SmartBOM Controller - Purchasing

About the role

The SmartBOM Controller is a key finance leader supporting Autoliv’s regional Purchasing organization, with direct impact on material cost performance and margin delivery across North America and Mexico. This role ensures strong financial governance over purchasing activities, with particular emphasis on cost savings integrity, business case rigor, and transparency of transformation initiatives. Acting as a strategic partner to Purchasing, Operations, Plant & FP&A Finance teams, and Transformation office, the position enables fact-based decision-making and consistent execution of cost-out programs aligned with Autoliv’s financial standards. The role also serves as a bridge between Americas Finance, consultants, and transformation office to ensure consistency in methodologies, reporting, and performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead finance partner to the Americas Purchasing organization, supporting sourcing decisions, negotiations, and supplier strategies as it relates to transformation initiatives.
• Own the financial evaluation and validation of business cases related to sourcing initiatives, resourcing, and transformation programs.
• Ensure appropriate accounting treatment and governance of purchasing savings, in alignment with Autoliv financial policies.
• Provide formal financial sign-off on calculated savings, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and consistency across the region.
• Lead financial oversight and reporting of transformational cost-out initiatives, including clear tracking of delivery versus commitments.
• Deliver transparency on material cost trends, including inflation, deflation, and productivity across the supply base.
• Drive the planning cycle (budget, forecast, long-range) for purchasing-related expenses and savings across the Americas.
• Maintain robust processes for tracking and validating savings performance, ensuring alignment with global tools and methodologies.
• Analyze cost drivers, supplier performance risks, and operational impacts affecting financial outcomes.
• Provide clear explanations of variances vs plan, linking financial results to operational and purchasing actions.
• Oversee key finance areas such as purchase price variance (PPV), accruals, and reserves, ensuring discipline across plants as it relates to Transformation project.
• Work closely with Plant Controllers and Accounting teams to ensure accurate financial close and reporting.
• Lead and develop financial tracker and reporting that showcases financial rigor and business partnering capabilities.
• Collaborate with regional and global Purchasing Finance to reinforce consistency in reporting standards, savings validation, and governance, when needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Finance or Accounting is required; Masters/MBA is preferred
• 10+ years of relevant finance/accounting experience in supply chain/purchasing finance, ideally within automotive/manufacturing/industrial environments, or relevant financial consulting experience
• Strong exposure to purchasing, procurement, or operations finance in a regional or multi-country setting
• Demonstrated experience in team leadership and development
• Strong understanding of BOM structures
• Proficiency in Microsoft products, especially Excel, PowerPoint, data analysis tools and databases
• Familiarity with PowerBuilder BI automation tools, AI, or digital transformation initiatives is a plus
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, JDE etc.), and financial reporting systems i.e. OneStream

Qualifications

• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, JDE etc.), and financial reporting systems i.e. OneStream

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Attractive compensation package
• Recognition awards, company events, university discount options and many more perks
• Gender Pay Equality

Pay

• Competitive salary

Schedule

• Hybrid