Automotive Cost Reduction Specialist

Expleo; Preston; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Expleo in the United Kingdom is seeking an Automotive Cost Reduction Specialist to support a client with cost reduction initiatives. You’ll be an engineering project manager with a keen eye for detail, delivering high-impact cost-saving ideas across multiple events.

Responsibilities include benchmarking with European and Non-European competitors, organizing events, creating pro-forma ideas, inputting savings data, and reporting progress to PD and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant engineering subject.

Responsibilities

• Arrange benchmarking events for 4x European Commercial Vehicle Competitors.
• Arrange benchmarking events for 4x Non-European Commercial Vehicle Competitors.
• Arrange benchmarking events for 4x Van Competitors.
• Arrange events and promote within the organisation/supply base.
• Create pro-forma to capture ideas.
• Review ideas within PD.
• Input ideas into Savings Database.
• Reporting around ideas capture and saving.

Skills

Planning and time management

Cost reduction

Understanding of automotive

Education

Degree in relevant engineering subject

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an Automotive Cost Reduction Specialist to support our client with cost reduction. Are you an engineering project manager with a keen eye for detail after their next challenge? At Expleo, we’re looking for bold thinkers and reliable doers to join our growing team. This is a high-impact role where you'll leverage your expertise to reduce costs for our client across a number of planned events.

Responsibilities

• Arrange benchmarking events for 4x European Commercial Vehicle Competitors
• Arrange benchmarking events for 4x Non-European Commercial Vehicle Competitors
• Arrange benchmarking events for 4x Van Competitors
• Arrange events and promote within the organisation/supply base
• Create pro-forma to capture ideas
• Review ideas within PD
• Input ideas into Savings Database
• Reporting around ideas capture and saving

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant engineering subject

Essential skills

• Planning and time management
• Cost reduction
• Understanding of automotive

Experience

• Experience within an automotive field
• Experience of event planning
• Experience of cost reduction