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Automotive Cost Reduction Specialist

Preston
Posted 3 months ago
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We are looking for an Automotive Cost Reduction Specialist to support our client with cost reduction. Are you an engineering project manager with a keen eye for detail after their next challenge? At Expleo, we’re looking for bold thinkers and reliable doers to join our growing team. This is a high-impact role where you'll leverage your expertise to reduce costs for our client across a number of planned events.

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Responsibilities

  • Arrange benchmarking events for 4x European Commercial Vehicle Competitors
  • Arrange benchmarking events for 4x Non-European Commercial Vehicle Competitors
  • Arrange benchmarking events for 4x Van Competitors
  • Arrange events and promote within the organisation/supply base
  • Create pro-forma to capture ideas
  • Review ideas within PD
  • Input ideas into Savings Database
  • Reporting around ideas capture and saving

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Qualifications

  • Degree in relevant engineering subject

Essential skills

  • Planning and time management
  • Cost reduction
  • Understanding of automotive

Experience

  • Experience within an automotive field
  • Experience of event planning
  • Experience of cost reduction
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Skills

Cost reduction
Benchmarking
Project management
Engineering
Time management
Planning
Automotive industry
Data analysis
Reporting
Supply chain management

Location

270 New Hall Ln, Preston PR1 4ST, UK

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