Platform Cost Leader

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Garrett is a cutting edge technology leader delivering differentiated solutions for emission reduction and energy efficiency. We are passionate about innovating for mobility and beyond. With a nearly 70year legacy we serve customer worldwide with passenger vehicle commercial vehicle aftermarket replacement and performance enhancement solutions.

Join our team as a Platform Cost Leader

Mission

• As the Platform Cost Leader youll be the goto expert for documenting all cost items related to bids ensuring Sales Managers can quote on time. Youll monitor performance during launches and collaborate closely with Sales Managers and Enterprise teams. Your role will focus on cost monitoring and bid preparation without direct customer negotiations. Youll also define cost reduction and standardization roadmaps driving costsaving opportunities across all project phases.

What Youll Do:

• Cost Analysis: Develop comprehensive costing analysis to support business win targets for Enterprises and Customer teams.
• Documentation: Ensure any gaps are documented and escalated for timely alignment with bid milestones.
• Cost Reduction: Drive costdown roadmaps for the full BOM over a 3year bid plan.
• Cost Proposals: Create detailed cost proposals for each bid including NPO cost estimation and BOM validation.
• Standardization: Optimize BOM creation to align with standardization strategies.
• Cost Targets: Set BOM cost targets with the supply base and Should Cost team.
• Tooling Costs: Provide detailed tooling cost breakdowns and RDE budget estimations.
• Prototype Validation: Validate prototype BOM and tooling costs.
• Documentation & Alignment: Prepare all necessary documentation to ensure alignment for Business Win Council Approval.
• Commercial Offers: Assist Sales Managers in preparing commercial offers ensuring compliance with baseline management.
• Cost Impact Analysis: Provide cost impact analysis to support gap assessments.
• Trend Analysis: Analyze trends and statistics to anticipate future cost gaps.
• Communication: Ensure smooth communication across functions and customer teams using appropriate templates.
• Reporting: Complete metrics and dashboards to report cost performance and gaps.
• Training: Train the CM team on cost aspects to prepare for customer reviews.
• Project Handover: Ensure smooth handover of nonlead application projects to Customer Program Managers.
• PostLaunch Monitoring: Monitor bid cost evolution postlaunch to ensure compliance with standardization targets.

What We Need:

• Experience: 3 5 years experience in product development in automotive industry and 2 years experience in managing projects with focus on cost and quality
• Education:Bachelors degree preferably in Engineering/Mechanical
• Knowledge: financial acumen and should cost analysis
• Language Skills:Advanced English proficiency (German French or Italian could be a plus)
• Tools: MS Project or SAP PS (Project System)

BENEFITS

• Meal tickets
• 13th salary
• Private medical insurance
• A fixed monthly amount received on the Benefits platform with which you can choose from services such as:
  • Extended health insurance for employees and dependents
  • Dental care
  • Online and offsite shopping discounts
  • Private pension
  • Vacation vouchers
  • Transportation: Metrorex/STB monthly subscriptions or Fuel card
  • Access to various events (paintball escape room laser tag rafting wakeboarding movie theater etc.

LEARN & DEVELOP

• Extensive online and onsite training programs
• Support for Green Belt Six Sigma Certification
• Peer2Peer Training program: learn and teach one another offer advice and engage
• Career growth & promotion opportunities
• International work environment

RELAX & WELLBEING

• Sports and Social Club: trainer in the Office program and weekly online Nutrition Sessions for all Garrett employees
• Friendly working environment alongside talented and dedicated people
• Networking area
• Bookster
• Great coffee tea and spices
• Weekly Fruit Day
• Employee assistance program for all our employees (professionals ready to listen and speak with you on all subjects)
• Flexible working hours
• 26 vacation days per year for all our employees
• Hybrid work environment: 2 days Work from Home per week