Senior Planning / Cost Specialist

The Manufacturing Launch Cost Lead is responsible for planning and providing Manufacturing volume scenarios for Assembly plants.

These duties include:

• Drive continuous improvement by collaborating with the Global Launch Cost team on process and standards

• Lead coordination with MCE team to establish North American launch cost for new program initiatives

• Facilitate executive-level validation meetings with senior leadership

• Champion adoption of new processes by engaging and aligning MCE leads

• Orchestrate cross-functional efforts, including Manufacturing Finance, for annual budgeting activities

• Conduct launch cost training sessions for teams and stakeholders

• Act as the primary point of contact for all North American launch cost inquiries

• Develop high-level cost estimates to support make vs. buy decision-making

• Creating calendar proposals based on program volume changes, potentially increasing or decreasing

• Developing leadership presentations and/or proposals for current year plus one

• Working with Supply Chain, MLM, Plant Production, and various other groups to assure proposals and plans are feasible and the most cost-effective way for manufacturing to operate in the current year

• End of Month, End of Quarter, and End of Half will be critical to support flexible working hours to assure reports and information are completed on time

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree

• Minimum of 2 years of manufacturing experience

• General understanding of how an assembly plant operates

• Vehicle Status as it moves through Body-in-White (BIW), Paint, General Assembly (GA) and I-status

• High skill level in Excel (Google Sheets) and PowerPoint (Google Slides) is required

• Creative thinker required to streamline reports and minimize data entry

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes with a focus on Body in White (BIW), Paint, General Assembly, Quality

• Strong written and verbal communications skills

• Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office PowerPoint (Google Slides) and Excel (Google Sheets)

• Strong organizational/project management skills

• Self-Motivated and able to successfully achieve results under time pressure

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data analytics, finance or manufacturing related field

• Power Bi, Qlik sense, Power Apps

• Advanced analytical tools, AI tools