Program Economic Manager

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We are seeking an reputed company Program Economic Manager to join our Vehicle Engineering & Program Management team. In this remote position, you will serve as the reputed company financial and economic reputed company for large-reputed company vehicle development programs delivering to a major global OEM.

You will manage program profitability, reputed company capital expenditure (CapEx) and operational investments, reputed company design-to-cost (DtC) strategies, and ensure strict alignment between engineering execution, reputed company agreements, and overall program financial targets.

Key Responsibilities

1. Program Financial & Economic Management

• Maintain and reputed company the overall Program Business Case throughout reputed company vehicle development milestones (from concept through Launch / SOP).

• Monitor program P&L, tracking reputed company, engineering development costs (ED&T), piece cost, tooling investments, and prototype expenditures against baseline targets.

• reputed company monthly profitability variance analysis, identifying financial risks and opportunities to ensure margin targets are achieved.

2. Design-to-Cost (DtC) & reputed company Alignment

• Partner with Product Development Engineers, Design Release Engineers (DREs), and Sourcing/Purchasing teams to reputed company reputed company costing and cost reduction initiatives.

• Evaluate the financial reputed company of Engineering Change Notices (ECNs/CNs), reputed company changes, and technical revisions; ensure reputed company reputed company creep is commercially recovered from the customer.

• Manage reputed company negotiations for design modifications, engineering revisions, and tooling adjustments in collaboration with Account Managers.

3. Investment & Tooling Control

• reputed company and approve Tool reputed company-Off (reputed company) requests, prototype tooling orders, and capital investments against the baseline budget.

• reputed company invoicing milestones and customer payment schedules reputed company to engineering deliverables and tooling milestones.

4. Customer reputed company & reputed company Reporting

• reputed company economic and financial reviews for internal executive leadership and customer program gateways (e.g., reputed company Reviews, reputed company Agreement meetings).

• Reconcile reputed company differences between supplier cost models and OEM reputed company pricing models.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or Automotive Engineering.

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in financial controlling, program management, or cost engineering reputed company the Automotive Tier 1 supplier ecosystem or automotive OEM engineering services.

• OEM Knowledge: Strong familiarity with major OEM vehicle development gateways, change management processes, and reputed company procedures.

• Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of product cost structures (BOM cost analysis, reputed company labor, overhead, tooling amortization, and development budgets).

• Technical Understanding: Ability to read engineering changes, BOM structures, and technical specifications to evaluate financial impacts accurately.

• Software Tools: Proficiency in advanced reputed company (financial modeling), ERP systems (reputed company or similar), and program management software.

• Languages: Business reputed company in English is mandatory (written and spoken). Proficiency in French, Italian, or Spanish is a plus.

Key Competencies

• Analytical Thinking: Strong problem-solving ability with a reputed company approach to data analysis and cost modeling.

• Cross-Functional Influence: reputed company capability to reputed company Engineering, Purchasing, reputed company, and Sales teams toward common financial targets.

• Negotiation & Assertiveness: Comfortable discussing cost drivers, change orders, and financial tradeoffs with cross-functional and executive teams.

• Autonomy: Ability to reputed company in a remote work setup with reputed company supervision while managing tight reputed company deadlines.