing principles tailored to ICT business requirements. Enabling realistic and achievable cost estimations while highlighting areas for improvement through cross-functional teamwork. Actively contributing to implementation and continual improvement on organization of should-cost strategy. Collaborating across different departments, consolidating cost and process information, ensuring compliance, and provides insights for increase profitability.

Your Main Tasks

### Should Cost Model development and implementation
- Implementation and organization of should-cost model/ target cost activities with external partners for the continuous improvement of the price level and standards
- Estimate costs based on defined product basis (BOM), utilizing should cost calculation system and database.
- Maintain consistency between costing, product process definition, and support functions' inputs.
- Provide real-time updates, gap analysis, and directional cost assessments to internal customers.

### Cost Information Analysis
- Analyse and challenge provided cost information.
- Gather and consolidate part prices, investments, and costing data for defined products and potential industrial paths.
- Provide cost information status and ongoing monitoring with detailed follow-up and traceability.
- Key function for Engineering, PM, PjM, Procurement and Plant Finance
- Work closely with product engineering during the product development phase and support analysis of component cost to help drive margin improvement.
- Participate in technical choices and hypotheses during the sourcing phase together with acquisition team.
- Support sales and purchasing in customer and external supplier negotiations (CBDs).
- Support PjM/PM in preparing CER financials, including risk and opportunity TPA estimates.
- Work with Plant finance for forward costing opportunities and make vs buy.

### Team Management and Continuous Improvement
- Enhance and utilize existing software to support these processes (tSet)
- Ensure templates are up-to- and extend them for project finance activities.
- Manage and coach should cost engineers.
- Support continuous improvement processes related to tools and methodologies. Your Ideal Background
- Master's degree in engineering with a specialization in Production and Finance
- Minimum 5 to 10 years of experience in an industrial environment, including technical experience in production or manufacturing engineering // Automotive industry experience is preferred.
- Technical knowledge in products and manufacturing processes
- Ability to provide qualitative and reliable information
- Strong communication skills and autonomy.
- Fluent communication in English.

### Competencies

SET: Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Not stated
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 13, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 20, 2026
- Listed for: 7 days[Apply on TE Connectivity’s careers site →](https://careers.te.com/job/Budapest-Should-Cost-Manager-BU-1097/1425473900/)

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