Finance Value Creation Cost Lead

What you gain

This onsite role in Auburn Hills, Michigan places you at the center of Stellantis value creation efforts. You will partner directly with the VP of Supply Chain Value Creation to translate financial data into actionable cost reductions, delivering insights that target more than $360M in savings. Expect high visibility, cross functional collaboration across Supply Chain, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Programs, and Accounting, and a track record of influencing strategic decisions. You will lead the value creation initiative pipeline, produce executive ready dashboards, and help raise the quality and speed of financial reporting and controls.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary financial partner to the VP of Supply Chain Value Creation, delivering timely insights, forecasts, and decision support to advance cost-reduction priorities with a target exceeding $360M in savings.
• Leverage financial and operational data to identify, quantify, and rank cost-saving and value-creation opportunities across sourcing, logistics, manufacturing footprint, inventory, and process improvements.
• Build and maintain the value creation initiative pipeline with standardized assumptions, defined benefits, and consistent tracking methods.
• Vet business cases for value creation efforts by evaluating inputs, timing, risk, opportunities, and alignment with financial targets.
• Collaborate across functions including Supply Chain, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Programs, and Accounting to assign owners, milestones, and measurable financial results.
• Track P&L realization for implemented initiatives, reconciling planned savings with actual results and explaining variances by driver and timing.
• Ensure month-end close and reporting accurately reflect progress on value creation and cost reductions, including accruals, reclassifications, and supporting documentation as needed.
• Produce recurring reporting packages and executive dashboards that summarize initiative status, run-rate savings, year-to-date performance, and outlook versus plan.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for initiatives and realized savings, ensuring traceability from approval through P&L impact.
• Lead ongoing improvements in financial tracking, data quality, and reporting automation to boost accuracy, speed, and transparency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field is required.
• At least 10 years of experience in FP&A, cost accounting, supply chain finance, operations finance, or value creation and cost-out programs.
• Solid understanding of P&L drivers, standard costing, and month-end close fundamentals including accruals, reserves, and variance analysis.
• Proven ability to build and validate financial business cases, covering assumptions, timing, risk, sensitivity, and benefits tracking.
• Advanced analytical skills to translate large datasets into clear insights; strong Excel proficiency is required.
• Effective executive communication and storytelling skills, able to translate complex financial results into concise, decision-ready messages.
• High attention to detail and a controls mindset; maintain audit-ready documentation with clear initiative traceability.
• Ability to influence across functions, manage multiple priorities, and establish a monthly/quarterly cadence for reviews and reporting.

Technologies

• Excel
• SAP
• Oracle
• Power BI
• Tableau
• Hyperion

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, CPA, or CMA
• Experience with ERP and reporting tools such as SAP, Oracle, Power BI, Tableau, and Hyperion