Engage in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company Review the performance of competitors and report on key issues to management Engage in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement Interpret the company's financial results to management and recommend improvement activities Review company bottlenecks and recommend changes to improve the overall level of company throughput Participate in target costing activities to create products that meeting predetermined price goals Assist in the determination of product pricing in relation to features offered and competitor pricing Compile key business metrics and report on them to management Manage the capital budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and discounted cash flow analysis Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management