The role of the 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:** + 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. + 0-2 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 ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.