Stellantis

Project Cost Manager

Stellantis • $110K — $130K *
Auburn Hills, MI 48326In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Finance
  • 10 years of overall experience
  • 8 years of experience in the Automotive Industry
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
  • Ability to motivate cross-functional teams
  • Attention to detail and change management expertise

Responsibilities

  • Develop component cost targets using budget allocations
  • Apply reference vehicle data for cost savings
  • Understand vehicle systems and subsystems for cost analysis
  • Identify vehicle assembly processes for cost implications
  • Organize technical commodities by functional purpose
  • Propose design alternatives to meet cost targets
  • Lead cross-functional reviews of cost status and sourcing

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment across functional teams
  • Opportunities to influence vehicle program costs
  • Engagement with senior management
  • Scope for professional growth in automotive engineering
  • Access to advanced analytical tools and methodologies
Full Job Description
The Cross Carline and Project Engineering Team is a critical part of the vehicle development with responsibly to ensure overall program level feasibility and target setting. The Economics Manager is responsible for managing cost development (cost loops and assessments) for programs from the Pre-Contract Commitment Milestone through Start of Production and potentially the end of life for a vehicle program. The Manager will own the target development process to ensure total production cost and supplier tooling costs are complete and rational to support the business case. The Manager will work with multiple cross functional organizations and all levels of management from senior executives to product design and release engineers.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Develop component level cost targets, applying vehicle top-down budget allocation
  • Understand and apply reference vehicle data and design to cost savings to EBOM component level data
  • Understanding of vehicle construction by systems (Body, Chassis, Powertrain, Interior, etc) and subsystems (Underbody, suspension, trim, cooling, HVAC, etc)
  • Understand part break up of vehicles and how they are assembled
  • Ability to identify and organize technical commodities into their functional purpose
  • Identify and propose design alternatives to meet and exceed aggressive cost targets
  • Lead cross functional team reviews of cost status to target, component sourcing, governance cost report outs

Methodology/Tools Knowledge:
  • Excel commands (Vlookup, pivot tables)
  • Cost Service Tool / Vehicle Program Checkbook
  • Fastcar2
  • EBOM & STV
  • SMAK (Vehicle volume tracking)
  • QlikSense
  • Product Cost Study (PCS) CPA Year over Year Tool
  • Global Sourcing Tool (GST) & Sourcing Offset Forms
  • PentaSAP
  • Global Bulletin System


Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or Bachelor of Science degree in Finance
  • 10 years of overall experience
  • 8 years of Automotive Industry experience
  • Excellent leadership communications / people skills Attention to detail
  • Able to manage change and present ideas / concepts to all levels of management
  • Able to motivate and lead people that do not report directly to you
  • MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Program lifecycle experience
  • Experience in Vehicle Cost Engineering, Vehicle Finance, or Component Cost Analysis
  • Experience in various BICEEP discipline

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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