Stellantis

Finance Coordinator (VCP)

Stellantis • $70K — $95K *
Auburn Hills, MI 48326In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting
  • 5+ years of experience in Purchasing Finance or a related analytical role
  • Proven track record of developing and defending financial business cases
  • Strong analytical skills for interpreting complex data
  • Exceptional attention to detail and process discipline
  • Proficient in MS Office, with advanced Excel skills
  • Experience in a cross-functional team environment

Responsibilities

  • Validate commercial and technical savings ideas via business cases
  • Collaborate with a 4-person cross-functional team to identify savings
  • Develop supplier negotiation strategies and fact packs
  • Ensure compliance with savings governance and documentation
  • Monitor VCP targets and report progress to leadership

Benefits

  • Exposure to advanced financial tools and negotiation techniques
  • Insights into financial reporting for purchasing decisions
  • Preparation for future roles in various finance and operational disciplines
  • Collaboration with senior finance and operations leadership
  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced setting
Full Job Description
What You'll Do:

The Value Creation Program (VCP) Finance Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the direct material cost (DMC) workstream. The focus of the workstream is to reduce the DMC for current production vehicles/parts within the VCP.

This position is very collaborative with other functions. The finance coordinator will be 1 out of a 4-person team (Team of 4) comprised of a Buyer, Engineer, Cost Engineer, and Finance Coordinator. In addition to validating ideas and building business cases, the VCP coordinator will provide financial support and backup to building negotiations fact packs and strategies.

This position is responsible for:
  • Validate commercial and technical savings ideas through business cases
  • Collaborate with the cross functional team of 4 to size and ideate potential savings opportunities
  • Build supplier fact pack and negotiation strategies to drive direct material savings
  • Ensure adherence to savings governance, documentation standards, and approval requirements
  • Monitor progress to internal VCP targets and communicate status to leadership

What You'll Learn:
  • Use of "should cost" and other tools to understand and contest supplier quotes
  • Tools to negotiate with suppliers
  • Make/Buy studies, Inbound transport cost, Transformation cost
  • Impact of take rates and vehicle volume/mix on Annual Purchase Value
  • Financial reporting for purchasing (flow through, carryover, incremental)

What This Role Will Prepare You For:
  • Future roles in Purchasing Finance/Ops, Value Optimization/Engineering, Product Cost Standard (PCS), Total production cost (TPC), Vehicle Cost Coordination, Vehicle Cost Engineering
  • Exposure to Senior Finance and Operations Leadership


Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Purchasing Finance, Product Finance, Vehicle Cost Engineering, Plant Cost Analyst, or a comparable analytical role
  • Proven ability to develop, validate, and defend financial business cases
  • Strong analytical capability, including interpretation of complex data across multiple systems
  • High attention to detail with a strong focus on data accuracy, governance, and process discipline
  • Proficiency in MS Office (emphasis on Excel)
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, matrixed team environment

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or Accounting
  • Experience in automotive and/or manufacturing environments
  • Solid understanding of commercial and technical savings concepts and cost-reduction methodologies
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment and develop creative approaches to problem solving

About Stellantis

Stellantis is a multinational automotive manufacturer formed in 2021 by the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA. The company designs, produces, and sells a wide range of vehicles under various brands, including Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroen, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, and Vauxhall. Stellantis operates in over 130 countries and has 14 brands in its portfolio. The company is committed to sustainable mobility and has set ambitious targets for reducing its carbon footprint and increasing the share of electric vehicles in its sales.
Learn more about Stellantis
Size
400,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
* Ladders Estimates

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