Principal Supplier Value Engineer

Laveer Engineering; Kraków; On-site; PLN 155,302 - 193,626; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid model of work

Stable employment

Bonuses

Life insurance

Private Medical Care

Parking space

Employee referral program

Job summary

Westinghouse Krakow, MA, PL, offers a remote Should Costing Specialist position focusing on data-driven cost analyses and cost model development. You will gather data, build cost libraries, and collaborate with product teams and suppliers to drive cost reductions.

The role requires a BS degree in engineering or related fields, 5+ years of cost analysis experience, and programming skills (Java/C++/Python). The compensation includes a base salary and potential incentives in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• BS degree required in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, or Mathematics and Statistics.
• 5+ years of experience, preferably within industries with large, complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects.
• Past Should Costing experience and leading should cost analysis projects would be a plus.
• Benchmarking, Market Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, and Procurement Projects Management skills.
• Previous experience in gathering, analyzing, and drawing insights from quantitative data.
• Experience promoting continuous improvement across standard work, talent development, and risk mitigation to exceed goals.
• Experience in computer programming (Java, C++, Python, Eclipse, VBA, or other environments).

Responsibilities

• Gather data from multiple sources, clean and amalgamate it.
• Use modeling and programming to analyze large data volumes and develop predictive cost libraries.
• Build should-cost estimates with cost libraries with product teams and suppliers.
• Support sourcing teams to use should-cost analysis in negotiations.
• Collaborate to identify cost drivers and opportunities for cost reduction.
• Keep up with industry trends and best practices in Should Costing.
• Develop relations with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Procurement teams.
• Identify and manage third-party suppliers for the Should Costing program.

Skills

Should Costing

Benchmarking

Market Analysis

Competitive Intelligence

Procurement Projects Management

Data Analysis

Education

BS degree in Engineering / Supply Chain / OR / Math and Stats

Tools

Java

C++

Python

Eclipse

VBA

Job description

Job Details

Location: Krakow, MA, PL, 30-701. This job is remote.

Salary: Base salary range 13,916 to 17,350 PLN gross per month. Incentive pay may apply.

Responsibilities

• Gather data from multiple sources, clean and amalgamate it.
• Use statistical and mathematical modeling and programming skills to analyze large volumes of data. Develop libraries of algorithms to predict cost data, including materials, manufacturing operations, test operations, quality management operations, and other processes.
• Build should cost estimates using the cost libraries by working with product teams and suppliers to identify the main cost‑driving parameters needed for the cost model.
• Support category management and supplier negotiation teams to use should cost analysis in guiding negotiations, leading to business awards tied to long‑term agreements (LTA).
• Collaborate with external and internal teams to identify component and process cost drivers, establish should cost estimates, and identify cost‑reduction opportunities.
• Maintain Should Costing knowledge by researching and tracking industry trends, best practices, applicable indices, and competitive offerings to identify innovation opportunities.
• Develop a productive working relationship with teams: Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Procurement.
• Identify, secure, and manage third‑party suppliers to develop the Should Costing Program.

Qualifications

• BS degree required in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, or Mathematics and Statistics.
• 5+ years of experience, preferably within industries with large, complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects.
• Past Should Costing experience and leading should cost analysis projects would be a plus.
• Benchmarking, Market Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, and Procurement Projects Management skills.
• Previous experience in gathering, analyzing, and drawing insights from quantitative data.
• Experience promoting continuous improvement across standard work, talent development, and risk mitigation to exceed goals.
• Experience in computer programming (Java, C++, Python, Eclipse, VBA, or other environments).

Benefits

• Stable employment
• Outstanding and supportive atmosphere of collaboration in the team and in Westinghouse group
• Attractive remuneration with bonuses
• Hybrid model of work, flexible working time
• MyBenefit Cafeteria
• Life insurance
• Private Medical Care
• Private Group Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Charity initiatives
• Parking space for employees
• Employee referral program

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.