North America Manufacturing Planning Leader

Aptiv; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Life and accident insurance

Paid Time Off

Relocation assistance

Learning and development opportunities

Discount programs

Recognition for innovation

Opportunities to give back

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking a senior manufacturing strategy professional in the United States to lead footprint optimization, cost analysis, and capital investment evaluations. You will own make vs. buy decisions, drive vertical integration initiatives, and coordinate product launch allocations across global operations.

The role requires deep experience in automotive manufacturing, a financial background, and strong lean and KPI knowledge. Collaboration with OPS and regional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience in automotive industry, preferably electronics manufacturing.
• Bachelor degree or similar with financial background.
• Experience in manufacturing strategy, footprint planning and capacity management.
• Proven ability to develop financial business cases and evaluate capital investments.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost structures and productivity drivers.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects in a global environment.
• Understanding of government incentive programs and grants.
• Outstanding knowledge of lean concepts.
• Business fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Support footprint optimization studies and plant load balancing.
• Develop business cases for investments, transfers and vertical integration.
• Assess manufacturing risks related to customer mix, tariffs, supply chain and capacity constraints.
• Own make vs buy analysis and drive vertical integration implementation.
• Own cost estimation template, quote automation and digitalization.
• Serve as point person to OPS and regional organization with strategy prep.
• Coordinate manufacturing allocation for New Product Launches.
• Coordinate Cost & Budget Analysis for Manufacturing Engineering.

Skills

Manufacturing strategy

Cross-functional projects

Lean concepts

Operational KPIs

Cost structures

Financial analysis

English fluency

Education

Bachelor degree with financial background

Job description

Aptiv is seeking a senior manufacturing strategy professional in the United States to lead footprint optimization, cost analysis, and capital investment evaluations. You will own make vs. buy decisions, drive vertical integration initiatives, and coordinate product launch allocations across global operations.

The role requires deep experience in automotive manufacturing, a financial background, and strong lean and KPI knowledge. Collaboration with OPS and regional teams is essential.