Cost Engineer (Estimator)

More than just a recruitment company. At PRTR, we have been a part of our customer's success for 30 years as their total HR solutions partner. With 550 dedicated professionals and over 15,000 outsourced staff, we will continue to carry out our mission to develop a better career, a better life, and a better society, and thrive to become the No.1 people solutions organization in Southeast Asia.

Job Description

• Receive initial quotation requests through Salesforce, and track and report on the cost development process.
• Follow the manufacturing strategies provided by the MSD team to coordinate SME activities, gather cost inputs, and provide summary documentation for review and handoff to the Commercial team.
• Use global standard workbooks to carry out cost development.
• Verify the molding process, and calculate part weights, cycle time, scrap, and other manufacturing parameters.
• Build the initial BOM list of products to prepare for the inquiry process.
• Verify termination process flows, work center definitions, cycle time, scrap, and other manufacturing parameters.
• Collaborate with SMEs (Tooling, Process, Manufacturing, Automation, and Project Engineers) to establish costs for tooling, equipment/automation, NRE, and lead time.
• Schedule and lead related cost review meetings.
• Support awarded NPI projects (pre-mass-production phase) on related cost development (short term).
• Follow global rules to manage the quotation process.
• Demonstrate independent capability in cost evaluation.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the immediate supervisor.
• Follow EHS-related laws, regulations, and company EHS management regulations, report potential risks in a timely manner, and propose safety improvement suggestions; for management positions, be responsible for EHS management of the department/team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Finance.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in costing (senior level).
• Experience in cost estimating for cable assembly and wiring harness manufacturing, molding, assembly, or finance.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Good communication skills.
• SAP is an advantage.
• Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint).