Design To Cost Manager H/F - PSA Retail France SAS

Under the authority of Program Vehicle Chief Engineer, the Design to Cost Manager leads Total Production Cost and vendor tooling design to cost activities to ensure economic convergence on Top Hat perimeter from Pre Contract Milestone up to Tooling Kick Off of last Reskin. Responsibilities From Pre Contract Milestone : 3 months to Contract MilestoneHe defines with the project team (Chief Vehicle Engineer, Project Economic Manager, Project Technical Manager ..) the technical scope of Design to cost activitiesHe identifies main gaps to target (TPC/VT) for DtC perimeterWith support of Engineering team and Cost engineers, he proposes, with a bottom-up approach, technical definitions consistent with unitary targetsHe challenges the engineering teams on their referentials if neededHe interacts with the DtC process manager if neededFrom Contractual Milestone to Supplier choicesHe contributes to RFQ target setting process (under responsability of the Project Economics Manager) During sourcing process, he monitors TPC/VT convergence status on DtC perimeter and performs in close collaboration with Project Economic Manager convergence actions if neededHe ensures consistency between technical definition and TPC/VT statusHe collects, from suppliers, the saving proposalsFrom supplier choices to TKO milestoneHe leads regular TPC/VT convergence meetings on selected commodities with engineering teams, suppliers and cost engineersHe generates, with suppliers, TPC/VT saving potential and brings them to a decision-making processHe leads a global TPC and VT evaluation with suppliers and cost engineering to secure a robust TKOHe is accountable for achieving TPC/VT evolution targets after supplier choicesPerforms lesson learnedHe delivers, after last TKO, a final TPC/VT status of DtC perimeter with best practices and lesson learnedInterfacesWith Program Chief Vehicle Engineer for arbitrations on DtC perimeterWith Project Economic Manager for TPC/VT target setting and convergence activitiesWith Project Technical Manager and engineering teams for consistency of technical definition and economic statusWith suppliers for TPC/VT convergence and TKO securization

Engineer degree with 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar position.Good knowledge of automotive project processes.