Strategic Product Costing Analyst (SAP)

AKG of America; Mebane (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) match

PTO and holidays

Life Insurance

Job summary

AKG of America is seeking a Technical Costing Analyst to develop precise product-cost estimates and support quotations, new products, and engineering changes. You will translate designs into detailed cost models, validate inputs, and partner with Engineering, Sales, Purchasing, and Finance to protect margins.

You will maintain SAP costing data, review variances, and support cost-reduction initiatives in a manufacturing environment that values safety and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, Finance, or related field with relevant costing experience.
• 3+ years of manufacturing-costing, cost estimation, or cost-analysis experience.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, routings, and cost data.
• Experience with ERP/product costing and data validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed product-cost estimates from drawings, BOMs, and production concepts.
• Validate material, labor, overhead, tooling, and supplier costs for quotations and changes.
• Maintain costing data in SAP and reconcile quoted, standard, and actual costs.
• Identify cost drivers, opportunities for cost reduction, and value-engineering ideas.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Sales, Purchasing, Planning, Manufacturing, and Finance.
• Support budgeting, capital analysis, and margin reviews as needed.

Skills

Cost estimation

Data analysis

Advanced Excel

ERP familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or Finance

Tools

SAP ERP

Excel (PivotTables)

MS Office

Job description

AKG of America is seeking a Technical Costing Analyst to develop precise product-cost estimates and support quotations, new products, and engineering changes. You will translate designs into detailed cost models, validate inputs, and partner with Engineering, Sales, Purchasing, and Finance to protect margins.

You will maintain SAP costing data, review variances, and support cost-reduction initiatives in a manufacturing environment that values safety and teamwork.