Vehicle Cost Manager - Product Cost (Serial Life)

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

Qualifications

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