Scout Motors
Senior Specialist in Product Management - Color, Material & Finish (CMF)
$120K–$145K
Novi, Michigan, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in automotive product management, vehicle development, CMF, design integration, or program management.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Design, Product Management, or related field.
About the job
Owns and integrates color, material, and finish (CMF) activities across Scout vehicle programs, balancing customer appeal, brand differentiation, cost, quality, sustainability, and launch timing.
What you'll do
- Lead CMF strategy, roadmaps, milestones, and cross-functional coordination across vehicle programs.
- Manage CMF governance and prepare decision proposals, executive summaries, and reports for leadership forums.
- Evaluate cost, quality, timing, sustainability, and customer-value impacts; lead risk mitigation and process improvement.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Design, Product Management, or a related field.
- 8+ years of automotive product management, vehicle development, CMF, design integration, or program management experience.
- Experience in cross-functional vehicle development organizations and strong understanding of automotive development milestones, governance, and program execution.
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority; strong analytical, communication, and executive-presentation skills.
Pay
$120,000.00 - $145,000.00 USD base salary
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