Head of Costing, Industrial Seals

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Head of Costing, Industrial Seals

The Head of Costing, Industrial Seals is responsible for leading the costing, quotation, and pricing administration activities for the General Industry Business Unit. This role serves as the functional owner of costing methodologies, RFQ execution, pricing governance, and profitability analysis to support sustainable business growth and margin objectives.

Working closely with Commercial, Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance, the position develops accurate cost models, supports strategic business decisions, and drives continuous improvement in costing processes and tools. As the Business Unit's costing subject matter expert, the Head of Costing establishes best practices, provides analytical leadership, and develops organizational capabilities to support future growth.

Essential Functions

• Lead the entire RFQ process for the General Industry Business Unit, ensuring timely, accurate, and competitive quotations.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve costing methodologies to support pricing decisions, profitability analysis, and commercial strategy.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to validate empirical data and maintain accurate cost baselines for labor, material, overhead, tooling, freight, and other manufacturing costs.
• Evaluate new business opportunities by assessing profitability, pricing strategies, capital requirements, and associated business risks, providing recommendations to Product Management and Commercial leadership.
• Maintain and improve quotation tools, processes, and reporting systems to enhance responsiveness, efficiency, and decision making.
• Serve as business owner for the Product Line pricing administration within SAP, including price maintenance, mass updates, surcharge implementation, and pricing governance.
• Analyze margin performance and profitability trends to identify operational cost containment opportunities and deliver data driven pricing recommendations to Commercial and Product Management.
• Evaluate financial impacts associated with raw material changes, labor rate adjustments, tariffs, freight fluctuations, and other cost drivers, recommending actions that protect profitability.
• Lead, coach, and develop costing personnel, establishing priorities, performance expectations, standard work practices, and professional development plans.
• Establish and maintain standardized costing processes and best practices across manufacturing locations.
• Establish and maintain standardized costing methodologies, governance processes, and best practices across manufacturing locations to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Serve as the primary costing subject matter expert for the GI BU and provide support to internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and govern General Industry costing methodologies, models, tools, and reporting processes.
• Lead RFQ process and costing activities, ensuring timely, accurate, and competitive proposals to the Commercial team.
• Provide profitability analysis and commercial recommendations that support business growth, margin expansion, and strategic decision-making.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement of costing and quotation processes across all regional teams.
• Partner with Commercial, Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to support portfolio strategy, business investment decisions, and new growth opportunities.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Accounting, or related field.

Experience

• 5+ years of progressive experience in costing, pricing, finance, commercial operations, manufacturing analysis, product management, or…