About Horse Powertrain

Horse Powertrain Limited is an independent new powertrain solutions business, with over 125 years of heritage from Renault and Geely. We develop and produce world-class hybrid and combustion engines and transmissions to move our industry forward, offering many different paths to net zero.

Horse Powertrain has 19,000 dedicated and determined employees, working in 17 manufacturing plants, and 5 R&D centers on three continents.

This role is employed by Horse Powertrain Solutions and is based in Madrid, Spain, with occasional travel possible to Horse Powertrain's other sites.

Why join us?

At Horse Powertrain, you'll have opportunities to grow your career while making a difference. This is a dynamic, international environment, staffed by caring and collaborative people. If you're ready to create excellence with us, you'll be appreciated and rewarded.

• Lead the local Cost Controlling team, ensuring accurate full‑cost analysis, reporting, and optimization across development and mass‑production phases.

• Monitor KPIs, identify deviations, and drive corrective action plans with cross‑functional partners.

• Coordinate annual budget cycles, mid‑term planning, and forecasting processes, ensuring data integrity and alignment with corporate financial targets.

• Build and present economic files to support decision‑making, arbitration, and profitability improvement initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with internal processes, enhance the robustness of costing methodologies, and contribute to continuous improvement of cost‑performance management.

• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Project teams to support cost convergence and economic optimization.

What we're looking for

• A proven track record of delivering accurate cost analyses and driving cost‑optimization initiatives across complex, cross‑functional environments.

• Demonstrated experience leading teams within cost controlling, costing, or industrial finance functions.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

• Outstanding ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable recommendations and analytical and techno‑economic assessment skills.

• Strong leadership and stakeholder‑management, decision‑making and problem‑solving capabilities in multi‑interface environments (Engineering, Purchasing, Projects, Manufacturing) skills, coupled with a collaborative mindset.

• Excellent written and spoken English; good working knowledge of Spanish would be an advantage.

Equal opportunities employer

As a company, we are committed to equal opportunities, and recruit people based on their competencies and qualifications. We encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply for our job vacancies. If you believe you have the skills and passion to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you. Let's explore the possibilities together.

How to apply

Deadline to submit your application is April but the selection process will be running continuously. Please note that due to data regulations, we do not accept applications via email.

Questions

If you have any additional questions regarding the position, you are welcome to contact recruiting manager.

For questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Recruiter Patricia Iranzo.

Horse Powertrain Limited is a global leader in powertrain solutions. Learn more at www.horse-powertrain.com