Hybrid Cost Engineering Manager: Lead Cost Strategy

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.; Towson (MD); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical package

401(k)

Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking a Cost Engineer Manager for a hybrid role in Towson, MD or Valley City, OH. You will lead cost modeling efforts, collaborate with Category Managers, and drive cost reductions across supplier negotiations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing/design, proficiency with CAD/PLM, and strong lean/quality background. This role features on-site requirements with hybrid flexibility and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years engineering experience in manufacturing/design of mechanical products.
• Experience in Global Supply Management environment.
• Lean and quality experience.
• Experience with CAD and PLM software.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Lead Category Managers to build roadmaps for future product lines and components to be cost modeled.
• Execute and manage cost modeling by SBD cost modeling methods and outputs.
• Identify cost savings opportunities and strategies to be used by LCMs in supplier negotiations.
• Support development of negotiation strategies using fact-based arguments for use in negotiation decks.
• Lead team efforts to participate in VAVE events as part of the team’s core competencies.
• Pursue continuous improvements in the costing of sourced products/components and share analytical results with sourcing managers.
• Train and educate relevant SBD stakeholders in should-cost methodology and negotiations, with emphasis on development of technical knowledge relevant to cost modeling.
• Utilize costing tools like apriori, DFMA, Cleansheet, etc., in developing cost models and for cost analytics.
• Develop training modules to educate SBU leaders and the GSM team on cost modeling and its usefulness in supplier negotiations.
• Lead and upskill cost engineers.

Skills

Cost modeling

Leadership

Data analysis

Lean manufacturing

CAD

PLM

Supplier negotiations

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field

Tools

CAD

PLM

Job description

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is seeking a Cost Engineer Manager for a hybrid role in Towson, MD or Valley City, OH. You will lead cost modeling efforts, collaborate with Category Managers, and drive cost reductions across supplier negotiations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing/design, proficiency with CAD/PLM, and strong lean/quality background. This role features on-site requirements with hybrid flexibility and a competitive benefits package.