Opportunities arise. Competitors emerge. Demand shifts. Volumes change. Prices rise and fall. Meanwhile, the bottom line, governing the most important decisions a CEO will make, hangs in the balance, as stakeholders await word on earnings, growth, prospects, and stock price.

That’s where we come in! Campfire’s unique, powerful, and cost-effective solution has kindled a growing base of happy customers around the world by bringing future and current revenues and costs under a single roof, with advanced functionality to create, analyze, and modify plans, optimize portfolios, and manage long-term profitability. Campfire’s technology sparks unprecedented insight into a company’s bottom line, unleashing the freedom to focus on the decisions that matter most.  Join our visionary tech company and talented and passionate team as we continue to develop such valuable systems.

As Director of Cost Modeling, you will serve as a technical and business lead for Campfire’s CPQ (cost/price/quote) software modules.  You will design, architect, understand and document complex automotive cost models, working with the Campfire team and customers to build and debug cost models within the Campfire software, in support of customer implementations and customer success. Your role and expertise also will involve you in sales activity and strategic initiatives around product development and partnerships.

Successful Candidates Will Demonstrate:

• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment while also being able to execute work independently
• Ability to problem-solve complex issues independently and with a team
• Meet project timelines and deadlines while producing high-quality work
• Ability to identify the big picture in all components of decision making using the top-down thinking approach.
• Eagerness to learn and the ability to adapt to company culture
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, project team members, and customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication ability
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Ability to perform mathematical tasks and to effectively solve given mathematical problems

Technical Skills

• Ability to understand and architect customer cost models across automotive systems
• Develop cost models in Microsoft Excel and/or other software packages
• Ability to understand relationships and influence across cost, price and profit
• Research, develop, and coordinate program planning actions and provide budget estimates and execution plans
• Proactively assess our customer needs on an ongoing basis and drive improvements in their use of cost models
• Lead teams to complete deliverables on time within budget 
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain long-lasting and healthy relationships with customers

Work Experience

• 8+ years of direct experience with cost models, cost engineering, cost analysis and cost estimation activity in the automotive sector
• Project management related positions
• Experience in the computer software industry highly desirable

 Educational Experience

• BA/BS degree in Finance, Business, Engineering and/or related discipline
• MBA preferred

Currently, Campfire is working remotely to keep our employees safe and healthy! When we are able to return to the office it is expected that this person will be the in-office and able to meet with our customers a few days a week. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We do not accept unsolicited 3rd party resumes.