Packaging Fleet Budget Coordinator

About the role

Autoliv's primary goal is to Save More Lives. Our products never get a second chance. This is why we can never compromise on quality. We are working to increase vehicle safety by developing seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels and you can be part of our team as Packaging Fleet Budget Coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage cost budget for packaging materials for new project launch
• Maintain cost models to support new business quotation
• Forecast future costs based on historical data, trends, and market conditions
• Build cost models (bottom-up, top-down, activity-based, etc.)
• Provide cost-benefit analyses for proposed changes
• Work closely with the Sales and New Program Launch teams to ensure all packaging cost assumptions are fully understood, validated, and incorporated into customer quotes and program financials
• Audit actual costs to identify and address deficiencies in continually improving cost estimation
• Cook up fleet size strategies for packaging assets
• Cook up integrator/3PL for kitting and site delivery
• Plan and execute container availability for new launch and serial production
• Design loop strategy and right-size the pool by lane (model cycle times, turns, seasonality, surge)
• Maintain container master/PFEP (IDs, specs, owners, lanes, MOQ, lead-times); control changes and revisions
• Manage budget for builds, redeployments, repairs, and losses; create ROIs for conversions and location adds; support sourcing/negotiations
• Plan launches/ECNs: phase-in/out plans, readiness at suppliers/plants, ramp-to-rate container availability
• Bridge design, cost, and customer validation, ensuring alignment with budget targets
• Manage customer reimbursement activity for out of scope packaging usage

Requirements

• Should have a Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent
• 6+ years of related experience
• Advanced MS Excel usage
• Demonstrate familiarity with database and analytical tools
• Works with minimal supervision
• Drives projects to schedule/budget
• Clear communicator with suppliers, plants, logistics, and design
• Structured problem solving

Benefits

• Athletic facilities
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan

Pay

Attractive compensation package

Schedule

Travel readiness (5–20%); Spanish/English bilingual a plus for US/MX lane