Lead Value Management Engineer

Delta Faucet • Indianapolis, IN

3d • $103,700 - $163,020

About The Position

At Delta Faucet, we are committed to transforming everyday experiences with water through innovative products and exceptional service. As a leader in the plumbing industry, we take pride in our dedication to quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our mission to create solutions that inspire and elevate the lives of all our customers. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us on this journey toward inclusivity and excellence. Your Role at Delta Faucet Delta Faucet Company has a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic Value Management Lead! Are you a supportive and dedicated leader who is passionate about guiding and motivating others to achieve outstanding successes? We are seeking an inspirational leader to manage a hardworking engineering team dedicated to achieving product cost reductions through design and process enhancements for existing and new products.

Requirements

• BS or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of product design experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to exhibit initiative, drive accountability, and effectively lead others through excellent facilitation, organizational, and coaching skills.
• Knowledge of quality management systems, plumbing regulatory codes and standards affecting product design and acceptability, various test methods and data analysis, PPAP, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) practices.
• Experience using SmartSheet, PowerBI, and comparable tools, or the capability to acquire and apply these tools for monitoring and communicating progress, is necessary.
• Technical Project Management experience.
• Background in manufacturability-focused design, cost estimation, GD&T implementation, DFMEA analysis, PPAP preparation, and design validation and verification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SAP is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of Value Management Engineers, ensuring that the department has the appropriate talent and performance levels to meet business objectives.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and direction in the application of value engineering principles, practices, and tools.
• Identify and implement product design changes to reduce costs and complexity.
• Regularly develop and present cost savings project plans ideas for cross-functional approval.
• Manage resource and capacity planning; Allocate resource assignments based on business needs and strategic focus.
• Set and supervise essential measurements and performance indicators to uphold operational health and establish a clear direction towards business goals.
• Oversee a portfolio of cost reduction projects from intake through implementation, ensuring proper conformance to Phase-Gate Development and Approval process.
• Assess design and business risks, and lead cross-functional gate reviews, Guarantee that appropriate design verification and validation tasks are carried out to uphold product performance and quality.
• Arrange, orchestrate, guide, and assist in cost reduction brainstorming sessions, including teardowns, supplier workshops, and funnel fill evaluations.
• Develop and oversee a pipeline for generating cost-saving ideas, setting up systems to expand the pool of ideas and encourage contributions from all areas of the organization.
• Explore and develop alternate cost ideation spaces, including Should Cost Modeling, Emerging Manufacturing Technologies, and data analytics.
• Partner with Marketing, Supply Chain, and Service Operations to align on strategy, focus, and guardrails to drive the greatest returns while maintaining branded product leadership.
• Provide regular communications to Senior Leadership on Value Management performance, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Motivated and confident professional with a drive to achieve success Highly adaptable, able to react quickly, flexible to changing direction, and driven to complete work on time.
• Strong problem-solving aptitude, interpersonal and technical mentoring competencies, and the skill to collaborate with diverse departments and persuade others.
• Travel within the United States & internationally

Benefits

• Culture: Recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal opportunities to work on projects cross-company.
• Social Impact: Four employee-led and self-directed Business Resource Groups; Paid volunteer day annually; Employees share their time, skills and talent with charities and nonprofit organizations across the U.S. and around the globe.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees