Hybrid Value Engineering Leader: Cost & ROI

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Aguadilla (PR); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

Unconditional Inclusion

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP in Aguadilla (Hybrid) seeks a Value Engineering Technical Manager to lead cost-reduction initiatives across ODM/CM manufacturing partners and product lines. You will drive VE strategies, evaluate design to reduce costs, and mentor VE teams globally.

You will collaborate with engineering, supply chain, quality, and production teams, manage cost-out projects, and report savings against targets.

Qualifications

• First level university degree or equivalent experience; may have advanced university degree.
• Extensive experience with ODM/EMS engagement models.
• 10+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years in value engineering, cost reduction within a manufacturing environment.
• 8+ years of people management experience.
• Technical background in networking product design and development.
• Strong knowledge of Value Engineering methodology and should be-cost modeling.
• Strong background of ODM/CM manufacturing processes for Networking/Telco hardware products.
• Excellent facilitation, analytical, and cross-functional presentation skills.
• PMP certification or higher certification.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for results of a major category, supply chain, product line or program in terms of strategy, costcost savings, direction and people management.
• The interaction includes material customer escalation support activity, multi-sourcing, cost reduction, and activities supporting supply assurance and stability.
• Leads product and component level VE cost savings projects and workshops across ODMs and CMs.
• Reviews product data BOMs, Design to identify part reduction, material substitution, and, where possible, process modifications for cost-reduction opportunities.
• Engages throughout the entire product life cycle to influence multi-sourcing, supply continuity and optimized costs at the design stage.
• Work with ODM and CM partners, develops VE proposals with cost-benefit analysis, ROI, and risk assessments to SCO & engineering leadership.
• Collaborates with product design, procurement, quality, and production engineering (HPE and Partners) to implement approved cost-reduction changes.
• Tracks and report VE/cost-out savings against targets, project budgets.
• Maintain database of VE ideas, to be cost models, and lessons learned across product families.
• Mentors VE Program Managers on methodology, DFM/DFA, and life-cycle costing improvements.
• Support partner and supplier-driven cost reduction initiatives in partnership with our own strategic sourcing and cost reduction activities.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Cost modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent; advanced degree preferred

PMP certification or higher certification

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP in Aguadilla (Hybrid) seeks a Value Engineering Technical Manager to lead cost-reduction initiatives across ODM/CM manufacturing partners and product lines. You will drive VE strategies, evaluate design to reduce costs, and mentor VE teams globally.

You will collaborate with engineering, supply chain, quality, and production teams, manage cost-out projects, and report savings against targets.