Senior Costing Engineer

Halo Creative Design Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Halo Creative Design Ltd. seeks an experienced Senior Costing Engineer to join our team in Hong Kong or China. You will develop costing models, analyze supplier quotations and BOMs, and support sourcing decisions across furniture and home furnishing categories. Occasional travel to our China office is required.

You will partner with Product Development, Engineering and Sourcing, benchmark costs, identify reductions, and help set target costs. Fluency in English and Mandarin is preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience in costing, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, or cost analysis.
• Experience in furniture, upholstery, home furnishings, apparel, or a related manufacturing industry.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, BOMs, material costing, and labour costing.
• Proven experience in supplier cost analysis, benchmarking, cost negotiation, and cost reduction.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate product costing models and cost breakdowns.
• Analyse supplier quotations, BOMs, labour content, and manufacturing costs.
• Conduct cost benchmarking and support supplier cost negotiations.
• Identify and recommend cost reduction opportunities throughout the product lifecycle.
• Partner with Product Development, Engineering, Sourcing, and suppliers to achieve target costs.
• Review manufacturing processes and validate material and labour assumptions through factory visits.
• Monitor market trends, raw material costs, and other factors impacting product costs.
• Prepare cost analysis reports and provide recommendations to support sourcing and pricing decisions.
• Support the development of costing processes, tools, and best practices.

Skills

Costing

Cost analysis

Negotiation

BOMs

Labour costing

Excel

Analytical skills

English

Mandarin

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing/ Supply Chain degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

For over 50 years, Halo has been creating exceptional furniture, interiors and lifestyle collections for some of the world's most respected retailers, designers and hospitality brands.

Rooted in British design heritage and renowned for our craftsmanship, we combine timeless design with premium natural materials and hand-finished leathers to create products that are built to last.

Halo is home to globally recognised brands including Timothy Oulton, known for its distinctive luxury lifestyle collections, and Andrew Martin, an internationally celebrated leader in interior design. Our products and collections can be found in homes, hotels, clubs and commercial spaces around the world.

With teams across the UK, Hong Kong, China and beyond, we offer the opportunity to work in a creative, entrepreneurial and international environment where craftsmanship, innovation and attention to detail are at the heart of everything we do.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Costing Engineer to join our team. Based in Hong Kong or China, this role will work closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams and requires regular travel to our China office. You will be responsible for developing accurate product costing models, conducting supplier cost analysis, identifying cost reduction opportunities, and supporting sourcing decisions across furniture and home furnishing product categories. This is a highly visible role with significant influence on product profitability, supplier performance, and sourcing strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate product costing models and cost breakdowns.
• Analyse supplier quotations, BOMs, labour content, and manufacturing costs.
• Conduct cost benchmarking and support supplier cost negotiations.
• Identify and recommend cost reduction opportunities throughout the product lifecycle.
• Partner with Product Development, Engineering, Sourcing, and suppliers to achieve target costs.
• Review manufacturing processes and validate material and labour assumptions through factory visits.
• Monitor market trends, raw material costs, and other factors impacting product costs.
• Prepare cost analysis reports and provide recommendations to support sourcing and pricing decisions.
• Support the development of costing processes, tools, and best practices.

About you

• Degree or Diploma in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in costing, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, or cost analysis.
• Experience in furniture, upholstery, home furnishings, apparel, or a related manufacturing industry.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, BOMs, material costing, and labour costing.
• Proven experience in supplier cost analysis, benchmarking, cost negotiation, and cost reduction.
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin.
• Experience within multinational sourcing or manufacturing organisations (preferred).
• Exposure to product costing from concept through production (preferred).
• Knowledge of lighting, metal, acrylic, or mixed-material products (preferred).