Specialist, Labor Cost

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

The Specialist, Labor Cost works in a fast-paced environment and collaborates with departments across Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA Inc. to manage and report productivity and labor efficiency results and capture labor costs for MTM. The role coordinates labor budgets and forecasts, analyzes plan-versus-actual performance, supports financial reporting and audit requests, and works with payroll and cross-functional teams to understand labor cost drivers and headcount. It also reports labor cost results and year-over-year HPU (hours per unit) results, supports cost-improvement activities, and assesses the labor cost impact and ROI of capital projects. The position may require work outside typical business hours and domestic and international travel.

The role includes collaboration with international team members from Mazda, Toyota, and other customers, as well as promoting team-member development, coaching, mentoring, teamwork, and inclusion. Other related duties may be assigned by the department.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Two or more years of cost analysis experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with major enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, or Workday Adaptive Planning.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual, quarterly, and monthly labor budget and forecast processes.
• Conduct quarterly and monthly plan-versus-actual variance analysis.
• Prepare information requested for the annual financial statement audit.
• Build team-member relationships at all levels and promote development, coaching, and mentoring with a focus on teamwork and inclusion.
• Collaborate with international team members from Mazda, Toyota, and other customers.
• Work with cross-functional departments to analyze process headcount and total headcount per shop.
• Calculate and analyze total work-time hours for each shop.
• Partner with the payroll team to identify labor cost drivers and explain gaps to plan.
• Report labor cost results and drivers in monthly financial reporting and cost obeya meetings to senior management.
• Create daily, weekly, and monthly reports visualizing plan-versus-actual labor cost results.
• Identify and calculate the labor cost impact and ROI of capital projects.
• Coordinate cost-improvement management activities.
• Collaborate with other departments to develop effective labor data and reports from various systems.
• Manage and report year-over-year HPU (hours per unit) results.
• Collaborate with Cost Management and Financial Reporting team members as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the department.
• Work outside typical business hours and travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Complete monthly financial close activities as required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare and wellness plans.
• 401K Savings Plan featuring a company match.
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off.
• Vehicle Discount Program.
• Child Care Assistance Program.
• Relocation Assistance (if applicable).
• Yearly discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED