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Daimler Truck North America
Daimler Truck North America
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Daimler Truck North America develops and delivers vehicles, technologies, and services for the commercial transportation industry. Its portfolio includes medium- and heavy-duty trucks, school buses, chassis, and related transportation solutions associated with Freightliner, Western Star, and Thomas Built Buses. The company brings together engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and service expertise, with a focus on advancing innovation and sustainability across logistics, automotive, and transport.
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Senior Strategic Finance Controller, Pricing and Make-or-Buy

Lead strategic finance for Daimler Truck’s Aftermarket business, shaping business cases, pricing, costing, and make-or-buy decisions. Advise management with profitability analysis, financial models, and recommendations.

USUnited StatesMIMichigan
$104,000 – $133,000 / year
HybridFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredController
ERP

Description

  • Lead make-or-buy strategy and analysis for AMS, including cost models, profitability reviews, sourcing options, and recommendations.
  • Build and present strategic business cases, investment analyses, and operational footprint recommendations using financial models and scenario and sensitivity analysis.
  • Analyze profitability and value chains across products, programs, and business segments.
  • Work with Pricing, Purchasing, Operations, and Remanufacturing teams on sourcing strategy, make-or-buy methods, pricing, and portfolio optimization.
  • Guide cross-functional decision processes, stakeholder alignment, decision records, and action tracking.
  • Advise management on strategic choices through business case reviews and financial analysis.
  • Own AMS product costing methods and models, validate financials, and resolve cost, pricing, and profitability issues.
  • Maintain AMS transfer pricing methods, governance, approval workflows, and implementation across legal entities and remanufacturing sites.
  • Evaluate external business quotations and provide pricing support.
  • Manage AMS pricing approvals, documentation standards, and financial controls.
  • Champion continuous improvement initiatives for AMS.
  • Support process standardization, ERP improvements, and benchmarking across AMS locations.
  • Lead assigned special projects and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business analytics, data science, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
  • Four years of experience in strategic finance, operations controlling, financial planning and analysis, product costing, purchasing finance, or a related discipline.
  • Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, and presentation abilities.
  • Ability to interpret complex financial and operational data, develop strategic recommendations, and communicate insights to executives.
  • Experience building financial models, strategic business cases, and scenario analyses for executive decision-making.
  • Commitment to building an inclusive, collaborative workplace.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate, decision-ready analysis on deadline.
  • Willingness to travel up to 25%.
  • Must be legally authorized to work permanently in the United States when applying.
  • Final candidates must pass a criminal background check.
  • Final candidates may need to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
  • Preferred qualifications may include a master’s degree; experience in product costing, profitability, transfer pricing, pricing methods, make-or-buy analysis, investment decisions, sourcing strategy, or governance forums; BI, ERP, financial modeling, workflow automation, or data visualization experience; aftermarket, manufacturing, remanufacturing, or commercial vehicle experience; or plant and operations controlling experience.

Benefits

  • Annual bonus program.
  • 401(k) company contribution, with a match of up to 6%.
  • Non-elective company contribution of 3% to 7%, depending on age.
  • At least four weeks of paid vacation.
  • 15 calendar holidays.
  • Eight weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs.
  • Onsite fitness facilities at some locations.
  • Tuition assistance.
  • Paid volunteer time off.
  • Short- and long-term disability plans.

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