Pioneering in America, from the first mile to the last. This is what drives us!

For more than 160 years, Siemens has been an integral provider of infrastructure, electrification, and transportation solutions in the United States. Automation’s impact on the railway industry is second only to the effects of digitalization. Combine them and the results are transformative! We work at the leading edge of this movement, applying our proven expertise in digitalization to rail infrastructure and automation.

Our innovative solutions deliver greater safety, punctuality, reliability, and sustainability across the line, all while reducing costs for mass transit and freight transportation systems. We are continuously developing new answers for rail automation – often to questions that haven’t been asked yet.

Position Overview:

Siemens Mobility is seeking a Commercial Project Manager - Factory for our Sacramento, CA Plant under Rolling Stock, Manufacturing North America to support current and future production backlog. You will be fully accountable to the commercial and financial operations management through the project execution as you collaborate with internal partners. An ability to multi-task and drive actions together with Production Managers to keep the projects on schedule, on budget, and with high quality, will be essential to the role. This role will be based in Sacramento, CA with a hybrid work schedule.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Work with the Projects Team monthly regarding the status of production hours (standard and non-standard) and any root causes identified to facilitate appropriate corrective measures, internally and/or externally to Operations.
• Controlling manufacturing costs related to a platform.
• Perform deviation analysis to standard hours; quarterly evaluation of the level of standard hours for platform/project and action for adjustments.
• Perform planning and reporting (monthly closing, forecasts, budget planning); identify key drivers impacting manufacturing performance.
• Ownership and creation of factory offers submitted to Rolling Stock Sales for opportunities.
• Control and coordination of internal factory interfaces.
• Implement and drive measures together with Production Managers to improve manufacturing performance and increase efficiency.
• Work with functional teams, internal and external to Operations (Factory Management, Production, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Quality Management, Business Controlling, Enterprise Scheduling, Order Management, Performance Controlling, etc.) to drive continuous visibility on bottlenecks impacting the production value chain, and to enable the most current up to date view of any given project with the strive to proactively mitigate non-standard hours, delivering quality vehicles on time and within budget.
• Creation of incoming orders calculation.
• Special Project: Harmonize Sacramento commercial processes with other SMO RS Factories to improve transparency and efficiency. Eg. Overheads recovery, WBS element implementation and total manufacturing cost calculation.  

To thrive in this role, you have:

• Bachelor's degree required, with a major in Finance, Economics, Business, or Accounting preferred
• 5+ years of validated experience with financial planning, accounting, and finance, with the ability to provide strategic insight through financial metrics
• Sophisticated analytical abilities, financial modeling, strong Microsoft Excel, Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP a plus), and strong business modeling skills
• Excellently proven verbal and written communication skills while interacting at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work in an agile environment
• Focus on continuous improvement.

Why you'll love working for Siemens!

• Freedom and healthy work-life balance– Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, HSA/FSA, Commuter Benefits – starting Day 1!
• Solve the world's most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, pioneering technological environment.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them! Please take advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement program, Mentor Programs, and your development through online learning.
• Employee perks and discounts in addition to our 401k match and generous Paid Time Off!

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees.  Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html.