Production Controller

Knauf Gips KG, part of the global Knauf Group, a building products manufacturer with around 43,500 employees in over 90 countries, is looking for a Production Controller (m/f/d) at its Iphofen site. The role offers the chance to start and develop a career in a values-driven culture.

• You are the first point of contact for the plants as a business partner and actively support plant management in evaluating measures, prioritizing areas of action and improving economic plant management
• You also analyze costs, performance and key figures along the production processes, creating the basis for transparent economic management of the plant
• In addition, you play an active role in budget planning, forecasts and projections as well as cost center accounting and product costing, and assess the expected effects on results
• Another focus is the analysis of material prices, inventories and consumption quantities as well as the economic evaluation of investments, projects and measures, including tracking of benefit realization
• Your area of responsibility is rounded off by automating and further developing reporting and analysis processes as well as close cooperation with production, logistics, maintenance and technical controlling to prioritize cost drivers, performance levers and efficiency potential

• You have a completed degree in economics, industrial engineering or a comparable field with a focus on controlling or production
• In addition, you have relevant practical experience, for example through internships, working student jobs or a thesis in controlling, production or a comparable environment
• Furthermore, you stand out through strong analytical thinking, a high affinity for numbers and enjoyment of working with complex data
• You combine your interest in production processes, cost structures and the economic management of a plant with confident use of MS Excel; initial knowledge of SAP CO and reporting or BI tools is desirable
• Your profile is rounded off by a structured, careful and self-reliant way of working as well as strong communication skills, self-motivation and enjoyment of working with different interfaces