Material Quote Senior Engineer

Job Description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Material Quote Senior Engineer in Chennai, India.

What a typical day looks like:

- Candidate has primary responsibility to prepare should cost based on the 2d/3d drawing and information provided by the customer.
- Provide should-cost calculation for die casting, Machining, Powder Metallurgy and other Mech commodity items using Flex costing methodology
- Provide recommendation and costing assumptions if there is insufficient information provided by customer.
- Develop and maintain cost models for die casting, Machining, Powder Metallurgy and other Mech commodity items with cost on Raw Material, Processes, tooling, labor , Machine and overhead
- The role also includes sending RFQ to suppliers. Analyze supplier quote, cost negotiation, obtain cost breakdown details from suppliers,
- Identify and recommend cost-saving measures and strategies through process, including design changes, material selection, and process optimization.
- Collaborate with various other team to ensure designs are cost-effective and manufacturable
- Process Improvement to Analyze, document, and optimize business processes across functions.
- Automation Enablement to Identify manual or repetitive tasks and collaborate on automation.
- Governance & Compliance to Develop and implement process governance models to ensure consistency, standardization, and adherence to policies.
- Reporting & Insights to Design and automate dashboards/reports and ensuring accuracy and actionable insights for business decision-making.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

- Possess a Degree in Mechanical Engineering with min 5 to 7 years relevant work experience, preferred in die casting, Machining, Powder Metallurgy factory
- Familiar and able to read, interpret 2D/3D mechanical drawings, designs and specifications.
- Strong understanding of die casting, Machining, Powder Metallurgy and other Mech commodity on processes, tooling, and materials
- Proficiency in 2d/3d software, Auto cad, Solid works, Pro-e(Creo), and MS office, Excel, Word, Power point..
- Proficiency in cost estimation and modeling techniques
- Process Expertise: Strong knowledge in process mapping, gap analysis, SOP development, and continuous improvement frameworks (Lean, Six Sigma).
- Added advantage if Expertise in Power Query, Macros/VBA, and dashboard creation for robust reporting solutions.
- Analytical & Communication Skills Strong problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and effective communication for driving change and influencing stakeholders.
- Self-driven and able to work with multiple team in multiple sites.

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

- Health Insurance
- PTO

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Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

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Flex pays for all costs associated with the application, interview or offer process, a candidate will not be asked for any payment related to these costs.

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