Finance Coordinator (VCP)

About the Role

The Value Creation Program (VCP) Finance Coordinator will support the direct material cost (DMC) workstream, focusing on reducing DMC for current production vehicles and parts within the VCP. This collaborative role is part of a 4-person team including a Buyer, Engineer, Cost Engineer, and Finance Coordinator. The coordinator will validate ideas, build business cases, and provide financial support for negotiations and fact packs.

Responsibilities

• Validate commercial and technical savings ideas through business cases.
• Collaborate with the cross-functional team to size and ideate potential savings opportunities.
• Build supplier fact packs and negotiation strategies to drive direct material savings.
• Ensure adherence to savings governance, documentation standards, and approval requirements.
• Monitor progress to internal VCP targets and communicate status to leadership.

What You’ll Learn

• Use of “should cost” and other tools to understand and contest supplier quotes.
• Tools to negotiate with suppliers.
• Make/Buy studies, inbound transport cost, and transformation cost.
• Impact of take rates and vehicle volume/mix on Annual Purchase Value.
• Financial reporting for purchasing (flow through, carryover, incremental).

Future Opportunities

• Purchasing Finance/Ops
• Value Optimization/Engineering
• Product Cost Standard (PCS)
• Total Production Cost (TPC)
• Vehicle Cost Coordination
• Vehicle Cost Engineering

Exposure to Senior Finance and Operations Leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Purchasing Finance, Product Finance, Vehicle Cost Engineering, Plant Cost Analyst, or a comparable analytical role.
• Proven ability to develop, validate, and defend financial business cases.
• Strong analytical capability, including interpretation of complex data across multiple systems.
• High attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy, governance, and process discipline.
• Proficiency in MS Office (emphasis on Excel).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, matrixed team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or Accounting.
• Experience in automotive and/or manufacturing environments.
• Solid understanding of commercial and technical savings concepts and cost-reduction methodologies.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and develop creative approaches to problem-solving.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health & Well-being Coverage

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage from day one.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential personal and professional support.

Family Building Benefits

• Support for fertility and infertility treatments, adoption services, and gestational surrogacy.

Generous Paid Time Off

• 17+ paid holidays, including a year-end shut-down from December 24th through New Year’s Day.
• Vacation, float & wellbeing days, sick time, and fully paid parental leave.

Competitive Retirement Savings Plans

• Employer match on 401k, Roth, and Catch-Up contributions.
• Employer contribution even if you don’t contribute.

Income Protection & Insurance Options

• Employer-provided and voluntary life insurance, group accident, and critical illness coverage.

Company Vehicle Lease Program

• Eligible employees and immediate families can lease Stellantis vehicles with insurance, maintenance, and unlimited miles included.
• Exclusive discounts on Stellantis products.

Support for Growth and Giving Back

• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan refinancing programs.
• 18 paid volunteer hours annually.