About this role
Cost Engineering Specialist – Lummen Region For a fast-growing international manufacturing company in the Lummen region, we are looking for a Cost Engineering Specialist. Your responsibilities Prepare product cost calculations and sales pricing based on customer requirements, commercial agreements, and market conditions. Maintain and update costing models and pricing data to ensure accuracy and competitiveness. Identify cost-saving opportunities, improve margins, and support pricing strategies with data-driven analyses. Collaborate with commercial and supply chain teams on customer negotiations, supplier pricing, and cost optimization initiatives. Drive continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency, accuracy, and process performance. Support planning, resource coordination, and the achievement of departmental objectives. Contribute to quality management activities, audits, customer claim investigations, and corrective action follow-up. This role combines cost analysis, pricing strategy, profitability improvement, supplier cost management, continuous improvement, and quality support to drive sustainable business performance. Your Profile: Education Bachelor's degree in: Economics Finance Engineering Or a related discipline. Experience Experience in a similar costing, pricing, finance, engineering, or analytical role. Experience within an international or multinational environment is a strong asset. Understanding of manufacturing processes and production environments. Knowledge of supply chain processes and product lifecycle costing. Technical Skills Strong analytical and numerical capabilities. Good understanding of: Manufacturing processes Production equipment Cost structures Supply chain dynamics Product design processes Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly: Excel PowerPoint Word Outlook Teams Languages Good spoken and written English. Personal Competencies Analytical and detail-oriented. Strong business acumen and commercial awareness. Able to understand and influence key profitability drivers. Proactive and solution-oriented. Comfortable communicating complex information in a clear and straightforward manner. Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams. Committed to quality, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction.