Purchasing Program Manager – NA Serial Life Powertrain

Stellantis NV; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis N.V. in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking a North America Powertrain Cost Program Manager to serve as the Commercial Cost Leader for a Powertrain. You will drive cost savings, mitigate cost increase risks, and execute cost recovery to improve Total Production Cost (TPC) for the vehicle.

You will lead cross-functional forums, manage governance, and ensure documentation in the Material Cost Management database from ideation to implementation, while coordinating real-time cost reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree (ABET accredited) in business, finance, supply chain or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of purchasing experience or related cost/sourcing exposure.
• Strong organizational skills for fast-paced, complex environments.
• Excellent negotiation skills and strategic thinking.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, able to manage multiple projects.
• Results-oriented with experience guiding cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication across management levels.
• Deep understanding of Group Purchasing processes.
• Proficient in MS Office, SAP and Qlik Sense.

Responsibilities

• Lead Purchasing engagement in cross functional forums related to cost.
• Manage all commercial cost savings activities from war rooms across stakeholders.
• Drive and manage commercial cost recovery actions for their specific engine/transmission.
• Drive cross functional engagement to mitigate cost increase risks and minimize TPC impact.
• Manage all governance reporting related to TPC for their powertrain.
• Ensure cost savings initiatives are documented in the MCM database and managed end-to-end.
• Lead real time monitoring and reporting for all cost impacts (Implemented, In-process, Forecast).
• Lead consolidation of system should-cost gap closures reported at vehicle level.
• Coordinate TPC Warrior Room report outs.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Organization

Cross-functional

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelors degree (ABET accredited)

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Qlik Sense

Job description

The North America Powertrain Cost Program Manager (PCPM) will be the 'Commercial Cost Leader' for a specific Powertrain, managing all internal stakeholder interfaces and driving implementation of cost savings, mitigation of cost increase risks, and execution of cost recovery for their vehicle, resulting in Total Production Cost (TPC) improvement.

Job responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Lead Purchasing engagement in cross functional forums related to cost
• Manage all commercial cost savings activities generated from system war rooms, plant war rooms, and other similar forums across all internal stakeholders (Brand, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, etc.)
• Drive and manage all commercial cost recovery actions for their specific engine/transmission (Certified Line Shortages Disruptions, Capital Over-recovery, ED&D over-recovery, etc.)
• Drive engagement of cross functional organizations to mitigate specific cost increase risks, minimizing TPC impact, for their specific powertrain
• Manage all commercial cost Governance reporting related to TPC for their specific powertrain
• Ensure all commercial cost savings initiatives from any cross-functional activity are documented in the Material Cost Management (MCM) database and actively managed from idea generation to implementation
• Lead real time monitoring and reporting activities for all commercial cost impacts (Implemented, In-process, Forecast) for their assigned powertrain
• Lead the consolidation of all system should cost gap closure activities to be managed and reported at the vehicle level
• Lead coordination of TPC Warrior Room Report out presentations

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related field (ABET accredited)
• A minimum of 8years of relevant purchasing experience or other disciplines that require significant negotiation/exposure to cost and sourcing processes
• Strong organizational skills; excels in fast-paced, complex environments
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to think and act strategically
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and able to manage multiple projects
• Results-oriented leader with experience guiding cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills; comfortable with all management levels
• Deep understanding of Group Purchasing business processes
• Proficient in MS Office, SAP, and Qlik Sense

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous Purchasing Program Management experience
• Commodity Purchasing experience a plus
• Good understanding of roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders and Purchasing's role within it
• General knowledge of supplier cost structures and cost breakdown analysis
• Business case development skills.