Head of Product Cost Optimization (all genders)

About The Company GROPYUS is a technology-based construction company focused on building multi-story residential buildings. Thanks to its prefabricated building system with a wide range of design options, automated offsite construction, and fully digitalized processes, the company is able to create resilient timber housing quickly and cost-effectively. GROPYUS is using scalable construction and manufacturing solutions to tap into a future market, strengthen Europe’s innovation capacity, and play a substantial role in improving sustainability. The company delivers its multi-family houses as a complete and turnkey solution. The combination of technology, construction, robotics, and manufacturing expertise means buildings can be created in a fully digitalized end-to-end process. The building system is based on versatile wall and slab elements, making it easier to optimize land use, customize plans, and build fast with both off-site construction and on-site assembly. This system is complemented by the Building Operating System–developed in-house. About the Role  Join GROPYUS and lead the development of a world-class cost optimization function for our building systems. Working at the intersection of product development, engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and construction, you will drive cost competitiveness across the entire building lifecycle.  As Head of Cost Optimization - Building Systems, you will define the strategy, methodologies, and governance for cost optimization across our product portfolio. You will establish a data-driven understanding of cost drivers, identify opportunities for value creation, and ensure that cost considerations are embedded into product and system decisions from concept through industrialized delivery.  This is a strategic leadership role for someone who combines deep cost expertise with strong industrial, technical, and commercial thinking. You will build and lead the cost optimization capability, challenge assumptions, and help shape the future evolution of GROPYUS' building systems.  Your area of responsibilities include:   Define and lead the Building Systems Cost Optimization strategy, ensuring cost competitiveness, scalability, and value creation across the product portfolio  Co-develop design-to-cost, should-costing, value engineering, and target-costing methodologies across product development, manufacturing, procurement, and construction functions  Drive systematic identification and prioritization of cost optimization opportunities for building systems, components, materials, and interfaces  Build transparent cost models and feedback loops, ensuring continuous learning from estimated versus actual cost performance  Lead and develop the Cost Optimization team, creating clear standards, processes, and capabilities to support business growth  Partner with Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Construction, and R&D leaders to embed cost awareness into strategic and operational decision-making    About You  Must-Have Skills  Extensive experience in cost engineering, product costing, value engineering, cost optimization, or commercial leadership, ideally within the broader construction industry sector  Proven track record of leading cross-functional cost reduction initiatives and delivering measurable business impact  Strong understanding of complex product and system cost structures, including materials, manufacturing, supply chains, and installation costs  Demonstrated leadership experience building teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving organizational change  Strong data-driven mindset with a solid understanding of digital tools, analytics, and performance measurement frameworks  Usual business travel between our sites expected  Fluent English language skills    Nice-to-Have Skills  Experience with industrialized construction, m