Supplier Collaboration Engineer
Company: Larsen & Toubro
Location: Peoria
Posted on: June 22, 2022
Job Description:
Title - Supplier Collaboration EngineerLocation - Aurora or
Peoria, Illinois - Potentially remote for the right candidate.Job
Description:Description:
- The position of Supplier Collaboration Engineer will be the
leader and key communicator for various Collaborative Product and
Process Development teams to interface with Suppliers and
Procurement to ensure early supplier collaboration on design for
manufacturability, assembly, and costs as well as adherence to APQP
guidelines. The Position leads Cost Modeling activities that
support the setting of Target Costs and managing product cost to
achieve target while optimizing value. Additional functional
responsibilities include supplier selection at a part- number level
aligned to category strategies, supplier tooling validation &
management, design for X elements & provide PFEP requirements to
deliver on engineered value chains.Job Duties:
- A focus of this position is the development of detailed
component cost models and high-level cost estimates in both the
Aftermarket NPI and Current product arena. This position will also
provide cost reports as necessary to support the assigned project
and programs.
- This role is accountable to meet product cost, quality, and
time targets in the product- life cycle including NPI through
supplier collaboration at a part number level for their respective
components, systems and/or categories (specify total cost
management to include Ex- works, packaging & logistics).
- The position will lead a cross functional team in trade off
discussions to balance performance, quality, velocity, and cost
that provides work direction to Cost Modelers to develop detail
process-based cost models. The Incumbent is responsible to lead
cross-functional teams (employees from quality, service, design,
manufacturing, etc).
- The goal for this position is to lead the team through
identifying cost opportunities, identifying requirements of a
part(s) for each area and ultimately leading the team to meet their
individual area requirements within the cost target. Leading these
discussions and projects will be difficult in nature due to the
multiple "tradeoffs" (negotiations / compromises) each area will
need to make to achieve the quality and cost goals. Completed cost
models and expert guidance will be used to identify cost reduction
opportunities for subsequent delivery through the Strategic Cost
Management, Purchase or NPI teams in the form of negotiation,
resource, or design change.
- This position leads the cross functional team to a solution
that meets multiple objectives and balance performance, quality,
velocity, and cost. The position needs to have strong analytical
skills and the ability to influence others when there is conflict
in processes, objectives, or solutions. This position needs to have
the ability to see issues and forecast future costs so that costs
are stable and predictable. The incumbent is accountable to
identify and set current and future, target costs that are
realistic and valid.
- This position is a proactive and ensures the effective
management of product cost. Through these cost model projects; the
organization will begin to have confidence in costs. This position
identifies part opportunities and leads internal and external cross
functional groups through cost opportunity discussions while
maintaining a balance with performance, quality, and cost. Cost
models account for all costs drivers associated with the
manufacture and supply of a component. The creation of the model
will require the use of dedicated software and the application of
existing manufacturing, engineering and product knowledge
supplemented by research into appropriate manufacturing methods as
required.
- This position identifies who is needed on each project and
makes team member recommendation. Development of excellent working
relationships, teamwork and project management across departmental
boundaries (engineering, purchase, logistics, product management
etc.) is essential to ensure effective collaboration and saving
delivery.
- The position provides leadership and is the key communicator
for Collaborative Product and Process Development.
- The incumbent directs teams to interface with Suppliers and
Purchasing to ensure early collaboration on design for
Manufacturability, Assembly and Cost, as well as, adherence to APQP
guidelines.
- The position will ensure the development, analysis, and
documentation of cost information for new product development,
design and cost improvement, maintenance, make versus buy, and
other special projects. The Incumbent establishes Target Costs and
manages product cost to target. The position provides leadership
that ensures trade off discussions early in the design process to
balance performance, quality, velocity and cost with focus on
optimizing value. The position of Supplier Collaboration Engineer
provides leadership to ensure cost predictability.
- Individuals working in this role will be deemed supply chain,
process, and cost experts by other areas of the business and will
be called upon to provide 'cost' expertise as the norm.
Keywords: Larsen & Toubro, Peoria , Supplier Collaboration Engineer, Professions , Peoria, Illinois
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