JOB DESCRIPTION
Overview
The Costing Analyst oversees development and management of product costs: material cost, conversion cost, manufacturing equipment requirements, labor requirements, cycle times, tooling and capital requirements for new business or changes to current business.
Core Responsibilities
- Develop quotations that will be submitted to OEM customers through business units
- Develop risks/opportunities with each quote
- Review complex bill of materials for reasonableness
- Review manufacturing assumptions for reasonableness
- Effectively communicate cost data to the organization
- Develop rates for manufacturing plants
- Analyze cost variance and financial metrics
- Support purchasing negotiate prices with suppliers as required and provide cost targets for purchased components
- Provide product cost reduction estimates as required
- Actively contribute to departmental initiatives/process improvements to enhance the overall department’s effectiveness
- Work on special projects, as needed
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business or Operations or Engineering
- 1-3 years’ experience in Finance or Operations or Manufacturing or Engineering or Purchasing in the Automotive Industry
- Strong computer skills, i.e., Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Self-motivated and eager to learn
- Interest in understanding both the financial and technical side of operations and manufacturing
- Demonstrated experience as a value-added team member
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills and strong attention to detail
- Ability to work cross-functionally across the organization
- Occasional travel required
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Business Administration
- Intern experience within the Automotive Industry
- Foreign language skills
PRIMARY LOCATION
Central Tech Unit Plymouth MISkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Operations, or Engineering
- 1-3 years' experience in Finance, Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, or Purchasing in the Automotive Industry
- Strong computer skills (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Self-motivated and eager to learn
- Interest in both financial and technical aspects of operations and manufacturing
- Demonstrated experience as a value-added team member
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical skills, and strong attention to detail
- Ability to work cross-functionally across the organization
- Occasional travel required
- Master's degree in Business Administration
- Intern experience within the Automotive Industry
- Foreign language skills
Adient Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Adient and has not been reviewed or approved by Adient.
-
Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company matching contributions is highlighted, with corporate filings indicating ongoing employer match funding. This provides meaningful long-term savings support for U.S. employees.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays and PTO/vacation are included, with indications that PTO levels compare favorably to some peers. Parental/family leave is also available in certain contexts.
-
Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage are offered alongside HSAs/FSAs and protection benefits such as life/AD&D. These elements establish a comprehensive baseline that strengthens the overall package.
Adient Insights
What We Do
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 77,000 employees in 32 countries, Adient operates 202 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into more than 19 million vehicles every year.
.jpg)
