Manufacturing Cost Engineer - Should-Cost & Savings

Vanderlande; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderlande is hiring a Procurement Cost Engineer - Manufacturing to drive product and manufacturing cost optimization through cost modeling and analysis. You will develop should-cost models, compare with supplier quotes, and identify opportunities for cost reduction across fabricated steel, machining, motors, controls, conveyors, and electromechanical assemblies.

As a member of the global Procurement Center of Excellence, you will support negotiations, refine modeling tools, and contribute to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering experience with manufacturing cost data analysis.
• Experience with SQL, Python, or R for data extraction and interpretation is preferred.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills; Tableau is a plus.
• Should-cost modeling to assess product and service cost drivers and TCO.
• Ability to handle ad-hoc cost-engineering requests and recurring reports.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze cost-related data to support cost models at component, assembly, or system level.
• Maintain cost models and compare should-cost estimates with supplier quotes.
• Support procurement negotiations with cost insights and savings opportunities.
• Contribute to refining cost modeling processes and tools.
• Provide cost drivers for VE/DFX projects during development phases.

Skills

Cost engineering

Should-cost modeling

SQL

Python

Excel

Power BI

Cost analysis

Procurement

Tools

Facton EPC

CAP

JDE

Enovia

Job description

Vanderlande is hiring a Procurement Cost Engineer - Manufacturing to drive product and manufacturing cost optimization through cost modeling and analysis. You will develop should-cost models, compare with supplier quotes, and identify opportunities for cost reduction across fabricated steel, machining, motors, controls, conveyors, and electromechanical assemblies.

As a member of the global Procurement Center of Excellence, you will support negotiations, refine modeling tools, and contribute to