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

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.

RequirementsYour 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.