Project Lead: Profitability & Cost Excellence (m/w/d)

October 1, 2026

Hybrid

Lead

Berlin

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Another language required
German · C2 level

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Mandatory office attendance
3 days per week
English is required
B2 level

Description

German CleanTech company delivering heat pumps, photovoltaics and wallboxes for climate-neutral living is hiring a Project Lead for Profitability & Cost Excellence. The role leads specific cost areas as own projects, analyses OpEx and unit economics, and drives savings through to the realised P&L impact. It also covers fulfilment process cost optimisation, third-party spend benchmarking and building dashboards for cost-to-serve and profitability KPIs.

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Responsibilities

Lead specific cost areas as own projects, diving deep into controlling data and identifying the biggest levers with stakeholders
Analyse OpEx and unit economics, derive concrete savings potentials and accompany them to realised cost impact in the P&L
Shape variable process costs in fulfilment and steer personnel expenses with data-driven capacity and productivity analyses
Monitor third-party spend, run consistent market benchmarks and use them as a basis for cost and contract optimisation
Design and build intuitive dashboards for real-time control of cost-to-serve and profitability KPIs
Act as sparring partner for department heads, building trust through transparency and supporting budget discipline
Recognise operational inefficiencies across the entire value chain and streamline processes end-to-end from hypothesis to final implementation

Requirements

Excellent university degree in a relevant subject with an analytical or quantitative focus
2–4 years in a top-tier strategy or transformation consultancy (MBB, Big-4 or similar)
Hands-on experience from intensive restructuring or cost-efficiency projects, highly impact-oriented mindset
Excellent analytical skills to model complex P&L scenarios and understand critical cost drivers in logistics, fulfilment and workforce planning
Strong communication and persuasion skills to establish efficiency measures together with teams
Hypothesis-driven way of working, structuring complex problems independently and driving projects to measurable impact
Tech and AI affinity: strong command of Looker and Google Sheets, already automating workflows with modern AI tools (e.g. Claude for coworking and code)
Negotiation-level German (C2) and fluent English (min. B2)

Conditions

Hybrid work with mobile office up to 3 days a week
Gross annual salary starting from 72,000 €
Permanent contract with a 20% employer top-up to pension provision
30 days of vacation plus fitness membership and mental health platform access
Modern office in Berlin-Kreuzberg with rooftop terrace, dogs welcome
Regular trainings and development via internal L&D team and external coaches
Monthly company events such as Lunch & Learn
Employee discounts with over 100 partners, bike leasing and electric car leasing

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