Costing Analyst (m/f/d)

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Costing Analyst (m/f/d) within our Finance team to help support our Automotive business. Our automotive products fall into four primary groups: Seating and Lumbar support, Motors, Actuators and Massage Systems. If you join our team, your work will ensure people across the world have a little more comfort in their lives.

As a Costing Analyst, you will perform financial evaluation of all internal and external deliverables (quotes, projects, programs and engineering changes, make vs buy decisions), ensuring ROI and EBIT thresholds are met.

Responsibilities

• Collect all relevant information for a cost model - including BOM from Engineering, component pricing from Purchasing, direct labor and plant investments from Manufacturing Engineering, project costs from PM, and standards from Finance
• Be responsible for understanding and communicating key assumptions within cost model inputs
• Be responsible for documenting change history on project profitability
• Analyze impacts of changes and what-if scenarios under the guidance of the Costing Manager; provide input and guidance to the Costing Manager for capital planning purposes
• Identify and recommend cost down potentials
• Prepare cost breakdown for customers and maintain database on approved prices and issued documents
• Support capital investment review and approval requirements in coordination with Controllers

Qualifications

• University degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field; Professional certification and/or MBA preferred
• 5+ years working experience in Product Costing / Cost Analysis within a manufacturing environment (automotive preferred)
• Ability to work on global teams, proficient verbal and written communication
• Solid understanding of cost accounting and methodologies
• Experience estimating product materials, labor processes, and assembly equipment
• Broad experience with manufacturing unit cost and capital budgeting
• Computer literacy, specifically Microsoft Excel
• Proficiency in ERP systems, familiarity with Microsoft D365 preferred
• Excellent analytical skills with an attention to detail and process
• High integrity and ethical standards, and an ability to handle confidential information
• Excellent time management, prioritization, and workload balancing skills

Benefits

• Free coffee, free water
• Phone and laptop
• Mobile work
• Possibility to work part-time
• Company events (e.g. Christmas party, summer party)
• 30 days vacation, option for additional unpaid leave
• Chance to contribute your own ideas

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