Senior Design-To-Cost Manager

DYSON OPERATIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson Operations PTE. LTD.

in Singapore seeks a Senior Manager and Team Leader for Cost Engineering to drive cost competitiveness across the product lifecycle, working with Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement and Finance to deliver cost reductions and robust cost transparency. You will lead the Singapore-based Cost Engineering team, conduct competitor teardowns, set up Design-to-Cost workshops, and guide Should-Cost analyses to support negotiations and manufacturing decisions.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required with experience in process and part optimization (electronics and/or mechanics).
• Team leadership experience is required.
• Deep knowledge and proven track record in Cost Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and enable the Singapore team to drive competitor teardowns and Design-to-Cost activities.
• Establish and govern cost engineering methods and processes.
• Plan resources for teardowns/benchmarks and lead Design-to-Cost workshops.
• Lead the Design-to-Cost team to support Should Cost analyses and negotiations.
• Manage Cost Engineering processes and methods including digitalization.
• Support strategic and operative planning for Cost Management.

Skills

Cost Engineering

Team Leadership

Design-to-Cost

Cost Structure

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

About us

Dyson's cross functional Cost Management team is responsible for cost reductions throughout the entire product lifecycle. With our holistic cost management, we safeguard full cost transparency to make the right decisions. A fact-based approach helps us to identify saving opportunities and drive their implementation. For existing and for future Dyson products.

The team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager and Team Leader for our Cost Engineering team in Singapore to work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement and Finance teams to ensure our cost competitiveness. As the Senior Manager Cost Engineering within Group Finance team, you will have a significant contribution to the profitability of our inventions and innovations. Your work will have a direct impact on our product cost, our product designs, and our manufacturing processes.

About the role

• Lead and enable our team in Singapore to drive competitor teardowns and Design-to-Cost activities.
• Establish and govern state of the art Cost & Value Engineering methods and processes.
• Plan and assign resources for competitor teardown/benchmarks.
• Plan, prepare, and lead Design-to-Cost workshops.
• Lead and guide the Design-to-Cost team to support Should Cost analyses and negotiations.
• Manage Cost Engineering processes and methods including digitalization.
• Support strategic and operative planning for Cost Management.

About you

• A degree in Engineering with experiences in process and part optimization (electronics and/or mechanics).
• Team leadership experiences.
• In-depth knowledge and proven track record in Cost Engineering.
• In-depth knowledge on manufacturing technologies - understanding of cost structure and margin structure of purchased and in-house manufactured parts.