Product Financial Manager (Maternity Leave Replacement)

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 29 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual foam, trim and metal components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, visit www.adient.com.

• →Development of product cost: 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.
• →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.
• →Set targets of purchased items.
• →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.

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years’ experience
• Experience in the automotive industry is required; alternatively, experience with wiring harness manufacturing is considered equivalent.
• Fluency in English is a must, other foreign language skills highly desired.
• Good computer skills, i.e., MS Office, especially excel and Teamcenter applications (JT).
• Proven interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Occasional travel required.