Value Engineer I: Cost & Margin Optimizer

Sears Seating; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sears Seating in Davenport, IA is seeking a Value Engineer I to support cross-functional teams on cost-focused product improvements and margin optimization. You will lead cost analyses, develop BOM costings, and drive should-cost exercises with suppliers and internal groups, while staying aligned with the company's strategic goals.

This role emphasizes continuous improvement, new product cost reduction, and collaboration across design, manufacturing, and supply chain to deliver higher value

Responsibilities

• Lead value engineering projects to reduce costs across design, manufacturing, and supply chain.
• 1
• Assess new project costs and capital investments with cross-functional teams.
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• Report and develop action items to improve product margins.
• 3
• Prepare make/buy cost analyses for teams.
• 4
• Conduct benchmarking to evaluate market value and should-cost.
• 5
• Create costed engineering BOMs for cost comparisons.
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• Manage cross-functional meetings with customers and suppliers.
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• Initiate Engineering Change Requests to improve efficiency, quality, and cost.

Skills

Value engineering

Cost analysis

BOM management

Cross-functional collaboration

RFQ preparation

Make/buy analysis

Process improvement

Job description

Sears Seating in Davenport, IA is seeking a Value Engineer I to support cross-functional teams on cost-focused product improvements and margin optimization. You will lead cost analyses, develop BOM costings, and drive should-cost exercises with suppliers and internal groups, while staying aligned with the company's strategic goals.

This role emphasizes continuous improvement, new product cost reduction, and collaboration across design, manufacturing, and supply chain to deliver higher value