Value Engineer I

Sears Seating • Davenport, IA

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About The Position

The Value Engineer I is responsible for supporting various cross functional teams and projects related to new and existing product cost. The Value Engineer I is responsible for identifying opportunities for product improvement to eliminate waste and drive higher profit margins.

Requirements

• Value Engineer I is responsible for supporting various cross functional teams and projects related to new and existing product cost.
• Identifying opportunities for product improvement to eliminate waste and drive higher profit margins.
• Lead strategic value engineering projects that support best total cost of product through quality, design, manufacturing process, and supply chain.
• Lead the cross functional assessment of new project costs and capital investments.
• Responsible for reporting and developing action items to support new product margins.
• Prepare make / buy cost analysis and present to teams.
• Conduct benchmarking events evaluating market value and should cost analysis.
• Prepare reports for all levels of management as needed.
• Develop and implement goals and initiatives consistent with company strategy.
• Stay current and communicate inflationary market trends to senior management.
• Create costed engineering BOM’s for cost comparisons.
• Manage meetings with cross functional teams including customers and suppliers.
• Create RFQ’s for supplier quotations and evaluate to make sure cost targets are achieved.
• Audit system BOM for accuracy, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing engineering, and supply chain to resolve discrepancies.
• Participate in R & D development to incorporate new technology and innovative solutions.
• Initiate Engineering Change Requests (ECR’s) to make changes to existing product to improve efficiency, quality, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic value engineering projects that support best total cost of product through quality, design, manufacturing process, and supply chain.
• Lead the cross functional assessment of new project costs and capital investments.
• Responsible for reporting and developing action items to support new product margins.
• Prepare make / buy cost analysis and present to teams.
• Conduct benchmarking events evaluating market value and should cost analysis.
• Prepare reports for all levels of management as needed.
• Develop and implement goals and initiatives consistent with company strategy.
• Stay current and communicate inflationary market trends to senior management.
• Create costed engineering BOM’s for cost comparisons.
• Manage meetings with cross functional teams including customers and suppliers.
• Create RFQ’s for supplier quotations and evaluate to make sure cost targets are achieved.
• Audit system BOM for accuracy, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing engineering, and supply chain to resolve discrepancies.
• Participate in R & D development to incorporate new technology and innovative solutions.
• Initiate Engineering Change Requests (ECR’s) to make changes to existing product to improve efficiency, quality, and cost.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed