Cost Value Engineering Manager (m/f/div)
Core
Leading projects to evaluate supplier component cost structures and develop saving potentials for component prices, tooling costs, and manufacturing equipment investments.
Role type
Senior IC Cost Value Engineering Manager
Builds
Cost reduction strategies and value improvement plans for automotive components
Domain
Automotive manufacturing and supply chain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Target Costing, Design-to-Cost, Design-to-Vale, Benchmarking, Cost Auditing, cost calculation methodologies, cost modeling, market analysis, project management, negotiation, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Experience in quality and engineering, advanced purchasing, category purchasing, tool management, cost management, manufacturing planning, method development, process optimization, change management
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Execute Supplier Cost Audits (SCA) with Category Management to confront suppliers with calculated costs for price negotiations; Execute cost structure and value stream analyses and market price validations; Plan and moderate cross-functional workshops for cost optimization (Design-to-Cost, Design-to-Value, Re-Design-to-Cost); Support make-or-buy decisions and sourcing strategies through detailed cost evaluations; Participate in worldwide cost reduction projects on supplier component prices, tooling costs, and manufacturing equipment investments; Support Category Purchasing with yearly price negotiations (APN); Identify main projects within dedicated area and potential suppliers; Improve manufacturing processes at supplier locations; Follow-up cost reduction potential until final implementation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC