• Partner with program manager on product profitability:

- Analyze production cost of operations and material costs:

- Analyze profitability variance drivers (machine cycle times, headcounts, scrap rates, machine or labor hourly rates, material quantities or purchasing prices…),

- Analyze selling price developments versus customer / internal engineering change requests,

- Ensure robustness of team action plans and their financial impact calculation,

- Schedule meetings with program members to ensure the roadmap is being delivered on time,

- Reporting for consolidation Europe/Global,

- Take active part in plant budget construction for new programs,

• Partner with program manager on tooling profitability:

- Cost to date / to come versus maximum authorized spending,

- Invoicing / payment on time (actual + forecast),

- Tooling margins, profit management (actual + forecast),

- Tooling budget / forecast and actuals,

• Get management approval for negative financial deviations from program target,
• Contribute to ad hoc projects.

• Master’s degree in finance or Industrial Engineering,
• 2-3 year experience in industrial project management environment (project management, controlling, sales…) is a plus, Finance / Controlling 2-3 year experience in manufacturing environment also accepted,
• Advanced Excel (database management, pivot tables…) and power point skills,
• SAP experience preferred.]

Required soft skills

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently (self task management),
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills,
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
• Attention to quality of performed analyses and outcome results,
• Ability to easily translate financial analyses results to non-financial coworkers.
• Ability to interact with all levels/departments throughout the company,
• English for business purposes mandatory (fluent appreciated).

Work environment/ work conditions

• General office setting,
• Hybrid work model (one day per week in office),
• Business trip during onboarding to visit Cooper Standard production plant in Europe.