Overview
Cost Accounting & Purchasing Controls Manager Jobs in Auburn Hills, MI at Teijin Automotive Technologies
Teijin Automotive Technologies is an innovative and full-service Tier One supplier with a global presence and emphasis in development for lightweight technologies. Teijin Automotive offers employees the opportunity to join a leading edge company within the composite material industry and enjoy the benefits offered by a growing company in North America and internationally.
Key Responsibilities – Cost Accounting & Product Costing
- Own Bill of Material (BOM) and routing cost structures, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and auditability
- Lead standard cost (STD) development, maintenance, and periodic cost rolls
- Serve as financial lead for Engineering Change Control (ECC), quantifying cost impacts and ensuring timely updates
- Analyze and report material, freight, manufacturing methods, and absorption variances
- Drive material and freight planning and cost analysis aligned with forecast volumes
- Lead labor rate and overhead rate calculation processes
- Maintain and govern current cost set integrity across ERP systems
Key Responsibilities – Purchasing Controlling
- Own Purchase Price Variance (PPV) analysis, tracking, and forecasting
- Act as financial lead for purchasing performance (direct and indirect spend)
- Develop and maintain material cost index dashboards
- Conduct deep-dive cost analysis on direct material and MRO spend
- Create and monitor supplier risk heatmaps
- Partner with Purchasing on cost reduction validation and savings tracking
Outputs / Deliverables
- Approved standard cost files
- BOM-level cost transparency and roll-up visibility
- Cost change impact summaries
- Standard vs. actual variance diagnostics
- Change logs and assumption documentation
- Material yield and usage dashboards
- Scrap cost decomposition
- BOM accuracy reports
- Cost waterfall and index-based models
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Frequency of standard cost updates
- Percentage of standards reviewed within cycle
- Reduction in unexplained variances
- Alignment of quoted vs. standard costs
- Usage variance reduction
- BOM accuracy rate
- Responsiveness to engineering and operations changes
- PPV trends and accuracy
- Percentage of validated vs. claimed savings
- Recovery lag on supplier price increases
- Material cost forecast accuracy
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA/CMA preferred)
- 7-10+ years of experience in cost accounting and/or purchasing controlling
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle)
- Strong experience with standard costing and variance analysis
- Automotive Tier 1 supplier experience preferred
- Strong analytical and cross-functional leadership skills
Title: Cost Accounting & Purchasing Controls Manager
Company: Teijin Automotive Technologies
Location: Auburn Hills, MI
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