Material Costing Engineer

General Overview

Functional Area:  Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Career Stream:  Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Role:  Advisor (ADV)
Job Title:  Advisor, Material Costing and Award
Job Code:  ADV-SCM-MCA
Job Level:  Level 09    
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

The Advisor, Materials Costing and Awards applies expertise for specific Commodity Category(s).   Incumbents may lead a work group and/or provide advice and guidance in their area of specialty. They manage Supplier Quote Process & work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. As an advisor, they are accountable for the quality of work delivered by external suppliers as applicable. Decision-making authority and autonomy is given to deliver on goals of the team.  Advisors interface with senior managers on issues related to the area of expertise. There is a possibility that they may determine new methods and procedures

Detailed Description

• Manages supplier RFQ process for specific Commodity group(s) across multiple projects to ensure all costing due dates are achieved.         
• Lead component level supplier negotiations to establish competitive cost solutions.
• Drive supplier growth scorecard performance improvement.
• Commodity expertise – depth knowledge of key commodity price drivers & sensitivities, performs general pricing & supply market trend analytics.                         
• Supplier expertise - understands key suppliers and develops effective supplier relationships
• Develop & execute commodity strategy including competitive benchmarking, delivering a commodity strategy enabling the overall program strategy, supplier analysis, development & selection.                                                 
• Able to identify and justify alternate component solutions.
• Able to provide competitive cost estimate for complex parts (Bid only)
• Provides insight and recommendations to support proposed solutions to key stakeholders.
• Updates material prices database, analyzes components for competitiveness and customer compliance, review with management.                                                  
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives
• Provides supervision to semi-skilled and entry level professional employees
• Coaches for improved performance and disciplines as necessary
• Act as primary contact for site or customer support.
• Ability to build drawing packages required for quoting.
• Generate material cost BOM used for bidding and presentation to management.
• Lead projects related to cost down opportunities and track cost savings.
• Provide supplier training on internal and customer specifications.
• Communicate overall status according to an agreed schedule to all stakeholders

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Strong background and knowledge in interpreting engineering drawings, customer specs, internal specs.
• Ability to interpret customer specs and drawings for critical features.
• Background in part manufacturability processes (machined, sheet metal, frames, electrical assemblies, plastics).
• Advanced skills in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Must demonstrate advanced knowledge of excel (Vlookup, pivot table, graphs, formulas).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes of all parts and assemblies, procedures and production equipment.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment.
• Due to global responsibilities late or early meeting attendances will be required.
   

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required
• May require up to 25% domestic and or international travel.
   

Typical Experience

• 6-10 years of experience in  purchasing, commodity or engineering environment
• Specialisation in Commodity Management (Electronics or Build To Print) required
• Background in supplier qualification (SQE) is a plus. 
• Prior negotiation skill is a plus.
   

Typical Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field (Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.