Costing Manager

Yanfeng; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng is seeking a Costing Manager in the United States (MI) to lead cross-functional cost analysis for quotes. You will ensure BOM completeness, apply make-versus-buy analysis, and assess cost drivers such as labor, overhead, and tooling to develop competitive proposals.

The role requires five years in finance with automotive experience, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication to translate complex data for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Five years of relevant professional work experience.
• Automotive manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Fluent English, both spoken and written.
• Strong analytical skills in accounting and finance.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead the collection, validation, and integration of inputs into quote proposals.
• Ensure BOM is complete and cost-justified; articulate make-vs-buy strategy.
• Evaluate quote assumptions and key cost drivers; communicate with stakeholders.
• Develop overhead costing knowledge and apply to business cases.
• Handoff completed quotes to SDT teams.
• 20% travel to Yanfeng locations.

Skills

Manufacturing finance

Overhead costing

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, or Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Database experience

Job description

Global. Collaborative. Innovative. Together, we will transform the automotive interiors industry. Together, we will redefine the ways people experience life onboard vehicles.

Costing Manager

United States - MI - MI

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Leadthe collection, validation, and integration of relevant cross-functional business case inputs intoquote proposals.
  • Ensure the productBill of Materials (BOM) is complete,logical, and supported by appropriate cost assumptions. Developand apply anunderstanding of make-versus-buyconsiderations, includingthe ability to articulatethepurchased-part strategy.
  • Evaluate manufacturing quote assumptions and their relationship to key cost drivers, including machine cycle time, labor, indirect costs, scrap, equipment, and tooling. Communicate effectively with stakeholders regarding input assumptions, overall reasonableness, and competitiveness of resulting quotes.
  • Develop and apply knowledge of overhead costing methodologies within business cases, including machine overhead rates, variable and fixed costs, and labor costs.
  • Understand and apply knowledge of production capabilities across the company’s manufacturingplant network.
  • Constructively challenge cross-functional assumptions to support the development of cost-effective production solutions.
  • Ensure key business case parameters areaccurately reflected in the forecast, including program volumes, production timing, full value-stream impact, freight, and delivery implications.
  • Clearly communicate key business considerations, risks, opportunities, and profitability assumptionswithin completed businesscases.
  • Provide a comprehensive handoff upon quote completion to internal Phase 2-5 SDT teams.
  • Develop andapply an understanding of key KPI assumptions, including the abilitytoidentify and communicate concerns or riskswithin business cases.
  • 20% Travel expectation to respective Yanfeng locations.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support non-quoting initiatives asrequired.
  • Perform plant cost reviews,support cross-functionalalignment, andidentify internalcost-improvement opportunities.
  • Conductplant-specific reviews of structural changesand opportunities to enhanceorganizational competitiveness.
  • Support annual overhead rate updates. Plant-specific collaboration will be assigned on an as-needed basis, including iterative rate-study updates and overlays.
  • Coordinate and estimate economic factorsto be considered in new quote development.
  • Support Phase 2-5 SDT teams on assigned programs to ensure acomplete feedback loopfor potential adjustments.
  • Supportthe design, development, and application of commodity cost models.
  • Perform large-volume data analysis and summarization, including reviewing, assessing, and synthesizing data from multiple systems.
  • Support projects thatstrengthen internal competitive intelligencerelated to supplier expectations and assess identified gaps between YF,suppliers, and other Tier 2 suppliers.
  • Identify and support material cost-reduction opportunities to improveorganizational profitability.

RequiredSkills

• Manufacturing finance background and experience preferred, with the ability to understand the development of business cases, including P&L, Capex, margins, ROS, and IRR.
• A comprehensive understanding of overhead rates and how our organization monitors and assesses various financialKPIs.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability tocollaborate effectively withstakeholders across multiple functions and backgrounds.
• Ability to summarizecomplex information and communicate key pointsclearly, professionally, and accuratelyto internal stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen, withtheability to prioritize topics basedon potentialmaterial impact.

Qualifications

• Minimumof five years of relevant professional work experience.
• Minimumof three yearsof experience in the automotive manufacturing industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, or Business.
• Strongtechnical skills, includingadvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Database experiencepreferred, butnot required.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technicalinformation to nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to sort and manipulate large amounts of data.
• High aptitude for problem-solving, succinct summaries, andcommunicating criticalpoints to a large cross-functional audience.
• Proven interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Demonstrated motivation to expandprofessional capabilities and contribute to process and profitability improvements.
• Must possess highly effective analytical skills in areas of accounting and finance, critical thinking, analysis, and communication.
• Must be able to flex priorities on a regular basis and work effectively under timing pressure.
• Fluent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• In-depth understandingoffinancial terminology andthe ability to translate this into business case and quote communications.

Essential Common Requirements for All Employees:

• International Operating System (IOS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related IOS requirements.
• Environmental, Health &Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements
• InformationSecurity: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.

CSPIRIT – the shared values of our global team

Our culture is shaped by the shared values of our global team. We may come from different parts of the world and speak a variety of languages, but we are united in our work and shared values, known asCSPIRIT.