About the Role
JOB DESCRIPTION Product Financial Manager – Costing 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. Project analysis (regional and global) and intercompany interface will be required on an ongoing basis. 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 and capital requirements for new business or changes to current business. Review complex bill of materials for reasonableness Review manufacturing assumptions for reasonableness Understand the Development of Pro-forma’s for new manufacturing facilities. Capacity to bring financial perspective to costing data. Communicate / Educate the organization regarding the cost data. Rate Development Develop / refine benchmark cost models to support our Purchasing team. Support Purchasing negotiations. Support regional and corporate initiatives Ability to bridge financial data Actively contribute to departmental initiatives/process improvements to enhance the overall department’s effectiveness. Commitment to use global costing procedures and tools Commitment to communicate with a Global team. Qualifications: Four Year College Technical Degree (Finance, Business, or Engineering desired) 6+ years’ experience Experience in the Automotive Industry, seating a plus. Good computer skills, i.e., MS Office, especially Excel. Proven interpersonal and teamwork skills. Occasional travel required Customers: Customer Groups Purchasing Internal Sales Operations Product Groups Engineering PRIMARY LOCATION Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.