Platform Cost Leader - 2 years contract

Job Description

The Platform Cost Leader is responsible to document all cost items relative to a Bid to allow Sales Managers to quote on-time. The Platform Cost Leader monitors Enterprise and Customer Team performance during launches. The Platform Cost Leader will work closely with Sales managers and Enterprise teams to be the focal point of contact for all Bids preparation and cost monitoring during launches. The Platform Cost Leader will be responsible for different Customer teams inside one Enterprise (GBE) and will not be driving quotation or negotiation with Customers. The cost analyst will define cost out and standardization road-maps by product lines, promoting and support execution of cost reduction opportunities in all phases of the projects

Bid preparation

The Platform Cost Leader will be responsible to

• Develop costing analysis to support Enterprises and Customer team’s business win targets.
• He/ she will ensure any gaps are fully documented and escalated to the account director and enterprise leader for on-time alignment to meet the bid milestones.
• Drive Cost down road map related to full BOM over 3 year Bid plan within the enterprise
• Develop a complete cost proposal for each bid within the enterprise (prepare NPO cost estimation,
• Validate BOM creation to ensure standardization strategies are optimized,
• Set BOM cost targets with supply base and should cost team,
• Provide external tooling component cost list for Casting, Machining and Assembly
  

He /She Will Support The PQF Process And Will

• Be responsible to prepare all documentation, information
• Ensure alignment of all parties to complete Business Win Council Approval on time to quote)
• Assist the Sales manager with preparing the commercial offer wording to ensure baseline management compliance, (through gap analysis on specific request from customer such as T&Cs, quality targets, warranty obligations, SOW),
• Provide cost impact for to support above gaps vs the Enterprise standard offerings.
  

Cost Coordination management

• Complete analysis, determine trends and statistics of cost per technology / vertical to anticipate potential future cost gap on future bid
• Act as key link between the CM teams and the enterprises during the 3Y bid and Strap reviews.
• Identifying Cost down road map related to full BOM over 3 year Bid plan within the enterprise
• Identify component standardization for optimum BOM cost definition at bid level
  

He/ She will be responsible to complete final BOM for PQF for approval submission.

Change Management

Whilst the Customer team program manager is responsible to drive the TEFS change management process from award, the Platform Cost Leader will be responsible to assess all de-standardization impact to ensure recovery by the customer team during the launch phases. He/ She will do so by tracking and monitor each bid during the phase exit reviews to ensure PQF targets agreed by the enterprise are met by the customer teams.

Process Improvement, Handover and training

As the cost center of excellence owner within the enterprise, the Platform Cost Leader will be responsible to:

• Ensure Compliance with appropriate templates to ensure smooth communication x-functionally and with the customer teams.
• Complete metrics and dashboard to report out to the enterprises and functions on all cost performance and gaps vs targets
• Monitor the actions plans with the functions accordingly
• Train the CM team on all cost aspect to ensure adequate preparation for customer reviews by the Sales team.
• Ensuring hand over of non-lead application project to Customer Program Manager at bid award and validate cost for each phase exit till launch completed
• Keep monitoring the bid cost evolution post launches through participation to the Material Margin Escalation committee to ensure compliance to standardization targets.
  

Desirable Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Preferred Mechanical) or Economics
• 5 years’ experience in product development in the automotive industry
• 2+ years’ experience in managing complex projects with multiple goals of time, cost and quality
• MS Project or SAP PS (Project System) experience preferred
• Financial acumen and should cost analysis
• Results and Metrics driven
• Languages: Fluency in English (German, French or Italian could be a plus depending on customer team supported)
• Excellent Communication Skills (verbal and written)
• Leadership experience in a cross-functional environment, especially with managing a functional team with no direct line supervising relationship
• Integrative thinking and proven ability to understand project complexities in an industrial environment
• Previous customer exposure in automotive industry environment is a plus
  

About Us

Garrett is the true pioneer of automotive turbocharging dating back more than 60 years, and continues today as the world's leader in turbo technology solutions and an experienced supplier of electric boosting products and automotive software to support passenger cars, commercial vehicles and off-highway equipment. With a worldwide footprint of engineering centers, testing labs and manufacturing facilities, Garrett serves all major automotive companies to implement key differentiated technology offerings.