Finance Coordinator (VCP)

Stellantis; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis in Auburn Hills, MI seeks a Value Creation Program Finance Coordinator to support the direct material cost (DMC) workstream and reduce costs on current vehicles and parts. You will be part of a four-person team including a Buyer, Engineer, Cost Engineer, and Finance Coordinator, validating ideas and building business cases to back negotiations.

The role also involves building supplier fact packs, crafting negotiation strategies, ensuring governance and documentation, and tracking

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Purchasing Finance or related analytical roles.
• Proven ability to develop, validate, and defend financial business cases.
• Strong analytical capability with attention to data accuracy and governance.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Validate savings ideas through business cases.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of 4 to size savings opportunities.
• Build supplier fact packs and negotiation strategies to drive direct material savings.
• Ensure governance, documentation standards, and approval requirements.
• Monitor progress toward VCP targets and report to leadership.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Financial analysis

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or Accounting

Tools

MS Office (Excel)

Job description

What You\'ll Do:

The Value Creation Program (VCP) Finance Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the direct material cost (DMC) workstream. The focus of the workstream is to reduce the DMC for current production vehicles/parts within the VCP.

This position is very collaborative with other functions. The finance coordinator will be 1 out of a 4-person team (Team of 4) comprised of a Buyer, Engineer, Cost Engineer, and Finance Coordinator. In addition to validating ideas and building business cases, the VCP coordinator will provide financial support and backup to building negotiations fact packs and strategies.

This position is responsible for:

• Validate commercial and technical savings ideas through business cases
• Collaborate with the cross functional team of 4 to size and ideate potential savings opportunities
• Build supplier fact pack and negotiation strategies to drive direct material savings
• Ensure adherence to savings governance, documentation standards, and approval requirements
• Monitor progress to internal VCP targets and communicate status to leadership

What You\'ll Learn:

• Use of "should cost" and other tools to understand and contest supplier quotes
• Tools to negotiate with suppliers
• Make/Buy studies, Inbound transport cost, Transformation cost
• Impact of take rates and vehicle volume/mix on Annual Purchase Value
• Financial reporting for purchasing (flow through, carryover, incremental)

What This Role Will Prepare You For:

• Future roles in Purchasing Finance/Ops, Value Optimization/Engineering, Product Cost Standard (PCS), Total production cost (TPC), Vehicle Cost Coordination, Vehicle Cost Engineering
• Exposure to Senior Finance and Operations Leadership

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Purchasing Finance, Product Finance, Vehicle Cost Engineering, Plant Cost Analyst, or a comparable analytical role
• Proven ability to develop, validate, and defend financial business cases
• Strong analytical capability, including interpretation of complex data across multiple systems
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on data accuracy, governance, and process discipline
• Proficiency in MS Office (emphasis on Excel)
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, matrixed team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master\'s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or Accounting
• Experience in automotive and/or manufacturing environments
• Solid understanding of commercial and technical savings concepts and cost-reduction methodologies
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment and develop creative approaches to problem solving

At Stellantis, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from all people without regard to sex, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any characteristic protected by law. We believe that diverse teams reflect our identity as a global company, enabling us to better address the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.