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In partnership with leading OEMs, we design and deliver highly engineered solutions that create the ultimate access experience for consumers.\nWhat sets us apart is how we work and the people who make it happen. Guided by our culture pillars, Think New, Do Together, and Own It, we collaborate across disciplines and take ownership of meaningful challenges. Our people bring new ideas to life and turn ambition into impact.\nIf you’re an integrator, problem solver, or forward thinker who wants to do work that matters, you’ll find the opportunity here to grow your craft and contribute to something bigger that shapes the future of the automotive industry.\nReady to help shape the future of access? Join us at Strattec.\nWhat We Offer\nOur benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and life outside of work.\nCompetitive compensation package, including base pay, regular salary reviews, and short-term incentive opportunities\n\nComprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage with eligibility starting day one\n\nPaid time off for vacation, holidays, sick time, and bereavement for eligible employees\n\n401(k) retirement savings plan with company match up to 5 percent and immediate vesting\n\nCompany-paid life insurance coverage to support you and your beneficiaries\n\nWellness program supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing, plus opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community\n\nAdditional local benefits may apply depending on location or facility \n\nTHE ROLE:\nThe Commercial Controller acts as a strategic financial partner providing hands-on leadership to ensure timely and accurate product quoting, improved commercial financial reporting and support of strategic pricing initiatives. This role, which reports to the Chief Financial Officer ensures accurate, competitive, and profitable cost models that align with Company margin targets, operational capabilities, and long-term customer strategies. The Commercial Controller partners closely with Sales, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Purchasing, and Program Management to support new business awards and major commercial changes.\nKey responsibilities include\nDrive the vision, transformation and standard work for the commercial finance team, which supports organic growth opportunities though the pursuit of automotive OEM programs.\nEnsure the quality and reasonableness of financial and cost information used in quoting, make/buy and other program decisions and proactively surface risks and opportunities. \nDevelop and mentor a team, driving consistent use of procedures and tools and the ability to summarize complex data into clear decision points for leadership.\nDevelop constructive relationships with leadership and influence cross-functional outcomes through strong business acumen and communication.\nLead commercial reporting and forecasting (customer/product profitability) and annual budgeting process for commercial inputs. \nThe Commercial Controller is an integral part of the overall finance team and participates in many cross departmental and strategic initiatives of the Company.\nTHE RESPONSIBILITIES:\nQuoting, Costing & Estimating\nReview and evaluate the reasonableness of product costs across the breadth of products; challenge inputs, assumptions, and estimating methodologies.\nProvide transparency of cost assumptions by participating in quote review meetings and summarizing risks/opportunities to decision points.\nManage team responsible for product cost development (e.g., labor and cycle time, overhead, equipment requirements, tooling and capital) for new business and changes to existing programs. Ensure lessons learned from launches and serial production are fed back into future quotes.\nOversee annual quoting rate development and ensure timely, accurate inputs into quoting. Review complex bills of material and manufacturing/process assumptions for reasonableness; ensure product and process knowledge is applied appropriately.\nLead benchmark cost model development, make/buy analysis and purchasing negotiation support, including target setting for purchased items (as applicable).\nAssist innovation team in developing product cost targets and market pricing.\nCommercial Finance & Program Health\nProvide financial leadership for new business opportunities and development programs, ensuring disciplined financial management throughout the development cycle prior to launch.\nLead budgeting, planning and forecasting with the commercial team (e.g., volume, LTA’s, pricing, ED&D etc), and tracking of actual price realization.\nActively monitor and manage accounts receivable past due (trade, ED&D, and tooling); work with commercial team to identify root causes and corrective actions.\nActively contributes to departmental initiatives and process improvements to enhance effectiveness, quality, and cycle time.\nCommunication, Executive Reporting & Decision Support\nSummarize complex and high-volume data into clear decision points for leadership, balancing accuracy with speed.\nCommunicate and educate stakeholders on cost and commercial finance drivers, assumptions, and implications to enable better decisions. \nProvide commercial input for OEM pricing models (piece price, tooling recovery, indexation, cost-sharing)\nProvide month-end reporting related to sales and pricing (by customer, by product)\nTeam Leadership & Governance\nLead and develop the quoting organization. \nDefine roles, responsibilities, and performance metrics for the quoting function.\nEnsure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, and SOX-related documentation.\nQualifications\nTHE QUALIFICATIONS:\nThe successful candidate must be a strong leader and financial partner, demonstrate the ability to build teams and have strong problem solving and interpersonal skills. The commercial controller must bring a solutions-oriented approach, be comfortable partnering with other leaders across the Company and be a positive change agent. Candidates should have demonstrated leadership skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Additional required skills and experience include the following:\nMust have previous commercial financial leadership experience in a Tier 1 automotive supplier.\nMinimum of 15+ years of experience with a history of supporting growth and business transformation\nBachelor’s degree with a major in accounting from a four-year college or university. \nIf you are looking for a unique, exciting career with variety and potential for growth, Strattec offers challenges & extraordinary rewards for its employees. Choose opportunity - choose Strattec!\nStrattec is an equal opportunity employer. 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