Associate Manager - FReC Costing

faurecia S.A.; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Faurecia S.A. in Pune, India, is seeking a BOP Cost Analyst to manage the costing of BOPs within the Faurecia Reference Costing framework. You will settle work packages, analyze RFQ documents, interpret drawings and ensure feasibility.

You will create costings using FReC, support supplier negotiations, and present results to program managers. Ideal candidates have 6–10 years in an industrial environment with English and German language skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering or Diploma, with a specialisation in Automotive Production
• Minimum 6-10 years experience in an industrial environment including a first technical experience (production, manufacturing engineering…)
• Product knowledge for interior parts like Instrument panel, Door panel & Center console assembly
• Knowledge on several supplier technologies, Injection, Chrome, Painting, Blow molding, Welding, etc
• Demonstrated strong communication, analytical and synthesis skills
• Fluent in 2 languages including english
• German language proficiency preffered.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing RFQ documents
• Reading and interpretation of engineering drawings
• Verification of the technical and economical feasibility
• Preparation of a process flow with subsequent validation by GTS
• Calculation of the purchase prices EXW for the manufacturing of bought-out parts (BOP)
• Creation of a costing file according to Faurecia Reference Costing (FReC) methodology to calculate the purchase price
• Creation of a BOP summary file according to FReC template including the agreed values from Purchasing dept. and monitoring of its implementation into the inhouse costing file
• Supporting the elaboration of a pricing file for all BOP in the relevant OEM template
• Support of Purchasing dept. in negotiations with suppliers during all program phases by delivering outputs
• Distribution of the costing results to the requestor (Program Manager, Program Buyer)
• Estimation of engineering changes and implementation into the FReC files
• Support of regularly updating of the FReC files
• Monitoring and illustration of the FReC result development
• Conditioning of the FReC results for management presentations
• Respect the delivery and Quality commitments for the output of work packages
• Foster & develop a strong network with the CBUs across the Globe to improve collaboration and communication
• Coordinate and challenge the assumptions of all relevant experts and interface functions to define piece costs
• Close collaboration with Cost Analysts (In house and Tools)
• Calculation of alternative / competitor products (Benchmarking)
• Support for maintaining of the existing databases
• Support for development of costing fundamentals and software tools
• Introduction of constructive improvement ideas
• Support program managers/ resp. sales engineers during negotiations with the Customer by creating needed output

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Synthesis skills

Fluent English

German language proficiency

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering or Diploma (Automotive Production)

Job description

The BOP Cost Analyst is responsible for settling of all the work packages of the function according to the current version of the program management system (PMS). Among the tasks mentioned in PMS, the BOPs cost Analyst has the following most important tasks and responsibilities:

• Analyzing of the RFQ documents


• Reading and interpretation of engineering drawings


• Verification of the technical and economical feasibility


• For certain technologies the preparation of a process flow with subsequent validation by GTS (Global Technology & Standard)


• Calculation of the purchase prices EXW for the manufacturing of bought-out parts (BOP)


• Creation of a costing file according to Faurecia Reference Costing (FReC) methodology to calculate the purchase price


• Creation of a BOP summary file according to FReC template including the agreed values from Purchasing dept. (based on FReC values) and monitoring of its implementation into the inhouse costing file


• Supporting the elaboration of a pricing file for all BOP in the relevant OEM template (e.g. Verification of BOP supplier offers/BOP purchase prices


• Support of Purchasing dept. in negotiations with suppliers during all program phases (acquisition, development, serial life) by delivering needed outputs


• Distribution of the costing results to the requestor (Program Manager, Program Buyer)


• Estimation of engineering changes and implementation into the FReC files


• Support of regularly updating of the FReC files


• Monitoring and illustration of the FReC result development


• Conditioning of the FReC results for management presentations


• Respect the delivery and Quality commitments for the output of work packages


• Foster & develop a strong network with the CBUs across the Globe to improve collaboration and communication

Others

• Coordinate and challenge of the assumptions of all relevant and necessary experts and interface functions to define the piece costs


• Close collaboration with Cost Analysts (In house and Tools)


• Calculation of alternative / competitor products (Benchmarking)


• Support for maintaining of the existing databases


• Support for development of costing fundamentals and software tools


• Introduction of constructive improvement ideas


• Support program managers/ resp. sales engineers during negotiations with the Customer by creating needed output

Qualifications:

• Bachleor's/Master's degree in Engineering or Diploma, with a specialisation in Automotive Production


• Minimum 6-10 years experience in an industrial environment including a first technical experience (production, manufacturing engineering,…)


• Product knowlegde for Interior parts like Instrument panel, Door panel & Center console assembly.


• Knowledge on several supplier technologies, Injection, Chrome, Painting, Blow molding, Welding, etc


• Demonstrated strong communication, analytical and synthesis skills


• Fluent in 2 languages including english


• German language proficiency preffered.