Sr Costing Analyst

JOB DESCRIPTION

The role of the Sr. Costing Analyst is to support and develop accurate product costs and to provide the necessary follow up within the organization. Working knowledge of product and process is required, as you learn to bring reasonableness to the details. Need to support in the data collection of regional projects and corporate initiatives, with the potential of bringing business perspective to the data.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Sr Costing Analyst is responsible for development of product cost: material usage, material cost, equipment requirements, labor requirements, cycle times, tooling and capital requirements for new business or changes to current business;
• Review complex bill of materials for reasonableness
• Review manufacturing assumptions for reasonableness
• Develop risk / opportunities summary with each quote
• Communicate / Educate the organization regarding the cost data.
• Plant Rate Development
• Set targets of purchased items.
• Support Purchasing negotiations.
• Support regional and corporate initiatives
• Ability to bridge financial data
• Actively contribute to departmental initiatives/process improvements to enhance the overall department's effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• Four Year College Technical Degree (Finance, Business, or Engineering desired), MBA desired.
• 2-5 years' experience
• Experience in the Automotive Industry, seating a plus.
• Spanish language skills is a plus.
• Good computer skills, i.e., MS Office, especially Excel.
• Proven Interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Occasional travel required

Customers

Customer Groups

Purchasing

Internal Sales

Operations

Product Groups

Engineering

PRIMARY LOCATION

Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI