Cost Engineer Manager

Cost Engineer Manager - Hybrid

Valley City, OH
-OR
- Towson, MD, United States

Come make the world and accelerate your success. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

As a Cost Engineer Manager, you’ll be part of our Cost Engineering team working as a hybrid employee. You’ll get to:

• Working closely with Lead Category Managers (LCM) to build roadmaps for future product lines and components to be cost modeled
• Execute and manage cost modeling by SBD cost modeling methods and outputs
• Identify cost savings opportunities and strategies to be used by LCMs in leveraging supplier negotiations
• Support development of negotiation strategies using fact-based arguments for use in negotiation decks
• Lead team efforts to participate in VAVE events as a part of team’s core competencies
• Pursue continuous improvements in the costing of sourced products/components and share analytical results with sourcing managers
• Train and educate relevant SBD stakeholders in should cost methodology and negotiations, with an emphasis on development of technical knowledge relevant to cost modeling
• Utilize the costing tools like apriori, DFMA, Clean sheet etc, in developing cost models and for cost analytics
• Develop training modules that will educate SBU leaders and the overall GSM team on cost modeling and its usefulness in supplier negotiations
• Lead and upskill team of cost engineers

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other related technical field, preferably with a focus in Manufacturing / Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years engineering experience, preferably focused on the manufacturing and/or design of mechanical products (particularly with a Design for Manufacturability focus)
• Experience working in the Global Supply Management Environment
• Lean and quality experience
• Strong understanding of various manufacturing technologies such as machining, injection molding, Packaging, die casting, forging, electronics assembly, Wire harness and stamping
• Cost Estimating Knowledge - Knowledgeable of typical sources and costs for common components
• Ability to apply technical knowledge toward cost reductions (Productivity) in area of expertise
• Ability to identify cost drivers and deep dive to prepare reports
• Ability to work with multiple sources of data and assumptions, generate effective cost options, and analyze resulting cost models to test and refine estimates
• Experience with Lean manufacturing and effects of manufacturing costs that are driven by product design
• Experience in CAD and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management software)
• Knowledge in sources of supply and potential suppliers in various categories
• Ability to challenge supplier costing and work with sourcing team to pursue cost gaps and search for opportunities

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

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