What You'll Do...Drive product cost competitiveness across engine and transmission programs by developing robust component cost estimates, North American cost benchmarks, and should-cost models to support RFQs, sourcing decisions, supplier negotiations, and cost optimization.
- Develop component cost estimates and should-cost models based on North American manufacturing economics and supply market conditions
- Build and maintain regional cost benchmarks for materials, manufacturing processes, labor, tooling, logistics, overhead, and other key cost drivers
- Analyze and validate supplier quotations and cost breakdowns, identifying gaps, risks, and cost optimization opportunities
- Support RFQs, supplier selection, sourcing decisions, and commercial negotiations with fact-based cost analysis
- Drive Design-to-Cost, Value Engineering (VAVE), and early supplier involvement / Simultaneous Engineering activities, working with suppliers, Engineering, and Purchasing to optimize component designs and manufacturing processes for cost and manufacturability
- Maintain strong knowledge of the North American automotive supply base, manufacturing capabilities, cost structures, and market dynamics
- Partner cross-functionally with Purchasing, R&D, Manufacturing, Finance, and global teams to establish cost targets and identify optimization opportunities
- Evaluate localization and local-versus-global sourcing opportunities based on total cost and regional competitiveness
- Build and maintain a reliable, structured North American component cost database and continuously improve cost estimation methodologies and tools
- Support program cost tracking, variance analysis, and corrective actions as programs progress from RFQ through industrialization and production
What you will bring...- Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or related field
- 5+ years of Automotive product cost engineering, should-cost analysis, purchasing cost analysis, or supplier cost engineering experience; powertrain experience strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of engine and transmission components, manufacturing processes, and associated cost structures
- Demonstrated knowledge of the North American automotive supply base and regional manufacturing economics
- Ability to develop bottom-up component cost models based on drawings, specifications, manufacturing assumptions, and supplier information
- Strong knowledge of key automotive cost drivers, including materials, manufacturing processes, labor, tooling, logistics, overhead, and supplier economics
- Experience analyzing supplier quotations and supporting RFQs, sourcing decisions, and commercial negotiations
- Advanced analytical skills and proficiency in MS Office; experience with automotive costing tools and databases is a plus
