Lifecycle Cost Efficiency Analyst

Ford Motor Company; Naucalpan de Juárez; Presencial; MXN 200,000 - 400,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading automotive manufacturer located in Naucalpan de Juárez is seeking a professional to lead a team focused on managing Material Cost for vehicle portfolios. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in Automotive Product Development and strong leadership skills. Responsibilities include advocating for a cost-effective culture and conducting workshops to optimize costs. Candidates with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or Finance are preferred.

Formación

• 10+ years experience in Automotive Product Development.
• Experience or certification in Systems Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years experience analyzing Competitive Automotive Designs preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Advocate for Cost Culture across the company.
• Attend and support Program forums.
• Prepare and conduct Cost Loop workshops.
• Investigate and close out material cost opportunities.
• Utilize digital ecosystem tools for documentation.
• Leverage in-cycle cost reduction ideas.
• Monitor competitive benchmarking globally.

Conocimientos

Leadership Skills

Cost Analysis

Systems Approach

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or Finance

Descripción del empleo

This position will lead a team to manage Material Cost over the lifecycle of the assigned vehicle portfolio. Working hand-in-hand with the Vehicle Program Director, Chief Program Engineers, and their program leads the objective is to maintain a competitive material cost across the different model years in order to achieve and maintain the segment EBIT margin.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business or Finance
• 10+ years experience in Automotive Product Development
• Proven Exceptional Leadership Skills and Respectful Challenger of Cost

Preferred

• Experience or certification in Systems Engineering
• 5+ years experience in analyzing Competitive Automotive Designs
• MBA or experience with Automotive financial income statements

Ford Motor Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, as we are committed with a diverse workforce, and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran and basis of disability

Responsibilities

• Advocate for Cost Culture across the company, with emphasis on the four principles: Don't Over-Design, Don't Over-Content, Don't Over-Pay and the Best Part is No Part
• Attend and support Program forums such as the PST, CPE DF, Finance PAT to represent the Material Cost attribute
• Prepare for and Conduct Cost Loop workshops in the early phases of program development to determine anefficientcost status by commodity and part level details that support the EBIT Target Income Statement for cost and target upload into FEDE.
• Investigate and close out material cost opportunities coming from the Cost Loop workshops, working to optimize cost using a Systems approach and to fill a program funnel
• Utilize the suite of digital ecosystem tools managed by Global Total Cost to document efficient cost start points, physical content and sourcing changes, competitive benchmarks, Optimal Cost Estimates, etc.
• Leverage in-cycle cost reduction ideas in CRID and gain agreement to implement where the business case makes the most sense. While pushing ideas from Program Status back into in-cycle incorporation where earlier incorporation makes sense.
• Monitor competitive benchmarking globally and leverage observations and discoveries to challenge Ford's content or requirements