Lead Should Cost Engineer

RE1055 GE Renewable Energy Technologies Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Lead Engineer to own and drive Should Cost and Cost Out initiatives for Gas Power commodities. You will lead cross-functional teams across Sourcing, Mfg, and Engg to leverage cost insights for supplier negotiations and deflation outcomes.

The role requires a strong background in should cost analysis, project leadership, and familiarity with cost modelling tools, with a focus on delivering cost-out benefits and business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree from an accredited university with a minimum of 10 years in should cost.
• Minimum 5 years in Manufacturing domain, sourcing, and supplier negotiations handling should cost.
• Experience with cost modelling tools such as aPriori; basic data analytics skills in Python/ Jupyter.

Responsibilities

• Own Should Cost & Cost out initiatives for Gas Power commodities.
• Drive execution of Sourcing Should Cost projects: plan resources, timelines, and risk.
• Partner with sourcing to leverage should cost estimates for supplier negotiations.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, P2V teams to enable Cost Out and Strategic Sourcing Pillars.
• Lead brainstorming sessions to identify cost out opportunities and drive value engineering.
• Leverage Digital/AI methodologies to improve productivity and innovation.

Skills

Should Cost Analysis

Project Leadership

Sourcing & Negotiation

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

aPriori

Python

Jupyter

Excel

Job description

Job Description Summary

At GE Vernova, we're pushing the boundaries of what's possible within gas power generation to help our customers achieve the right balance between power plant performance and environmental sustainability. Our world-class portfolio of gas power systems and services utilizes decades of experience and has expanded across the entire plant. Should Cost is a physics-based cost analysis to better understand cost drivers and improve negotiation leverage. Availability of Should cost data helps sourcing make right negotiations with suppliers. The goal of this assignment is to- Estimate should cost of Sourced parts; Gain insights from should cost analysis to deliver cost out benefits partnering with Sourcing & P2V teams The Lead Engineer will be leading Gas Power Should Cost projects, demonstrate project leadership skills to achieve on time deliverables. In this role you will be working closely with Sourcing, Digital, Mfg & engg teams to align Should Cost team efforts with biz priorities & contribute to cost out goal.

Job Description Essential responsibilities

Own Should Cost & Cost out initiatives for Gas Power commodities. Drive execution of Sourcing Should Cost project – plan resources & timelines, track progress, manage risk, pivot (as required), identify potential opportunities from should cost studies, partner with sourcing to leverage should cost estimates for supplier negotiations & track deflation outcomes. Partner with Supply Chain (VPE, Mfg & Sourcing ), P2V teams to enable Cost Out and Strategic Sourcing Pillars on Should cost efforts to influence Should Cost Vs Deals review, Make Vs Buy etc... Facilitate brainstorming sessions within the project team to identify cost out opportunities from Should Cost efforts, formulate recommendations & partner with P2V teams & component owners to drive value engineering projects. Leverage Digital/AI methodologies to drive process & product productivity. Demonstrate exceptional innovational skills with speed. Develop new methodologies/tools to identify cost out opportunities. Establish complete ownership on traditional & digital/AI initiatives for the commodity operations. Provide coaching & mentoring to the team on Mfg, Cost out processes & negotiation dynamics. Work closely with Cost model development program team in providing insights on costing methods improvement & validation.

Qualifications / Requirements

Bachelor's/Masters degree from an accredited university or college with a minimum of 10 years of experience in should cost A minimum of 5 years of experience in Mfg domain, sourcing, experience in supplier negotiations leveraging should cost. Demonstrate expertise on aPriori & other should cost modelling tools Demonstrate beginner level awareness python, jupytr and other big data analytics platforms Demonstrate fluency in Microsoft Excel usage to develop cost model templates Demonstrated project leadership and awareness/exposure to LEAN methodologies to achieve program goals Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and influence customer and peers across cross functional global teams Demonstrated expertise in product cost out, should cost analysis, driving cost out ideas to closure to achieve biz benefits. Demonstrated understanding of the financial impact of technical solutions

Desired Characteristics

Strong oral and written communication skills Strong interpersonal and leadership skills Significant experience with Sourcing & Mfg teams Ability to make formal presentations to all levels of the organization, customers and peers

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different...we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, "GE," in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. "Ver" / "verde" signal Earth's verdant and lush ecosystems. "Nova," from the Latin "novus," nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com