Senior Costing & Sourcing Lead

Emerson Japan, Ltd.; Elyria (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson is seeking a senior Program Cost Manager within the Sourcing organization. This role leads should-cost and could-cost modeling to inform sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, and cost reduction initiatives across assigned product programs.

As the primary cost subject matter expert for direct material spend, you will support manufacturing facilities and enable fact-based sourcing decisions throughout the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years in sourcing, cost engineering, manufacturing finance, or related roles within an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in should-cost methodology, clean-sheet costing, and supplier cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and ownership of should-cost and could-cost models for key commodities, suppliers, and product programs.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing to support supplier negotiations, RFQs, and contracting activities through cost analysis and TCO assessments.
• Identify cost drivers and improvement opportunities across the supply base, supporting cost-out initiatives and margin expansion.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations to validate process assumptions and design-for-cost opportunities.
• Provide cost impact analysis for total cost of ownership on sourcing decisions and engineering changes.
• Track and report cost performance versus targets, including variance analysis and recovery actions.
• Support make-versus-buy evaluations and supplier benchmarking.

Skills

Cost analysis

Should-cost modeling

Cost engineering

Data-driven insights

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Sourcing systems

Job description

Emerson is seeking a senior Program Cost Manager within the Sourcing organization. This role leads should-cost and could-cost modeling to inform sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, and cost reduction initiatives across assigned product programs.

As the primary cost subject matter expert for direct material spend, you will support manufacturing facilities and enable fact-based sourcing decisions throughout the product lifecycle.