Lead Cost Analyst

Reports to: Materials Manager

Department: Costing

Job Status: Full-Time / Salary

Position Summary:

The Lead Cost Analyst will conduct and oversee cost analysis activities, directing and assisting with estimates of initial and ongoing cost of products and projects. Identify plant and cost department problems and will develop and implement improvement solutions. Lead Cost Analyst will work with plant management to determine and resolve plant processes, take a leadership role on plant teams and will participate in plant and cost department projects. The Lead Cost Analyst will have a thorough knowledge of cost systems and will perform analysis of cost data to prevent and resolve production and inventory issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department.
• Oversee the daily workflow of the department.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Conducts market research to recommend changes to pricing or business models.
• Prepares periodic cost reconciliation reports, tracking data such as changing labor and supply costs.
• Develop and maintain accurate Bills of Materials for each model and each Option produced in their plant. Accomplished by:
  • Prototyping of new models and options
  • Re-audits of existing models and options.
  • Category Audits
  • Like model comparisons.
  • Observe established costing policies and procedures
  • Complete training programs as provided
  • Participate in Oracle ERP implementation initiatives
• Print the Daily Production Report, distribute, and review for margin irregularities.
• Monitor the Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and respond to all necessary ECR's Immediately. This will include providing cost impact to the ECN, if necessary.
• Provide cost where applicable for Sales Change and respond to all applicable Sales Change Requests (SCRs) immediately. This will include reviewing the applicable Production Work Orders (PWO) to ensure the correct cost details are provided.
•  Attend daily and/or weekly staff & order read meetings. At these meetings communicate Damaged Material Report (DMR) issues, discrepancy issues from audits, inventory preparation, plant material issues, etc.
• Modify any BOMs as required by authorized ECRs immediately. Communicate necessary changes with the plant buyer and plant management. Changes to the BOM are necessary to make sure inventory is relieved properly.
• Provide cost details for any necessary options or projects as required.
• Audit one ceiling per week for foam seal usage. Calculate the cost per LF and report results to the appropriate personnel.
• Attend required plant meetings (e.g. employee meetings, quality team meetings, etc.)
• Audit at least one model and 12 options per month - Prototypes and/or Re-Audits.
• Cost any necessary options that may be required for a Prototype BOM. These are sometimes required due to the urgency of developing pricing information or setting up information for purchasing.
• Review ECRs for start dates
• If you need to make changes to the cost of base units or options for homes, after they come offline, but before the month-end closing date, the home can be re-yarded to record the true or revised cost.
• Key damaged materials reported (DMR) by the plant into the system. Investigate any unusual, reported quantities and forward to the plant buyer.
• Review the changes that were made to the base BOM during the month. This report (Detailed BOM Analysis) is available from the Plant accountant. Note: You must justify any changes made to a base BOM with a cost impact of +/- $10.00
• At month end the Plant Analyst should review the ECR file to make sure the ECRs approved for the plant during the month have been incorporated into the Bills of Material and options, when applicable.
• Prepare facility for physical inventory
• Direct involvement in conducting physical inventory
• Review and reconcile physical inventory
• Counting work in process material, work up official report
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Four-year degree in business related field – highly desired
• Three to five years of experience in costing in a manufacturing environment, preferred
• Must have excellent mathematical skills
• Great attention to details, organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Motivated to pursue improvement
• Demonstrates initiative and assertiveness
• Able to communicate positively and clearly with peers, managers, and internal customers
• Expert knowledge in MS Office software, including Excel
• Knowledge of Oracle, ERP systems preferred

Physical Demands:

• The ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds repetitively
• The ability to be on my feet (standing and walking) for up to 4 hours at a time
• The ability to perform a job that includes repetitive stooping, bending
• The ability to perform a job that includes repetitive crouching and crawling
• The ability to perform a job that includes repetitive pushing and pulling.
• The ability to work at extreme temperatures
• The ability to work in an extremely fast paced environment with little supervision
• The ability to work with my arms over head for extended periods of time
• The ability to work for extended periods of time on my knees
• The ability to work with small objects with my hands

Travel Requirements:

• None

This position has a base salary of $82,000

Full-time team members have the flexibility to create their own health, dental, and vision benefits package. Clayton provides competitive 401K programs, including investment options and company matching for full and part time team members after one year to help our team members achieve their financial goals. Additional benefits include paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Programs, and more.

As part of Clayton’s commitment to Opening Doors to a Better Life, Clayton is now providing paid time for Team Members to volunteer to causes that are meaningful to them through the Clayton Impact program.

At Clayton, we encourage holistic wellness with physical, nutritional, social, financial, spiritual and occupational programs available online or in-person for team members.

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