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If you would like to become a part of a great team with highly skilled and motivated professionals, working in an innovative and developing environment, continue reading! We are a growing team and are now looking for a Product Cost Specialist for a temporary assignment, covering the period from August 2026 to June 2027. Who is your future team? Axis Manufacturing Capacity and Cost team is a great contributor to our company's success by developing our base of manufacturing partners and specifically secure cost competitiveness and constant improvements to our purchase costs. Your responsibility will be to ensure the right cost on Axis products through finding opportunities and driving cost reductions from our contract manufacturers, in close collaboration with your colleagues.

What you'll do here as Product Cost Specialist

• Be responsible for negotiating and approving product cost quotations from Axis contract manufacturers throughout the product life-cycle.
• Be responsible for identifying and driving cost reduction activities towards our contract manufacturers by analyzing quotation data and having good understanding of all relevant cost drivers.
• Work in close cooperation with our contract manufacturers to achieve timely implementation of Axis negotiated component prices in product quotations.
• Analyze and maintain product and component database from internal and external sources and create a benchmark to be used in price reduction activities with contract manufacturers.
• Support RFQ process for new products and provide input to our product development organization regarding product cost structure and different cost drivers.
• Follow-up and optimize different parameters affecting purchase cost of components at our contract manufacturers, such as order quantities, demand changes and delivery terms.
• Contribute and give input to process- and IT- tools improvements within area of responsibility, independently or in collaboration with other relevant functions.

The position will mean some travels abroad. Who are we looking for/Who are you? We believe you are analytical and have a great eye for details, at the same time you easily see the bigger picture from a holistic perspective. You are ambitious, self-driven and very result oriented. You thrive in collaboration with others and see the benefit of working towards common goals. You are open and your communication skills help you in reaching your goals. We see that you are curious and persistent in the work to make sure that the area of responsibility is delivered. Discussions and negotiations with internal as well as external partners are something that you enjoy, as part of your collaboration skills. This position is very important as you will have great opportunity to affect a significant part of Axis total cost and by this, have the opportunity to affect and make a big difference to our business and continued success. We'd love to hear that you have:

• A degree in Industrial Economy, Business, Supply Chain Management or similar.
• Minimum 2 years of supply chain/sourcing experience from international manufacturing companies.
• Experience from analyzing big amounts of data.
• Excellent MS Office skills.
• Excellent skills in English, both orally and in writing.

It's good if you have experience from working in ERP systems and if you have knowledge about business culture in different parts of the world, it will benefit you greatly in your future role. What Axis has to offer We are a world leader in network video, where cutting-edge technology meets global impact. Here, you'll contribute to meaningful projects that shape the future of security and surveillance - developing solutions used worldwide.

As a fast-growing company, we offer exciting career opportunities. You'll grow professionally through continuous learning, supported by a collaborative team that values creativity, innovation, and work-life balance.

Our Lund HQ Campus, including the impressive Grenden building, offers a dynamic environment with spaces crafted to encourage collaboration, whether through informal "fika" chats, formal meetings, or after-hours activities. Check it out: Axis HQ

Your well-being matters to us. We offer a range of benefits, including a company bonus, Friday cake, wellness allowance, health insurance - and even your own Axis bicycle.

To learn more about Axis, our innovative products, solutions, and vibrant company culture, explore: Life at Axis blog Engineering at Axis blog Innovation at Axis

Ready to Act? Find out more about the position from recruiting manager Johan Ahlberg, Manager Manufacturing Capacity & Cost at +46 46 272 1800