The CECE/THS Cost Engineer manager will be a GLOBAL MANAGER responsible to manage a worldwide team in charge of providing economic expertise and synthesis on vehicle Thermal System, Cooling, HVAC, Heat Pump perimeter for optimizing technical & commercial performance.
Contributes to the company strategy and performance through definition of performance objectives.
The Cost Engineer Manager will assist the worldwide teams with technical services to estimate component prices for the new technologies.
MISSION:
Contribute to the Strategic Vision for Sourcing.
Provide Long-term techno-economical guidance and direction for individuals and projects products.
Stay one step ahead of the product development, challenge and set contacts with components manufacturing and designers.
Hierarchical management of an Organization Unit
Coach, Lead and Guide the Global team
Ensure team compliance with Costing methodology and global convergence cost model application
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (include but not limited to):
Research relevant market trends, industrial standards, and innovations
Support Cost methodology team in build and maintain techno-economical assessment reference for the perimeter
Support Cost methodology team in build and maintain the regional Model Plant databases
Lead team to evaluate and negotiate TPC, Vendor tooling, ED&D with Suppliers
Contribute to CROSS FUNCTIONAL GROUP with Engineering and Purchasing such as SFG, COMMS, D2C
Perform Competitive Benchmarking and suggest value optimization ideas to programs to ensure the competitiveness of Stellantis solutions
Multicultural environment covering worldwide perimeter
Perform Competitive Benchmarking and suggest value optimization ideas to programs to ensure the competitiveness of Stellantis solutions
Multicultural environment covering worldwide perimeter
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or related scientific field
A minimum of 5 years of experience in the Auto industry
Excellent communication skills and ability to create high quality presentation materials and reports for presentation to management levels
Ability to deal with Negotiation and Conflict in order to challenge and support all internal and external stakeholders
Good Team Building Soft Skills
Must demonstrate a high level of organization and ability to track a high number of workstreams to assign to global team
Proficient in MS Office suite of tools including PowerPoint, Excel and Word
Ability to interface with all levels of the enterprise, across multiple organizations and regions
Preferred Qualifications:
Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or related scientific field
Experience in production facilities along with knowledge of metal stamping and welding processes
Working knowledge of welding line development and the steps required to deliver a solution
Familiarity with Cost Model elements and how to apply Activity Based Costing to component cost development