Senior Analyst - Cost Management

Job Overview
NAPA is seeking a Senior Cost Management Analyst to ensure NAPA’s best cost of goods sold (COGS) by monitoring product cost inflation and deflation through the development of cost models, variance analysis and tracking of commodity indices.   This position will leverage NAPA’s cost models and commodity price tracking capabilities to support supplier negotiations, validating proposed price changes and identifying opportunities to reduce product cost across our product portfolio.  

Responsibilities

• Work with procurement and suppliers to collect cost breakdowns of products, understand cost drivers, and identify value enhancement opportunities.

• Partner with NAPA engineering team to develop should cost models with high degree of accuracy.

• Work closely with engineering during the product tear-down phase and support analysis of product cost to help drive down acquisition cost.

• Coordinate value analysis for purchased products and propose/lead internal projects to help reduce cost

• Partner with procurement/suppliers to lead value-enhancement opportunities

• Understand manufacturing processes and material costs to help the team determine areas of opportunity.

• Establish tools/processes to help drive enhancements to analysis and presentations

• Review and validate supplier proposed cost increases based on NAPA’s should cost models and commodity indexes. Assist Category management and procurement teams in negotiations with suppliers to achieve the lowest acquisition cost possible.

• Interacts, supports, and supplies expert input when needed

Experience, Education, and Abilities

•  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or Finance / Accounting

•  Experience in cost estimation/manufacturing role/product cost analysis desired.

• Ability to work effectively and independently and within a team environment

• Ability to organize, prioritize, and take the lead on initiatives

•  Automotive industry experience a plus

•  Must be proficient in Excel

•  Experience with manufacturing processes and cost drivers associated is a plus

Physical Demands and Work Environment: 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. 

• WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

Not the right fit?  Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by joining our Talent Community onjobs.genpt.comor create an account to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest!

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.