Senior Program Manager, Cost Reduction & Productivity

Auror Limited; Coppell (TX); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Staff Program Manager, Cost Out & Productivity, to own cost-to-serve optimization across partner portfolios. You will identify opportunities, track year-over-year improvements, and collaborate with regional leads to embed productivity into vendor scorecards and QBRs.

The role requires autonomy, strong business judgment, and the ability to drive structure across complex problems. You will influence decisions across multiple functions and levels of leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in program management, cost/productivity management, operations, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading complex, data-driven cost-reduction or productivity programs across functions.
• Proven ability to define governance mechanisms and performance systems for cost efficiency in ambiguous environments.
• Track record of delivering measurable cost or efficiency outcomes through cross-functional leadership.
• Strong executive communication, business judgment, and stakeholder influence skills.
• Advanced experience developing and using metrics, controls, and performance systems to drive decisions, including tools such as Python, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, or ability to obtain certification within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic owner for cost-to-serve performance across the partner portfolio, defining the measurement framework, targets, and improvement roadmap.
• Analyze cost trends across partner categories to identify systemic inefficiencies, pricing anomalies, and consolidation or renegotiation opportunities before they impact commercial operations.
• Partner with category leads (Partnership Program Managers, Supplier Quality, Ops Quality) to embed cost and productivity metrics into vendor scorecards and Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Lead cross-functional cost-out initiatives, applying Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC methodology to eliminate waste in both Aurora's and partners' processes.
• Build and maintain reporting infrastructure (dashboards, models) that gives leadership a clear, real-time view of cost-to-serve by partner category.
• Frame cost tradeoffs, risks, and business cases for senior and executive leaders, driving alignment across Operations, Finance, and Corporate Development.
• Establish reusable cost-optimization playbooks and mentor category leads on applying productivity rigor to their own vendor relationships.

Skills

Python

Tableau

Power BI

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Executive communication

Stakeholder influence

Cost/productivity management

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Jama

Confluence

Google Suite

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Staff Program Manager, Cost Out & Productivity, to own cost-to-serve optimization across partner portfolios. You will identify opportunities, track year-over-year improvements, and collaborate with regional leads to embed productivity into vendor scorecards and QBRs.

The role requires autonomy, strong business judgment, and the ability to drive structure across complex problems. You will influence decisions across multiple functions and levels of leadership.