Director, Cost Planning

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Director of Cost Planning managing planning, analysis, and reporting teams at Micron Technology. Leading financial insights and cost optimization in the semiconductor industry.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeSan Jose • California, Idaho • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $151,000 - $313,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage a team handling planning, analysis, and reporting of global consolidated standard cost, manufacturing variance, and other cost of sales (OCOS)
Prepare forecasts every quarter, month, and week
Explain cost trends and manufacturing variances and offer insights to optimize cost performance
Forecast and analyze overall Micron COGS plan
Communicate insights effectively to executives and partners
Analyze variance between actual COGS vs forecast

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor and/or Master Degree or equivalent experience in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field
Deep and broad product-costing experience and knowledge of related processes and systems (including ERP-systems like SAP)
At least 15 years of work experience in Finance, Accounting, Financial Controlling or related fields in the manufacturing industry (electronics manufacturing, semiconductors or other high-tech industries preferred)
At least 5 years of leadership experience
Standard cost setting experience
Strong analytical skills and discernment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid family leave
Paid time-off program and paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

cost analysisforecastingvariance analysisproduct costingfinancial controllingstandard cost settingmanufacturing variance analysisCOGS analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationanalytical skillsinsight generation