The Vehicle Cost Manager (Serial Life), Product Cost position resides within the Financial Planning & Analysis group. This position will support the Value Creation Program.
This position is responsible for:
- Managing cost evolution for vehicle programs through Serial Life
- Developing monthly PCS & TPC support documentation
- Aligning with Chief Vehicle Executives (CVEs) & Program Economic Managers (PEMs) to ensure Finance alignment on program cost with Engineering leadership
- Managing a team of six analysts that work alongside Program Economic Managers (PEM), Manufacturing Finance, MGA, Model Controllers, Purchasing Finance, IBT Finance, Sales & Marketing Finance, and Product Engineering
- Understanding vehicle construction by systems/subsystems and part break-up to identify cost drivers
- Promoting process simplification and accuracy along with other special studies as required
- Partnering with IT and global regions to ensure data integrity, tool enhancements, and standardized methodologies for PCS/TPC and program economics
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Engineering; or related degree
- Minimum 10 years of automotive industry experience in one or more of the following: program economics / vehicle finance cost, Vehicle Cost Engineering, platform finance, product cost (MGA / plant), or program management
- Strong working knowledge of vehicle structure and bill of material concepts (BOM/EBOM) and ability to understand vehicle construction by systems/subsystems
- Excellent leadership, communication, and people skills; ability to motivate and lead cross-functional teams without direct reporting relationship
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and familiarity with relevant costing/engineering systems (e.g., EBOM, Vehicle Content Configurator, SAP, Engineering Change Notice)
- PowerPoint proficiency and experience creating executive-ready decks and clear narrative summaries
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced technical or management degree (e.g., Master’s in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Business Administration, or Accounting)
- Engineering vehicle cost analysis experience and / or experience in vehicle / component design & release engineering
- Prior experience with plant budgets, engineering systems, or product cost at MGA / plant / Sales & Marketing
- Advanced user in MS Office suite. Excel (e.g. pivot tables, VLOOKUP, charts), Co-pilot, PowerPoint
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Engineering
- Minimum 10 years of automotive industry experience in program economics or vehicle finance
- Strong knowledge of vehicle structure and BOM concepts
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Proficient in MS Office and relevant costing systems
Stellantis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stellantis and has not been reviewed or approved by Stellantis.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Contract-driven increases lifted hourly wages roughly 25% over 4.5 years and restored cost-of-living adjustments, pushing top rates near $42 per hour by the end of the agreement. Union hourly positions appear to have benefited most since the 2023 deal.
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Affordable Benefits — UAW-represented hourly workers pay no premiums and about 3% of total healthcare costs while receiving comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellness coverage. This creates materially lower out-of-pocket costs for represented hourly roles.
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Retirement Support — Post-2007 hourly hires receive a 10% employer 401(k) contribution and legacy workers saw defined-benefit improvements with retiree bonuses. Salaried roles also cite a 401(k) with employer match and contribution up to a maximum of 8%.
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