Technical Change Management Specialist– Fluids

Martinrea International; Auburn Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Martinrea International is seeking a Technical Tooling & Process Specialist to support cost collection, pricing strategies, and profitability analysis across the RFQ process. You will bridge engineering tooling and commercial pricing, ensuring changes are costed accurately and communicated with minimal production disruption.

You will coordinate cross-functional change implementation, evaluate cost impacts, and support customer negotiations on product and process changes, while maintaining

Qualifications

• Post secondary education in Manufacturing (Tooling) required.
• 15+ years manufacturing/to tooling experience; 3+ years program management.
• P.Eng or PMP designation preferred.
• Strong communication and detail orientation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering change from sales price negotiations to tooling collection and payment.
• Lead technical quoting with customer for sales price negotiations.
• Communicate ECN changes and provide technical walk-through to define tooling price requirements.
• Lead tooling collection activities and document submission to achieve tooling payment on time.
• Update ECN price tracker and KPI trackers.
• Coordinate with Plant Tool Home lining team and Die Project Leaders on labour and material cost.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and company policies.

Skills

Strong communicator

Excellent organizational skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Undergraduate degree or community college diploma in Manufacturing (Tooling)

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Catia

UG

Job description

Martinrea International Inc. is a diversified and global automotive supplier,a diversified and global automotive supplier engaged in developing and manufacturing highly engineered, value-added Lightweight Structures and Propulsion Systems. We employ approximately 16,000 skilled and currently operate in 57 locations in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Slovakia, Spain, China, South Africa, and Japan. Martinrea's vision is making lives better by being the best supplier we can be in the products we make and the services we provide.

Our Mission is to make people's lives better by:

• Delivering outstanding quality products and services to our customers.
• Providing meaningful opportunity, job satisfaction, and job security for our people.
• Providing superior long-term investment returns to our stakeholders.
• Being positive contributors to our communities.

Martinrea's success is globally shown through its core sustainable culture. Focused on entrepreneurship, lean manufacturing principles, and the Golden Rule philosophy, Martinrea believes in dignity and respect for its people, communities, customers, and investors. Our strength is in our people, embracing a diverse culture, giving employees opportunities to help grow our footprint and expand product offerings and areas of expertise with discipline, dedication and determination

We invite you to follow your dreams and explore a challenging and rewarding career at Martinrea.

Job Summary:

Technical tooling & process specialist that supports all engineering change costs collection, pricing strategies, and profitability analysis through the entire RFQ process. This role serves as bridge between technical tooling/process and commercial pricing strategy. Critical link between Engineering, Program Management and Commercial team to ensure engineering changes are accurately assessed, costed, increase profitability margin and communicated, implemented with minimal disruption to production, quality, delivery, and profitability.

Coordinate cross-functional change implementation activities, evaluate cost impacts, and support customer commercial negotiations related to product and process changes.

Required Qualifications:

• Post Secondary Education (Undergraduate Degree or Community College Diploma) in the one of the following:
• Manufacturing (Tooling)
• 15+ years’ experience in manufacturing/ tooling; 3 years program management experience; P.Eng or P.M.P. designation preferred
• 5+ years Commercial experience - preferred
• Strong communicator, both written and oral
• Excellent organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Thorough understanding of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Powerpoint)
• Extensive knowledge of CAD software (AutoCAD, Solidworks, Catia, UG)

Critical Success Factors:

• Achievement of Program Management Goals: On Time, Within Budget, Robust Process, Plant Readiness, Targeted Profit Margin, Within Quoted Run Rate
• Intimate understanding of Martinrea’s Essential APQP documents
• Ability to interact with the Facility Team in a professional manner to continually enhance the company’s performance
• A complete hands on approach is required to assist the plant in developing into a successful and profitable division of Martinrea, a multi-billion dollar company
• Ability to work independently without supervision and with minimum direction
• Ability to work in a team environment and be both a team player and team leader
• Ability to manage and direct subordinates on the day-to-day tasks in a fast paced environment
• Ability to mentor and guide subordinates to achieve overall departmental goals and objectives
• Respecting and understanding of the Customer/Supplier relationship
• Adopt a common sense approach to identifying and addressing problems and control weaknesses
• Ensure that all duties and tasks are carried out in a safe and efficient manner and at no time is the employee or their co-workers placed in an unsafe condition

Responsibilities:

Manage engineering change from sales price negotiations with customer to tooling collection and payment.

• Change management; lead technical quoting with customer for sales price negotiations
• Communicate ECN’s changes and provide technical walk and negotiate tooling sales price per customer define requirements
• Lead tooling collection activities and document submission to achieve tooling payment collection on time per plan
• Update ECN price tracker, tooling collection tracker and update KPI’s
• Coordinate with Plant Tool Home lining team and Die Project Leaders to confirm Vendor tooling policy allowances for Labor and Raw Material planned cost collection.
• Facility abides by all company polices including, but not limited to the following; Health and safety, Quality and Environmental Systems, Human resources policies, and Martinrea Employee Handbook

Working Conditions (Hybrid)

• Remote – 50%
• Office – 50%

Effort/Physical Demands

• Constant communication with employees, peers, and management

Overtime as required

Health and Safety Responsibilities

• Must work in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, Company Rules, Plant Rules, policies and procedures
• Must use or wear equipment, protective devices or certain clothing as required by the company