Product Costing & Margin Analytics Lead

Dart Container; Michigan; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition assistance

Product discounts

Job summary

Dart Container seeks a Product Costing & Margin Analytics Manager to lead a high-performing team that delivers decision-ready cost insights for better margins and profitability.

You will drive cost analytics across material, labor, and manufacturing processes, collaborating with Finance, Operations, and Commercial teams to bolster pricing strategies and portfolio performance. A focus on mentoring and cross-functional leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related field.
• Progressive experience in manufacturing finance, product costing, and FP&A.
• Supervisory experience or demonstrated cross-functional leadership.
• Experience leading cross-functional margin-improvement initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost structures, process economics, and ERP cost flows.
• Proficiency with SAP, advanced Excel modeling, and Power BI.
• Demonstrated project-management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience mentoring and developing others.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of business cases for new products, evaluating financial performance and marketplace competitiveness.
• Identify opportunities to improve material, labor, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Deliver actionable cost analytics that support pricing, product life cycle, manufacturing footprint, and make-versus-buy decisions.
• Analyze product-level performance to uncover margin and productivity opportunities.
• Establish consistent cost transparency across Finance, Operations, and Commercial teams.
• Translate complex cost information into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Connect product-cost insights to financial outcomes and operational drivers.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to implement cost-structure improvements.
• Set team priorities and analytical standards that align with enterprise objectives.
• Develop team members’ analytical capabilities and business acumen.

Skills

Financial analytics

Cross-functional leadership

Excel modeling

Power BI

SAP

FP&A

Project management

Mentoring

Cost accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Excel modeling

Job description

Dart Container seeks a Product Costing & Margin Analytics Manager to lead a high-performing team that delivers decision-ready cost insights for better margins and profitability.

You will drive cost analytics across material, labor, and manufacturing processes, collaborating with Finance, Operations, and Commercial teams to bolster pricing strategies and portfolio performance. A focus on mentoring and cross-functional leadership is essential.