Project Cost Performance Vehicle Cost Manager

The Project Cost Performance (PCP) Vehicle Cost Manager is responsible for managing cost development (cost loops and assessments) for programs pre-IM to SOP.  The PCP Manager will work with multiple cross functional organizations and all levels of management from senior executives to product Design and Release Engineers.

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

Lead Team 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

Lead 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

Critical skills:

• Understanding of vehicle construction by systems (Body, Chassis, Powertrain, Interior, etc) and subsystems (Underbody, suspension, trim, cooling, HVAC, etc)
  • Understand part break up of vehicles and how they are assembled
  • Ability to identify and organize technical commodities into their functional purpose
  • Identify and propose design alternatives to meet and exceed aggressive cost targets
• Lead cross functional team reviews of cost status to target, component sourcing, governance cost report outs.

Methodology/Tools Expertise:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel & Powerpoint) Excel commands (Vlookup, pivot tables)
• Cost Service Tool / Vehicle Program Checkbook
• Fastcar2
• EBOM & STV
• SMAK (Vehicle volume tracking)
• QlikSense
• Product Cost Study (PCS) CPA Year over Year Tool
• Global Sourcing Tool (GST) & Sourcing Offset Forms
• PentaSAP
• Global Bulletin System

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited university or Bachelor of Science degree in Finance
• 10 years of Automotive Industry experience
• Experience in vehicle / component design / release engineering, vehicle finance cost, program management, and / or component cost analysis
• Excellent leadership communications / people skills
• Attention to detail
• Able to manage change and present ideas / concepts to all levels of management
• Able to motivate and lead people that do not report directly to you
• MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 (Fastcar2 is preferred)
• Tooling and variable cost estimating