Senior Costing Engineer

Our client, a global leader in automotive technology specializing in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers worldwide. Their diverse team of talented employees spans 38 countries and is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. our client is dedicated to Making Every Drive Better™ by providing technology that ensures safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys.

Overview:

• The Senior Costing Analyst is responsible to support new project quotations and conduct should-be-cost analysis to obtain cost saving opportunity.
• This role involves collaborating with various departments to gather information, analyze cost structures and identify opportunities for cost optimization besides able to adapt with fast paced work environment.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate Bill of Materials (BOM) input and review BOM assumptions.
• Understand and adhere to standard costing processes to defined product target price and tooling cost
• Estimate product unit cost and tooling cost to establish target prices and tooling costs for new project quotes on specified commodities.
• Providing support of cost analysis during the sourcing phase/conduct should be cost (e.g., stamping, injection molding, die casting).
• Work closely and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure target price achievement.
• Review supplier quotes and cost breakdowns to support gap closure analysis.
• Collaborating with team mates to evaluate and review different design-engineering and VAVE initiatives.
• Provide support for critical project Engineering Change Notices (ECN) and conducting cost walk/ variance analysis.
• Able to work under pressure and meet target deadlines.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering/Purchasing or other related course.
• At least 5 years of working experience in Automotive/ Mechanism design/ Manufacturing/ Industry Engineering.
• Experience in stamping, injection molding manufacturing and tooling design who expresses strong motivation to transfer to costing is an advantage.
• Proficient communication skills with regional stakeholders. Fluent in both English and Mandarin to deal with China region.
• Willing to work under pressure especially with flexible working time in China and Malaysia to adapt with dynamic changing market associated with Chinese OEM.
• Excellent skill on Microsoft Excel, PPT, Word and experience with database management is plus