Job Specifications
JOB PURPOSE / SUMMARY
The Project Cost Manager (PCM) under the authority of the Chief Vehicle Engineer, is accountable for achieving the economic targets of the project (TPC and Expenses), by conducting the relevant action plans for their establishment, consolidation and steering.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Establishes the project economical situation and leads the associated action plans,
Guarantees the source, the quality and the consistency of data used by the costbook team for the calculation of the Forecasted TPC,
Builds and updates the TPC Risks and Opportunities portfolio and calculate the Potential TPC,
Monitors expenses under his/her responsibility (make/buy investments, Launching costs, Supplier Ed&D …) *
Synthesizes the global expenses of the project by adding Human resources / headcounts and Validation Means (lead by the Planning Manager) *,
Builds and updates the Risks and Opportunities portfolio linked to investment costs (development & industrial) *,
Leads the project economical optimization to reach economic targets
Contributes, during the project’s convergence step, to the definition of robust and global economic objectives (with Product Planning):
Builds and updates the economical optimization plan of the project with the different stakeholders
Quotes the product and industrial scenarii (investment costs, TPC)
Participates in the project economical profitability studies conducted by Product Planning, and analyze the data and results to generate action plans
Provides financial targets to the different stakeholders and actors involved in the project (Engineering,..), and part by part targets for sourcing*
Provides economical studies (profitability) to the project for orientation/decisions
Validates the economical impact during project decision meetings
Manages the project annual budget,
Prepares the financial framing of expenses directly allocated to the project on an annual basis and per stakeholders*
Monitors project expenses (including comparison between actual expenditure and budget) and establish annual & monthly forecasts
Manages action plans with all stakeholders (Purchasing buyers, Engineering) to meet annual/monthly forecast
Control and validate the expenses workflows
Prepares the project entry into mass production,
Ensures with Finance and Purchasing a correct first serial price calculation (TPC)
Compiles the list of both actual costs and remaining expenses in terms of investments and preparethe transfer of his/her activities to series life teams,
Transfers to serial life projects expenses remaining to be done. And establish a TPC risks and opportunities portfolio applicable in serial life.
COMPETENCIES & QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Engineer/ MASTER DEGREE in economical field
Work Experience: >10 years in economical field preffered in the automotive sector.
Language: Arabe, French & English
Preferred Skills & Abilities: Target focused, transversal Management, comfortable with figures.
Personal Traits: Disciplined, committed .
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
With Product planning for framing, TPC costbook, profitability, budget controling,
With Platforms/Modules/Powertrains/serial cost managers ,
With Sub systems engineering , Performance engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Brands, Purchasing for cost convergence and follow-up
At Stellantis, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit and business needs.
We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation and disability. Diverse teams will allow us to better meet the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their contribution. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process as required. Please add any adjustment requests to your application. is entrusted with the critical mission of scrutinizing the entire logistic process design and evaluating preliminary decisions in the target plant. They are expected to approach each aspect with a challenging mindset, aiming to minimize costs and investments. Their expertise will be pivotal in preparing comparative profitability analyses for alternative process scenarios, providing the management team with sensible suggestions that enable informed best-cost decision-making.
About the Company
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