McLaren Motorsport & Automotive
Location
Woking, Surrey | United Kingdom
Job description
Background
No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.
With innovation at the core of all we do, every challenge starts with the same question. How can we do it better? This restless spirit runs right through McLaren Automotive. And the search for perfection is evident in everything we do.
Purpose of Role
We are seeking a Head of Cost Engineering to join the business on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Director of Finance within Product Development, the Head of Cost Engineering will be accountable for setting challenging financial targets to enhance the methodology and toolset to agree Value for Money across material cost and investment and to proactively reduce the unit cost of existing and new product and minimise investment.
Principal Accountabilities
In summary, this leadership role will take full responsibility for the cost engineering activities across all current production and future programme development. This will include proposing and agreeing the strategic vision and purpose of cost engineering as well as the day-to-day business partnering between cost engineering, purchasing, engineering, programme management and finance.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Cost Engineering experience across Automotive (preferred), Aerospace and Manufacturing
- Ability to influence the design of new products, understanding the technical requirements of both internal and external customers
- Have strong senior stakeholder management with strong negotiation skills.
- Be able to communicate financial information to people at all levels within an organisation.
- Knowledge of procurement processes, practical negotiation skills, cost estimating and engineering practices, value analysis, value engineering and cost modelling techniques
- Ability to apply problem-solving techniques to a variety of product, process and project related issues.
- A bachelor's degree in Engineering with minimum 10+ years of work experience.
- Deep understanding on Cost Engineering process and approaches (Should-Cost/Target Costing).
- Global Leadership experience across multi disciplinary team (3+ years)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong technical background, in combination with business acumen, market understanding and a willingness to travel.
Personal Attributes
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to operate at senior level and with cross-functional teams.
- An adept understanding of Stakeholder management in a matrix environment.
- Passion to drive for optimal value for money across the business.
- Innovate / willing to expand on the current team structure and environment.
- A completer-finisher who has a mindset around seeing projects tasks and ideas through to a quality conclusion Strategic thinking combined with a hands-on ability to deliver.
- A high level of commercial awareness
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