Costing Team Lead-Buy America

Winnipeg , Canada
full-time

AI overview

Manage Buy America compliance and cost audits, leading initiatives for operational efficiency and ensuring accuracy in processes.

New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.

 

POSITION SUMMARY

The position is responsible for managing pre- and post–Buy America and pre- and post–Canadian Content compliance, cost audits, and bus costing activities. This role provides guidance and support to the costing team on Buy America processes for both New Flyer (NF) and Motor Coach Industries (MCI). Additionally, the position leads continuous improvement initiatives to enhance Buy America and Canadian content processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

  • Lead and assign work to the Buy America/Canadian Content team and manage schedules to meet all compliance deadlines.
  • Prepare and manage pre- and post–Buy America and Canadian Content analyses, audits, and certifications.
  • Ensure invoice, quote, and documentation requests are completed to support Buy America/Canadian Content and cost audits.
  • Maintain and update Buy America and Buy Canadian certificates throughout the year.
  • Ensure compliance with FTA and other regulatory guidelines and alignment with New Flyer and MCI processes.
  • Support SRCR, price/cost audits, and other costing-related requirements.
  • Prepare and provide Bills of Material to the Bid team.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives and maintain process documentation related to Buy America and Canadian Content.
  • Support year-end inventory counts and assist the costing team with additional duties as required.
  • Perform other related tasks as assigned by the Costing Manager or management tea

Requirements

  • Strong communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong analytical, mathematical, and computer skills with a high level of accuracy.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook; Oracle experience is an asset.
  • Quick learner with a high degree of reliability, accountability, and attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of Bill of Materials preferable.

Benefits

Benefits

OUR WHY: We exist to move people. Our mission is to design, deliver, and support market-leading bus and motor coach solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient, and reliable.

NFI Group | We Move People - YouTube

Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world. With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.comwww.newflyer.comwww.mcicoach.comnfi.partswww.alexander-dennis.comarbocsv.com, and carfaircomposites.com.

 

WHY JOIN US:

  • Be a part of a team leading the world’s electrification of mass mobility
  • Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility    
  • Paid holidays and vacation
  • Passionate about creating a better product, a better workplace, and a better world
  • Inclusive workplace culture that values and empowers team members.
  • On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment (we’ve invested 10.9 million in 2023)
  • Advancement opportunities within our family of companies

New Flyer is an equal opportunity employer.  We celebrate diversity, ensure equitable experiences and are committed to creating an inclusive environment reflective of the communities we operate. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidates’ request.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Advancement opportunities: Advancement opportunities within our family of companies
  • Paid Time Off: Paid holidays and vacation

New Flyer is North America’s heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. New Flyer actively supports over 35,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 8,600 are powered by electric motors and battery propulsion and 1,900 are zero-emission. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.New Flyer is a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (NFI), one of the world’s largest bus and coach manufacturers. Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world. With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation.

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