JOB DESCRIPTION

The role of the Product Finance Manager is to ensure that accurate product costs are developed and communicated within the organization.  Knowledge of product and process is critical; this individual must be able to review product design and manufacturing process assumptions for reasonableness. The Product Finance Manager needs to be able to bring business perspective to this data. 

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

Develop and review product cost details: material usage, material cost, equipment requirements, labor requirements, cycle times, tooling, launch and capital requirements for new business or changes to current businessDevelop Process Rate for PlantsReview complex bill of materials for reasonablenessReview manufacturing assumptions for reasonablenessUnderstand the Development of Pro-forma’s for manufacturing facilitiesCapacity to bring financial perspective to costing data.Communicate / Educate the organization regarding the cost data.Develop / refine benchmark cost models to support our Purchasing team.Support Purchasing negotiations.Support regional and corporate initiativesAbility to bridge financial dataActively contribute to departmental initiatives/process improvements to enhance the overall department’s effectiveness.Commitment to use/improve costing procedures and tools

Qualifications:

Four Year College Technical Degree (Finance, Business, or Engineering desired)5+ years’ experienceKnowledge of Nesting software and Process labor time calculation is desirableExperience in the Automotive Industry, seating a plus.Proficiency in Excel and PowerPointProven interpersonal and teamwork skills.Occasional travel may be required

Customers

            Customer Groups

            Purchasing

            Internal Sales

            Operations

            Product Groups

            Engineering

PRIMARY LOCATION

Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI