Should Cost Engineer at Fortune Brands

You're an experienced engineer with a Master's degree and at least five years of experience in design, production, or manufacturing, who also has a strong grasp

Work type: onsite

Location: San Pedro Garza García, N.L.

Type: Full-time

Summary

You're an experienced engineer with a Master's degree and at least five years of experience in design, production, or manufacturing, who also has a strong grasp of cost modeling and financial concepts. **What makes it worth a look...** Fortune Brands is hiring for this full-time, on-site Should Cost Engineer role in San Pedro Garza García, N.L. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have 3+ years of experience with cost model software, specifically aPriori, and can create detailed models for various manufacturing processes. * Possess strong knowledge of machining, forging, casting, plastic injection, sheet metal, and assembly processes. * Are proficient in MS Excel, Tableau, and Power BI for data analysis and creating scorecards and dashboards. * Understand component cost structures, including labor rates, overheads, and profit margins.

Job Description

## Job Description

• Generate and update should cost models for all categories based on current business needs.


• Utilize deep technical expertise on developing and calibration should cost models based on minimum required manufacturing processes and benchmarking data.


• Establish relationships and work closely with other areas such as sourcing, design engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, etc to ensure assumptions and logics are correctly applied.


• Design to cost  - analyze, assess and and implement cost optimization/avoidance ideas in collaboration with R&D areas.


• Constantly monitor impact of global commodities to predict deflation/inflation based on cost model material/labor usage.


• Prepare customized and detailed cost reports


• Support other CI initiatives owners.

• B.S. Mechanical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering or similar


• M.S. in Engineering


• 5+ years of experience working on design engineer, production, operations or manufacturing.


• 3+ years of experience with any cost model software tool, specifically with aPriori. Experienced in crating detailed cost models for different manufacturing processes.


• Strong experience and deep knowledge in manufacturing processes such as machining, forging, castings, plastic injection, sheet metal, aluminum extrusion, packaging, assembly, etc.


• Strong understanding of component cost structure and finance concepts. Labor rates, machine rates, overheads, rejection %, SG&A and profit.


• Strong skills in data analysis and management. High level of confidence in using MS excel, Tableau, Power BI.


• Able to create scorecards and dashboards by using massive and constantly changing data set

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