Project Cost Performance Checkbook Lead is responsible for consolidating the TPC and Vendor Tooling Forecast from IM to SOP
Key responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Consolidate Total Production Cost (TPC) and Vendor Tooling (VT) from intention Milestone to SOP, including alignment with Mass Production at SOP
- Ensure consistency of the TPC to the project team through sourcing and CCD/CNs
- TPC assessment during the advance phase based on preliminary inputs (VBOM, scope sheet, etc.)
- Total Production Cost & VT comparison. Crosspollinate data from other projects (recovery plan, comparisons…)
- Entry Point into CTPC for Projects
- Design to Cost Process from early Advanced phase until TKOM (Tooling kick off milestone)
- Support PCP Program Lead with monitoring and consolidating cost optimization actions
- Assist Design to Cost process for Projects ensuring it implemented in advanced phase and development
- Support Idea Generation on cost savings based on deep knowledge on vehicle, markets, and segment
- Support TPC target development with TPC Target Proposals
- View based on BiC competitors adapted to the context of the project
- Exit-to-Entry approach, adapted to the context of the project
- Support ECAP’s Vehicle Target setting by 5ths, and bring information to appropriate stakeholders to provoke action
- Compass & challenge Projects for converging TPC & VT, involving all stakeholders
- Guarantee compliance with Profitability team and accounting standard of management
- Support financial assessments led by the ECAP team for Eco Advice
- Aligning, formalizing & implementing TPC/VT methodologies and rules
Preferred Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited university or Bachelor Degree in Finance or related disciplines
- Minimum of 5 years of automotive industry experience at an OEM or large tier 1 to include one or more of the following areas: Engineering Program Management (Technical or Financial), including leading a cross functional team, Vehicle Program Management (Technical or Financial), including leading a cross functional team and Engineering Design & Development
- Advanced technical or management degree
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels of management
- Ability to productively manage change
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
- Excellent MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
- Engineering vehicle cost analysis experience
- Familiarity with finance terminology
- Experience using financial management systems such as WebCN C2PC, Fastcar, Product Cost Study, Qlik
Top Skills
What We Do
Our storied and iconic brands embody the passion of their visionary founders and today’s customers in their innovative products and services: they include Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall and mobility brands Free2move and Leasys. Powered by our diversity, we lead the way the world moves – aspiring to become the greatest sustainable mobility tech company, not the biggest, while creating added value for all stakeholders as well as the communities in which we operate.
