SmartBOM Controller – Purchasing

Role Overview

• Serve as the lead finance partner to the Americas Purchasing organization, supporting sourcing decisions, negotiations, and supplier strategies as it relates to transformation initiatives.
• Own the financial evaluation and validation of business cases related to sourcing initiatives, resourcing, and transformation programs.
• Ensure appropriate accounting treatment and governance of purchasing savings, in alignment with Autoliv financial policies.
• Provide formal financial sign-off on calculated savings, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and consistency across the region.
• Lead financial oversight and reporting of transformational cost-out initiatives, including clear tracking of delivery versus commitments.
• Deliver transparency on material cost trends, including inflation, deflation, and productivity across the supply base.
• Drive the planning cycle (budget, forecast, long-range) for purchasing-related expenses and savings across the Americas.
• Maintain robust processes for tracking and validating savings performance, ensuring alignment with global tools and methodologies.
• Analyze cost drivers, supplier performance risks, and operational impacts affecting financial outcomes.
• Provide clear explanations of variances vs plan, linking financial results to operational and purchasing actions.
• Oversee key finance areas such as purchase price variance (PPV), accruals, and reserves, ensuring discipline across plants
• as it relates to Transformation project.
• Work closely with Plant Controllers and Accounting teams to ensure accurate financial close and reporting.
• Lead and develop financial tracker and reporting that showcases financial rigor and business partnering capabilities.
• Collaborate with regional and global Purchasing Finance to reinforce consistency in reporting standards, savings validation, and governance, when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Finance or Accounting is required; Masters/MBA is preferred
• 10+ years of relevant finance/accounting experience in supply chain/purchasing finance, ideally within automotive/ manufacturing/industrial environments, or relevant financial consulting experience
• Strong exposure to purchasing, procurement, or operations finance in a regional or multi-country setting
• Demonstrated experience in team leadership and development
• Strong understanding of BOM structures
• Proficiency in Microsoft products, especially Excel, PowerPoint, data analysis tools and databases
• Familiarity with PowerBuilder BI automation tools, AI, or digital transformation initiatives is a plus
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, JDE etc.), and financial reporting systems i.e. OneStream.

Tech Stack

• ERP
• Oracle

Benefits

• Attractive compensation package
• Recognition awards, company events, university discount options and many more perks.
• Gender Pay Equality