Manufacturing Cost Performance Manager

Role Overview

• Working with functions across Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Technology and Safety plus portfolio planning
• the successful candidate will define and drive cultural, process and system level initiatives to reduce cost within manufacturing
• Manage a programme to transform our current state, risks and opportunities to support the overall financial plan aligned to our company level financial commitments
• Plan, develop and implement the Cost Programme in line with business, production, and organisational priorities within a Manufacturing Business Unit, including system and process improvements
• Transform our mindset and engagement in Product Cost across the Manufacturing Business Units with varied exposure across operations and into customer areas
• Lead a cross functional team to define and recommend a package of work to deliver against the product cost goals set by the business
• Identification and exploitation of synergies across the manufacturing business that maximise our product cost financial returns
• Ownership and accountability for execution against an agreed cost programme budget across our domestic manufacturing footprint
• Provides change management (within affordability) for the respective cost programme to ensure delivery of our business cost objectives
• Lead appropriate governance aligned with our operating model to ensure effective and efficient delivery of our cost programme
• Take lead responsibility for significant cost issues relevant to the Manufacturing Business Unit
• Develop and recommend plans to resolve the issue and communicate status to the business
• In conjunction with Finance, maintain a cost system to monitor progress against the business financial objectives
• Approve all cost information used for financial submissions, business plans and engineering changes
• Support our strategic cost planning activity including procurement excellence, technical cost out and technology adoption that enables our long term product cost success
• Create and sustain a high performance culture linked to cost awareness and relevant cost management capabilities within the manufacturing business unit, providing coaching and guidance to front line leaders

Requirements

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent experience within a manufacturing industry
• Demonstrable experience of leading large, cross functional teams delivering complex programmes which drive improved business profit and/or cash
• Comfortable leading a significant change programme within a business
• Financially astute and able to understand how cost levers will impact overall Manufacturing Business Unit cash & cost performance
• Commercial focused and able to communicate confidently and influence across all levels of Operations to provide appropriate challenge on cost
• Product & process awareness within Manufacturing is essential
• Technical experience would be advantageous

Benefits

• excellent development opportunities
• competitive salary
• exceptional benefits
• bonus
• employee support assistance
• employee discounts