Design to Cost Manager

Under the authority of Program Vehicle Chief Engineer, the Design to Cost Manager leads Total Production Cost and vendor tooling design to cost activities to ensure economic convergence on Top Hat perimeter from Pre Contract Milestone up to Tooling Kick Off of last Reskin.

Responsibilities

• From Pre Contract Milestone: 3 months to Contract Milestone
• He defines with the project team (Chief Vehicle Engineer, Project Economic Manager, Project Technical Manager..) the technical scope of Design to cost activities
• He identifies main gaps to target (TPC/VT) for DtC perimeter
• With support of Engineering team and Cost engineers, he proposes, with a bottom-up approach, technical definitions consistent with unitary targets
• He challenges the engineering teams on their referentials if needed
• He interacts with the DtC process manager if needed
• From Contractual Milestone to Supplier choices
• He contributes to RFQ target setting process (under responsibility of the Project Economics Manager)
• During sourcing process, he monitors TPC/VT convergence status on DtC perimeter and performs in close collaboration with Project Economic Manager convergence actions if needed
• He ensures consistency between technical definition and TPC/VT status
• He collects, from suppliers, the saving proposals
• From supplier choices to TKO milestone
• He leads regular TPC/VT convergence meetings on selected commodities with engineering teams, suppliers and cost engineers
• He generates, with suppliers, TPC/VT saving potential and brings them to a decision‑making process
• He leads a global TPC and VT evaluation with suppliers and cost engineering to secure a robust TKO
• He is accountable for achieving TPC/VT evolution targets after supplier choices
• Performs lesson learned
• He delivers, after last TKO, a final TPC/VT status of DtC perimeter with best practices and lesson learned
• Interfaces
• With Program Chief Vehicle Engineer for arbitrations on DtC perimeter
• With Project Economic Manager for TPC/VT target setting and convergence activities
• With Project Technical Manager and engineering teams for consistency of technical definition and economic status
• With suppliers for TPC/VT convergence and TKO securization

Profil

• Engineer degree with 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar position.
• Good knowledge of automotive project processes.

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