Senior Costing Engineer

Breville | Sage; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Fun and rewarding team environment

ASX-listed company

Employee assistance program

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts of up to 40%

Corporate health and wellness benefits

Job summary

Breville Group in Sydney is seeking a Senior Costing Engineer to ensure accurate product costing across development stages using DFMA methods and to support mass production launches on time. You will identify cost-reduction opportunities while maintaining high quality and collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine cost models.

You will also maintain supplier pricing, benchmark manufacturing methods, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in a dynamic, global kitchen

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or Cost accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years in engineering or manufacturing company, exposed to practice DFMA process.
• Minimum of 3 years in purchasing, sourcing, commodity management, or cost accounting.
• Experience of working with Chinese manufacturers, including engineering, material (plastics, metal), electronics, sourcing proprietary components, and production.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills in English, Mandarin or Spanish speaking will be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Analyse individual parts and assembly costs using existing cost models and databases to determine Cost of BOM and assembly cost crossing different project stages.
• Develop and maintain accurate product costing documentation, databases and cost models for assigned product categories and commodities.
• Maintain up-to-date commodity prices, currency exchange rates and labour costs within costing models.
• Improve internal costing accuracy and efficiency through AI tools, improved calculation methods and templates.
• Work closely with engineering and product design teams to identify opportunities to reduce product and assembly costs.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) techniques to improve product design, manufacturing processes and cost efficiency.
• Facilitate DFMA workshops with cross-functional teams to generate cost reduction ideas and support implementation plans.
• Participate in design reviews and recommend improvements to manufacturing productivity based on production quality data.
• Benchmark supplier sourcing opportunities, manufacturing methods and technologies across global locations to meet project timing, quality, delivery, and cost requirements.
• Develop and maintain product cost, Bill of Materials (BOM) and supplier market knowledge.
• Provide costing insights and recommendations to management and project teams across suppliers and product models.Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with company quality, confidentiality and intellectual property policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Engineering

Supply Chain Management

Cost accounting

Job description

About Breville

Over the past 90+ years Breville has grown to become an iconic global brand, delivering kitchen products to over 70 countries around the globe. Breville enhances people's lives through the delivery of brilliant innovation and thoughtful design based on deep consumer insights, empowering people to do things more impressively or easily than they'd thought possible in their own home and ultimately allowing them to "Master Every Moment".

Senior Costing Engineer

About Breville Over the past 90+ years Breville has grown to become an iconic global brand, delivering kitchen products to over 70 countries around the globe. Breville enhances people's lives through the delivery of brilliant innovation and thoughtful design based on deep consumer insights, empowering people to do things more impressively or easily than they'd thought possible in their own home and ultimately allowing them to "Master Every Moment".

A career at Breville is truly a one-of-a-kind experience. It's more than working for a global leader; it's an opportunity to be a part of something that impacts people all over the world.

About the role

The Costing Engineer is responsible for ensuring accurate product costing across different stages of product development using Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) methods, supporting project teams to launch mass production on time. The second part of this role need to focus on reducing product costs through design and process improvements, improving accuracy of cost models, and working closely with cross-functional teams to identify cost reduction opportunities while maintaining product high quality. Reporting to Head of Costing and based in Alexandria, Sydney.

Key responsibilities include:

• Analyse individual parts and assembly costs using existing cost models and databases to determine Cost of BOM and assembly cost crossing different project stages.
• Develop and maintain accurate product costing documentation, databases and cost models for assigned product categories and commodities.
• Maintain up-to-date commodity prices, currency exchange rates and labour costs within costing models.
• Improve internal costing accuracy and efficiency through AI tools, improved calculation methods and templates.
• Work closely with engineering and product design teams to identify opportunities to reduce product and assembly costs.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) techniques to improve product design, manufacturing processes and cost efficiency.
• Facilitate DFMA workshops with cross-functional teams to generate cost reduction ideas and support implementation plans.
• Participate in design reviews and recommend improvements to manufacturing productivity based on production quality data.
• Benchmark supplier sourcing opportunities, manufacturing methods and technologies across global locations to meet project timing, quality, delivery, and cost requirements.
• Develop and maintain product cost, Bill of Materials (BOM) and supplier market knowledge.
• Provide costing insights and recommendations to management and project teams across suppliers and product models.Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with company quality, confidentiality and intellectual property policies.

We're Interested in Hearing from People Who Have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or Cost accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years in engineering or manufacturing company, exposed to practice DFMA process.
• Minimum of 3 years in purchasing, sourcing, commodity management, or cost accounting.
• Experience of working with Chinese manufactures, including engineering, material (plastics, metal),
• electronics, sourcing proprietary components, and production.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills in English, Mandarin or Spanish speaking will be beneficial.

What we offer you:

• Competitive compensation package
• A fun and rewarding team environment
• Opportunity to work for an Australian Stock Exchange listed company
• Employee assistance program
• Paid parental leave policy
• Employee discounts of up to 40% on all our electrical products
• Corporate health and wellness benefits

Breville Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.