Automotive Product Cost Specialist

Automotive Product Cost Specialist

Location Northville, USA

FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the world's seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, we cover a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles with our Business Group Lifecycle Solutions. With around 37,500 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of € 8.1 billion on a preliminary basis in the fiscal year 2023.

YOUR TASKS

Forvia Hella is seeking its next great product cost specialist to join our team. The primary function of this role will be to provide program cost analysis for existing and new program initiatives. This individual will be joining a well established and growing global team that is helping to move the automotive market forward.

About Us
FORVIA - HELLA is a listed, internationally positioned automotive supplier operating under the umbrella brand FORVIA. Within this factual group, HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics. At the same time, the Company covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special-purpose vehicles with its Lifecycle Solutions business group. HELLA has around 36,000 employees at more than 125 locations worldwide and generated sales of €4.4 billion in the seven-month short fiscal year 2022.

Daily Responsibilities

• Develops business case analysis for existing and acquisition electronic programs. Typical actions include determining cost of the final product, potential revenue generation and sales price to the customer.
• Determines costing for electronic production processes and mechanical assemblies.
  Works closely with purchasing in the preparation of the bill of materials and develops target costs for key mechanical components
• Works with internal customers like project management and sales for cost break down preparation according to customer financial guidelines.
• Utilize engineering economics, time value of money, cash flows, discount rates, and key figures to evaluate a project.
  Implement and administer activity based costing to generate manufacturing standard costs.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years experience in the automotive industry and 1 years experience in a product costing environment, preferable from the supplier side of the business
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or engineering; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Extensive knowledge of product, design, manufacturing processes and procedures
• Analytical skills to review and interpret data and make recommendations regarding costs
• Strong communications skills: verbal, written, presentation and moderation skills
• Strong Excel skill required; SAP experience is helpful

Why Forvia Hella?

• Hybrid work schedules and flexible core hours
• Industry leading health benefits program
• Lucrative PTO policy
• Competitive 401K matching
• Extensive career and training opportunities
• Annual Bonuses
• Onsite Wellness Center / Workout Facilities
• On campus restaurant as well as employee water and coffee services
• Team and company wide events
And much more!

• 
  
  

Please feel free to apply if you do not meet 100% of the positional requirements. Forvia Hella is dedicated to the development and future advancement of all of our employees.

Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.

FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

Please send us your application via our career portal, stating your salary requirements and earliest possible starting date, with the reference number req15900.

HELLA Electronics Corp., USA
Eric Spence


Phone: