Expert Target Costing

Overview

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• The Expert, Target Costing is responsible for developing the target cost for specific products and analyze customer or product management targets. He/she defines realistic "allowable" costs on product/sub-system level. He/she works closely with the related product manager and product line manager to follow mid- and long-term planning of the quote activities to achieve competitiveness of the group.
• Breakdown of target price (either from product manager or from sales) into assignable categories based on best practices & competitive intelligence. Enable quicker and more efficient quote activities through competitive intelligence on costs. Provide the quoting team with clear assumptions on what drives the target cost and categories with the intention to increase the ability to take calculated risks and reduce the non-value add firm design and quoting activities before GPMS gate
  0. Ensure a design-to-cost (DtC) mindset.
• Transparent Market Information:
  Collaborate with product management, product engineering, and sales to collect customer and competitive feedback on cost for products, sub-systems, and sub-system functions. Organize joined reviews on customer and competitive feedback.
• Benchmarking of Product Functions and Subsystems:
  Define realistic "allowable" part and investment costs on product and sub-system level, based on best practices & competitive intelligence. Manage and maintain "Best practice cost" database based on above responsibility and collaborate with partner functions. Partner with cost engineers to derive the correct part price targets from the subsystem models and support the creation of cost models with benchmark and other analysis.
• World Class Design:
  Support VAVE/cost down workshops in quoting phase. Drive design to cost and design to value activities. Support development/improvement of (standard) product architecture in collaboration with product line manager. Support DFM/DFA activities and ensure that input from advanced manufacturing engineering (AME) and manufacturing strategy is included in best cost architecture.
• World Class Manufacturing:
  Apply best practice knowledge on manufacturing processes/technologies. Work closely with AME to ensure optimized capital and lean manufacturing. Define the need for new manufacturing technologies and drive resolution through partnership with innovation and AME.
• Tools and Methods:
  Challenge and guide the serial quotation teams by target setting at quote kickoff stage with clear information on assumptions. Continuous improvement of the target costing methods/tools.
• Health & Safety Responsibilities:
  Understand applicable environmental, health & safety policies and procedures in the workplace. Report unsafe conditions immediately. Report injuries, accidents, illnesses, near misses, property damage immediately. Follow safety rules. Comply with requirements for the use or operation of machines or equipment. Comply with personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.
• Customers and Business Interfaces:
  Product Management, Product Engineering, Sales, Cost Engineering, Purchasing, Electrification, Product Line Management, Program Management

• Requirements and
  
  Qualifications:
  
  Must possess a combined 6 years of relevant experience along with a verifiable record of results in cost down disciplines within the automotive industry. Strong technical background that may include knowledge of powertrain systems & components (including 4WD/AWD, transmissions, electrification). Experience in manufacturing engineering or plant operations environment is preferred. Experience working across regions and levels in the organization. Experience in the product design process related to its impact on product costs.

• Health & Safety/Magna Standards/
  
  Additional Requirements:
  
  Practice and maintain integrity while following Magna's Charter and Constitution. Follow Magna's Code of Conduct and Ethics and related compliance policies. Supports and adheres to…