Profitability Checklist for Tier 1 & Tier 2 Automotive Suppliers

In today’s high-stakes automotive supply chain, profitability isn't just about cutting costs—it's about precision across quoting, forecasting, and execution. Use this checklist to uncover where profit leaks are hiding and where Campfire can help you plug them.

Profitability Checklist for Automotive Suppliers

Use this quick self-assessment to uncover quoting, forecasting, and profitability gaps. Identify hidden margin risks—and start fixing them.

1. Are You Quoting with Confidence?

Centralized system for cost estimation, pricing, and approvals?
Ability to model and compare quote scenarios in real time?
Quotes linked to program-level profitability?
Full version control and audit history?

2. Is Your Sales Forecasting Built for Complexity?

OEM-specific forecasts by program, part, region?
Forecasts linked to pipeline and capacity?
Adjustments based on real-time customer input?
Accurate long-range profitability projections - linked to 3rd party volume data?

3. Do You Have Full Visibility Into Program Profitability?

Profit modeling by BOM, index cost, and timing?
Commercial, finance, and engineering data connected?
Dynamic margin recalculation from index changes?
Risk/opportunity analysis across lifecycle?

4. Are Your Teams Working from a Single Source of Truth?

Quoting, forecasting, and execution in one system?
Real-time access for all stakeholders?
Elimination of spreadsheet and email chaos?

5. Do You Have Executive-Level Command of Profitability?

Dashboards unifying sales, finance, program data?
What-if scenario modeling across key variables?
Portfolio-level financial risk and opportunity visibility?

How Did You Score?

If you checked fewer than 15 boxes, your profitability process may be putting margin at risk.

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