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Future of automotive technology. Garrett Advancing Motion Turbocharger, Electric & Hybrid, Software, Aftermarket, Racing
The Role
Own product cost and lead cost-optimization activities. Analyze product cost breakdowns, identify gaps versus benchmarks, coordinate engineering/procurement/vendors, run cross-functional workshops, and project-manage cost reduction initiatives while supporting program managers on risk, change, and cost planning.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position description
- Responsible to own overall product cost and drive product cost optimization activities.
- Analize current product cost situation, identify gaps in design or sourcing, coordinate activities between engineering, procurement, and vendors to achieve optimized product cost.
Responsibilities
- Product cost analysis
- Breakdown current product cost into individual subsystems and components.
- Analize individual cost components and compare them to benchmark (internal and external).
- Identify cost gaps.
- Communicate effectively the cost situation within the project team and to GBE leadership team.
- Cost Optimization
- Actively drive the cross functional team of engineers and buyers to identify opportunities for cost optimization.
- Organize workshops with internal and external teams to identify opportunities for cost improvements.
- Project manage cost reduction assignments to assure their timely implementation.
- Drive overall product cost level to the limits established by the program business case.
- Support Program Managers with Risk assessment and Change Management processes impacted by cost reduction subprojects.
- Support Program Managers with impact to project cost planning resulting from any cost reduction subprojects.
Candidate Skills
Leadership & People Management
- Delegate efficiently to the team members and stakeholders and hold them accountable to the agreed targets
- Resolve conflict between project stakeholders, using cross-functional reviews
- Motivate the team to adhere to the agreed plan and deliver per target
- Influence decisions to a positive outcome for the project completion
- Coaching and leading by example the project team across cultures and geographical regions
Communication
- Report accurate status of product cost, monitor implementation and escalate to the Leadership team when appropriate.
- Lead regular product cost status reviews with the stakeholders.
- Prepare and present a formal status report to relevant committees.
- Listening to stakeholders’ needs and address concerns
- Tailor communication to audience
Professionalism & Personal Effectiveness
- Work independently with limited to no supervision
- Take ownership and be accountable of your commitment and actions
- Multitask on multi-projects, multi-customer, multi-region and multi-technologies
Cognitive
- Analytical thinking and problem solving
- Conceptual thinking
Candidate Knowledge, Experience & Education
Product
- University degree or Post graduation with Management or Engineering Degree.
Processes & Systems
- Project Management experience (min 2yrs) or relevant experience in a similar function (coordination of cross functional team).
- Technical savviness, engineering degree is a plus. Need to be able to understand mechatronic product including mechanical, electrical, and software design concepts.
- Experience in global company work environment, ability to drive others to execution.
- Foreign language fluency – relative to the allocated customer portfolio (English is a must)
- IT (Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP etc.)..
- Optional: Six Sigma Certified
Skills Required
- University degree or post-graduation in Management or Engineering
- Project management experience (minimum 2 years) or equivalent cross-functional coordination experience
- Technical savviness with ability to understand mechatronic products (mechanical, electrical, software concepts)
- Experience working in a global company and driving cross-functional execution
- Fluency in English (and other languages relative to customer portfolio)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP
- Leadership, stakeholder management, and ability to run cross-functional workshops
- Analytical thinking, problem solving, and ability to manage multiple projects
- Engineering degree
- Six Sigma certification
Garrett Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Garrett and has not been reviewed or approved by Garrett.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair or above average in several teams and markets, with comments highlighting “fair pay for job” and “above average pay.” Core engineering compensation in the U.S. is characterized as competitive in certain locations, albeit based on directional data.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include “unlimited” PTO at some locations and a defined holiday schedule, with many describing positive experiences using time away. Other sites reference straightforward vacation/PTO programs within a globally guided framework.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is a standard element of the U.S. package and is consistently referenced. This provides a conventional foundation for retirement savings within the total rewards mix.
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The Company
What We Do
Garrett Motion is an automotive technology leader, serving vehicle manufacturers worldwide for more than 65 years. Garrett’s cutting-edge technology enables vehicles to become cleaner, more efficient and connected. The company’s broad offering of gas and diesel turbocharging applications, electric boosting and fuel cell technologies and automotive software solutions empowers the transportation industry to redefine and further advance motion.
