• Responsible for establishing piece-cost for wiring harnesses, coaxial, USB and data cables by applying activity-based costing principles. • Supported Purchasing in negotiation and placement of new businesses.• Provided subject matter expertise to the Finance and Engineering teams for target setting and design changes.• Audited supplier quotes of high volume parts resulting in potential hard savings of over $2M USD.

• Developed ground up cost estimates for wiring harnesses, coaxial cables, grommets and shields for North America & Europe.• Led benchmark activities for the Electrical Distribution System (EDS) team.• Internal Control Coordinator for the Cost Estimating department.• Attended supplier benchmarking trips in order to set best-in-class processes and locations.• Participated in quote auditing, negotiation and reconciliation with suppliers.• Identified cost reduction opportunities.• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and engineering drawings.

• Consolidated metal scrap data from Ford's facilities in Mexico.• Disposed tooling and fixed assets either for external sell or scrap.• Worked along with Purchasing in the scrap bidding process.• Developed process improvements for compliance with regional and global requirements.