Section Supervisor PIA Electronics

Ford Motor Company; Naucalpan de Juárez; Presencial; MXN 700,000 - 900,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading automotive manufacturer is seeking a skilled Cost Estimating professional in Naucalpan de Juárez. The role requires managing cost estimating processes and leading a team while analyzing and ensuring accurate cost estimates for vehicle components. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in engineering, at least 5 years of relevant experience, and strong skills in collaboration and communication. The position involves regional and possible international travel.

Formación

• Minimum 5 years of cost estimating experience.
• Ability to analyze manufacturing costs from engineering specifications.
• Demonstrated quantitative and critical thinking skills.

Responsabilidades

• Manage cost estimating process analysis team.
• Maintain costing methods and policies.
• Procure research of rates for raw materials and labor.
• Coordinate costed teardown activities.
• Conduct special studies as required.

Conocimientos

Cost estimating methodologies

Quantitative and critical thinking

Collaboration and leadership

Clear communication skills

Cost estimating tools knowledge

Ability to influence others

Educación

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

MBA or advanced degree (if applicable)

Herramientas

FACTON costing tool

Descripción del empleo

Overview

The Ford Cost Estimating department is responsible for developing, analyzing, and utilizing cost estimates of automotive components to achieve efficient design and commercial outcomes for vehicle and unit programs. We are a global team with team members located in 8 countries.

In this position...

This role is directly responsible for overall cost estimating PIA components (Parts in Assembly), including:

• Establishing and maintaining our cost estimating methodologies
• Acquiring objective and reliable rate information within each region
• Performing qualitative and quantitative analysis on aggregate estimate data including scale analysis
• Coordinating internally costed teardown activities within the Cost Estimating department
• This role is supported by a team of cost analysts primarily based in the US and Mexico.

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree is required, preferably in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Non-technical bachelor\'s degree with extensive cost estimating and cost analysis experience may be considered, especially if holds MBA or other advanced degree
• Minimum 5 years of cost estimating experience
• Ability to construct and analyze manufacturing costs of components by reviewing drawings, engineering specifications, and functional requirements
• Demonstrate an enterprise view of business concepts as well as quantitative and critical thinking skills
• Ability to deliver clear and concise presentations, comfortably & confidently to senior leaders
• Ability to work on multiple complex projects running concurrently
• Be an active participant in cross-functional Global Total Cost meetings
• Articulate cost estimating point of view including ability to explain optimal cost estimates (OCES), Should Costs, and activity-based costing (ABC) methodologies
• Strong collaboration and leadership skills
• Clear, concise, and persuasive communication skills
• Ability to influence and upskill others
• Result driven, Ford+ behavior, ownership attitude and quick turnaround of open issues and requests
• High integrity to maintain costing principles and ability to explain to customers
• Must have working knowledge of cost estimating tools and processes
• Willingness to travel regionally, or internationally as needed

Responsibilities

• Manage our cost estimating process analysis (PIA) team
• Maintain our costing methods, policies, and guidelines
• Procure or perform research regionally / globally of rates for raw materials, labor, machines, and utilities, etc., for use by our costing tool, FACTON
• Coordinate costed teardown activities within PIA components (Parts in Assembly), including shipping and receiving of parts across regions
• Manage the OCE Annual Update Process including loading costed benchmarks (OCEs) to TVM-ER, working with Finance to conduct gap adjustments / overlays, performing standard gap analysis and publishing the Gap Kit templates
• Updating the OCE green bar file used in the Ready Reckoner tool, which is used to perform fixed cost analysis due to volume fluctuations
• Conduct ad hoc special studies as required
• Support Forward Model activities to support new programs, including sourcing support as well as interactions / alignment with PIA components (Parts in Assembly) team
• Lead global PIAs initiatives in benchmarking new technologies for use in our operations.

Disclaimer: 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.