Cost Estimator - Airbags and Restraints

Overview

Cost Estimator - Airbags and Restraints

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In this position, Cost Estimating Analyst for Airbags and Restraints interfaces with key stakeholders in Purchasing (Supply Chain), Product Development (including Programs), Material Cost, and Finance for all matters related to part costs for Airbag and Restraints commodities. This role requires a strategic influencer who can manage an ambiguous environment.

Qualifications:

The following skills and experiences are required qualifications for this role:

• Develop piece cost and tooling estimates for assigned commodities which requires an extensive understanding of manufacturing cost structure and supply base capability.
• Support cost target setting, commercial pricing agreements, and change control processes for forward and current model vehicle programs by delivering accurate estimates including detailed cost gap analysis.
• Support vehicle teardowns, benchmark standard methodologies, and identify material cost reduction opportunities.
• Actively support strategic commodity initiatives with relevant cost analyses.
• Develop and deliver executive level presentations to senior leadership in support of the cost analysis being performed in a clear, concise, and convincing manner.
• Ensure reasonable, physicals-based, Best-In-Class assumptions for part manufacturing of their respective commodities and convincingly convey principles to stakeholders & partners.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of differences between Activity Based Costing, volume-based costing, and “Should Cost”. Provide technical guidance and variance explanations between ABC, suppliers’ costing methodologies, and “Should Cost” estimates.
• Facilitate and participate on supplier plant visits, preferably with Supply Chain and STA, to support benchmarking, data gathering, training, negotiations, or other activities as needed to ensure physicals-based cost estimates, quantifiable gap analyses, and viable cost reductions.
• Provide negotiation support to Supply Chain as they engage senior supplier representatives to achieve material cost reductions.
• Support 4+ day onsite requirement with occasional travel to both Ford and Supplier facilities.
• Deliver robust cost estimates and analyses in support of Program Lifecycle, TVM, Benchmarking, etc., as required to drive design and commercial cost reductions.

• Experience using Estimating Software to develop Optimal and Should Cost estimates such as FACTON, APRIORI, SIEMENS.
• Ability to construct and analyze manufacturing costs of components by reviewing drawings, engineering specifications, and functional requirements.
• Demonstrate a proven grasp of business concepts as well as quantitative and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to assess cost benefit analysis of different supplier manufacturing methods.
• Ability to maintain data integrity and accuracy and use data to identify and solve problems.
• Strong collaboration and leadership skills.
• Clear, concise, and persuasive communication skills with strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word capabilities.
• Proactive with the ability to balance multiple tasks.
• Maintain data integrity and accuracy, and use data analysis to identify and tackle problems.

Even better, you may have...

The following skills and experiences are Preferred qualifications for this role:

• Bachelor of Science Engineering
• Knowledge of GPDS timeline and Cost Estimating support provided at key milestones
• Knowledge of Global Material Cost Strategies
• Knowledge of Lean principles (value stream maps, takt time, etc.) preferred

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