The cost calculation does not support the decision.
Cost drivers, assumptions or data sources are unclear. Finance and engineering reach different conclusions.
FOR INTERIM CFOs & FINANCE TALENT PROVIDERS
Product Costing.
Specialist depth
for your mandate.
The CFO mandate is in capable hands. Yet product costing, FACTON or the cost case needs additional depth.
I take ownership of this clearly defined workstream, complementing your overall project leadership.
Clear scope. Defined deliverables. Protected client relationships.
Industrial controllingVibracoustic · 1999–2008
Product-costing consultingFACTON · 2009–2014
Independent consultingSince 2015
WHEN THE BOTTLENECK IS IN THE DETAIL
The right team.
Still missing depth.
An additional specialist makes sense when a specific product-cost question is slowing progress across the mandate.
FACTON needs more than system knowledge.
Costing processes, requirements and data logic need to align. The mandate lacks a link between business processes and implementation.
The pricing case is open to challenge.
RFQs, cost breakdowns and make-or-buy decisions require a traceable cost base and sound arguments for the next decision.
TYPICAL WORKSTREAMS
Which question is next
in your mandate?
Choose your focus. We agree the specific scope based on your data and the question at hand.
COST TRANSPARENCY
From a cost calculation to a traceable cost base.
Validate cost models, reveal data gaps and structure the relevant cost drivers so that finance and engineering can make decisions on the same basis.
POTENTIAL DELIVERABLES
Enquire about this workstream
- Validated cost model with documented assumptions
- Overview of data and system gaps
- Prioritised actions for reliable cost calculations
A MODULAR STARTING POINT
Product Costing
Rapid Support.
One clearly defined question.
One bounded workstream.
Two to three agreed deliverables.
For an ongoing CFO, controlling, pricing or transformation mandate. With one dedicated contact and a structured handover.
Enquire about Rapid Support5–10
consulting daystypical indicative range,
depending on scope and available data
depending on scope and available data
BEFORE THE START
Clarify the question, data access, responsibilities and definition of deliverables.
DURING THE WORKSTREAM
Analyse, validate and produce the agreed deliverables.
AT COMPLETION
Hand over results, unresolved assumptions and next steps to the lead CFO.
No blanket promise of results: scope and timing are agreed for your specific project.
FOR LEAD CFOs, PROVIDERS & RECRUITERS
You lead the mandate.
I add depth to the workstream.
Roles, communication channels and the client relationship are explicitly agreed at the outset.
Your overall responsibility
The lead CFO retains project leadership and client management. My remit stays within the agreed specialist area.
Relationship protection
No bypassing the provider or lead consultant. No direct solicitation of the end client outside our joint agreement.
Reliable coordination
One dedicated contact, agreed approvals and traceable results. Confidentiality and NDAs are arranged as needed.
Clear scope
Data access, deliverables and handover are defined before the start. Additional requirements are agreed together.
FIRST STEP
Product Costing Mandate Check
Review the question, fit, available data and scope together. Indicative format: 60–90 minutes plus an agreed review of supporting documents.
Gunnar SchlüterDipl.-Wirtschaftsing. (FH)
PROFILE & PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Industry experience meets
product-costing consulting.
More than 25 years of professional experience in industrial controlling, enterprise software consulting and independent consulting.
1999–2008 · VIBRACOUSTIC
Operational industrial & plant controlling
Product costing, support for price negotiations, investment appraisal and make-or-buy. Controlling and reporting at the Hungarian plant.
2009–2014 · FACTON
Senior Consultant Product Costing
Process consulting, requirements analysis, implementation and training. Consulting and implementation support in product costing.
SINCE 2015 · INDEPENDENT
Clearly scoped consulting & project work
Product-costing and cost-transparency support, alongside FACTON-related analysis, documentation and knowledge transfer.
This information is based on my CV and available profile documents. My CV and selected employment records are available on request.
Request CV & profile documentsDEEPER EXPERTISE
Your mandate here.
Deeper expertise at Planorm.
planorm.com is the specialist home for product costing, FACTON and decision-ready cost logic. This page focuses on the fit for your specific mandate.
PROJECT ENQUIRY
Which product-cost question
stands between you
and the next step?
A brief project outline is enough for an initial discussion. Company or client names are not required.
Gunnar Schlütercontact@gunnar-schlueter.de
We agree availability, engagement model and fees for your specific project.
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