Costing Lead - Capex

Tata Electronics (TEPL); Narasapura; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Electronics (TEPL) in Narasapura, Karnataka seeks a senior Costing and Capex leader to own capex architecture, plan investments, and manage bid workstreams. Develop bottom-up should-cost models for equipment, tooling, and capital projects, and coordinate with engineering, operations, sourcing, and finance for optimal, competitive bids.

You will perform scenario analysis, make-versus-buy decisions, and validate the technical basis of estimates to ensure robust proposal costing.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Electrical/ Electronics Engineering or related field.
• MBA or postgraduate qualification in Operations Management, Finance, or related discipline preferred.
• 10-15 years of experience in costing, capex planning, bid management, manufacturing industrialization, NPI, engineering, or related functions within EMS or complex manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Own capex architecture and investment planning across customer bid opportunities, ensuring solutions are technically and commercially optimized.
• Lead the assigned bid workstream, integrate SME inputs, and present recommendations during management review and approval gates.
• Develop bottom-up should-cost models for equipment, tooling, automation, manufacturing infrastructure, and supporting capital investments.
• Perform scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and investment trade-off studies to support strategic bid decisions.
• Conduct make-versus-buy evaluations, including technical, operational, and financial assessments with NPV, IRR, and payback analysis.
• Review and approve the technical basis of estimate before submission into proposal costing and bid processes.

Skills

Capex planning

Costing and budgeting

Bid management

Finance modeling

NPV/IRR analysis

Scenario analysis

Lead multidisciplinary teams

Education

BE/B.Tech in Industrial Engineering or related

MBA/PG in Operations/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

PLM platforms

BOM management tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own capex architecture and investment planning activities across customer bid opportunities, ensuring solutions are technically and commercially optimized.
• Lead the assigned bid workstream, integrate subject matter expert inputs, and present recommendations during management review and approval gates.
• Develop bottom-up should-cost models for equipment, tooling, automation, manufacturing infrastructure, and supporting capital investments.
• Perform scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and investment trade-off studies to support strategic bid decisions.
• Conduct make-versus-buy evaluations, including technical, operational, and financial assessments supported by NPV, IRR, and payback analysis.
• Review and approve the technical basis of estimate prior to submission into proposal costing and bid management processes.
• Review RFQs, customer specifications, drawings, BOMs, standards, and technical data packages to identify gaps, risks, assumptions, and clarification requirements.
• Develop structured customer clarification lists and convert incomplete RFQ inputs into explicit assumptions, dependencies, exclusions, and closure actions.
• Define workstream solutions, basis of estimates, implementation approaches, assumptions, risks, mitigation plans, and technical dependencies.
• Develop estimates for quantities, cycle times, resource loading, equipment and tooling requirements, NRE, capex, lead times, and implementation milestones.
• Assess equipment sourcing strategies and evaluate lead-time exposure for both standard and custom-built manufacturing equipment.

Technical Expertise

• Capital expenditure planning, equipment investment strategy, and manufacturing infrastructure cost modeling.
• Development of bottom-up should-cost models for manufacturing equipment, automation systems, tooling, fixtures, and production assets.
• Financial evaluation techniques including NPV analysis, IRR calculations, payback analysis, return-on-investment assessment, and business case development.
• Scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, investment trade studies, and make-versus-buy decision frameworks.
• RFQ decomposition, requirements analysis, compliance matrix development, and requirements traceability management.
• Bid strategy development, proposal governance, solution storytelling, executive presentations, and customer clarification management.
• Integrated planning, RAID management, risk assessment, change management, and configuration control.
• Commercial evaluation of cost structures, schedules, contractual obligations, lead-time risks, and investment decisions.
• Equipment sizing, manufacturing capacity planning, resource loading analysis, cycle-time calculations, and implementation scheduling.
• Supplier evaluation, quotation analysis, sourcing strategy development, and technical-commercial recommendation preparation.
• Experience with ERP systems, PLM platforms, BOM management, document repositories, and controlled bid content environments.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, structured problem-solving, and evidence-based decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and customer presentation skills.
• Proven capability to lead multidisciplinary teams across engineering, operations, quality, sourcing, finance, supply chain, and supplier organizations.
• Strong ownership mindset, attention to detail, and ability to consistently deliver high-quality outputs against fixed bid deadlines.

Qualifications Experience

• B.E./B.Tech in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• MBA or Postgraduate qualification in Operations Management, Finance, or a related discipline preferred.
• 10-15 years of relevant experience in costing, capital expenditure planning, bid management, manufacturing industrialization, NPI, engineering, or related functions within EMS or complex manufacturing environments.