About The Position

The Vehicle Cost Manager (Serial Life), Product Cost position resides within the Financial Planning & Analysis group. This position will support the Value Creation Program.

Requirements

  • 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

Nice To Haves

  • 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

Responsibilities

  • 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
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