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Guillaume JORON

Northville

Summary

Experienced cost manager and project leader with over 20 years in the automotive and energy sectors, both in Europe and the U.S. Proven expertise in cost estimation, supplier negotiations, and cross-functional leadership. Strong track record in optimizing design costs, managing multinational teams, and delivering profitability improvements.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Cost Manager

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA
Farmington Hills
12.2023 - Current
  • Manager of 5 costing engineers
  • Provide absolute and fluctuation piece cost and tooling estimates
  • Support purchasing in analyzing supplier quotes & assist in the negotiation process
  • Support the engineering to ensure design cost optimization
  • Benchmarks & teardowns

Cost Engineer

EDF SA
Tours
09.2021 - 11.2023
  • Carrying out cost estimation and economic valuation studies for powerplant project (CI-BOP scope) for civil engineering, mechanics, electricity, HVAC perimeters
  • Establishment of reference costs for materials, contracts, buildings
  • Development of cost estimation methods and tools

Costing Team Leader / Cost Manager

RENAULT SAS
Guyancourt
11.2016 - 08.2021
  • Manager for an 8-person costing team responsible for seats, safety, mechanisms, and switches
  • Technical and economic support to purchasing during RFQ
  • Construction of action plans to achieve profitability targets
  • Measurement of economic performance: profitability of projects, cost / revenue balance
  • Reporting: monitoring of manufacturing prices, analysis of gaps between project milestones

Market Manager

PEUGEOT SA
Paris
07.2015 - 10.2016
  • Development of the price strategy for the product range for 5 countries to ensure the achievement of volume and profitability objectives in accordance with the brand's global strategy
  • Construction of commercial product ranges and upscaling strategies based on competitive practices

Cost Manager

PEUGEOT SA
Sao Paulo
04.2012 - 06.2015
  • Manager for a 5-person costing team
  • Development and updating of methodologies, benchmarks, and cost standards
  • Management of a manufacturing cost reduction plan, implementation of a local integration plan to reduce exposure to fluctuation of currencies

Country Manager

PEUGEOT SA
Paris
09.2010 - 03.2012

Project Cost Manager

PEUGEOT SA
Sao Paulo
02.2007 - 08.2010

Economic Optimization Coordinator

PEUGEOT SA
Mulhouse
07.2004 - 01.2007

Light Rail Vehicles Before Project Engineer

BOMBARDIER Transp.
Crespin
12.2001 - 06.2003

Education

Master's Degree - Strategy and Marketing

EM Lyon
Lyon
01.2004

Master's Degree - Electrical Engineering

ESME-Sudria (Ecole Supérieure De Mécanique Et D'Electricité)
Paris
01.2001

Skills

  • Cost estimation
  • Financial analysis
  • Supplier negotiation
  • Cost optimization
  • Project management
  • Engineering Change Management
  • Design-to-Cost & Cost Optimization
  • Leadership & People Management
  • Cross-Cultural Communication
  • Presentation & Reporting Skills

Languages

  • French, native
  • English, advanced
  • Portuguese, advanced
  • Spanish, intermediate
  • German, basic

Languages

English
Full Professional
French
Native/ Bilingual
Portuguese
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Professional

Timeline

Cost Manager

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA
12.2023 - Current

Cost Engineer

EDF SA
09.2021 - 11.2023

Costing Team Leader / Cost Manager

RENAULT SAS
11.2016 - 08.2021

Market Manager

PEUGEOT SA
07.2015 - 10.2016

Cost Manager

PEUGEOT SA
04.2012 - 06.2015

Country Manager

PEUGEOT SA
09.2010 - 03.2012

Project Cost Manager

PEUGEOT SA
02.2007 - 08.2010

Economic Optimization Coordinator

PEUGEOT SA
07.2004 - 01.2007

Light Rail Vehicles Before Project Engineer

BOMBARDIER Transp.
12.2001 - 06.2003

Master's Degree - Strategy and Marketing

EM Lyon

Master's Degree - Electrical Engineering

ESME-Sudria (Ecole Supérieure De Mécanique Et D'Electricité)

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