Consultant, Category Cost Down

1 week ago

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Danfoss Full time ₹ 15,00,000 - ₹ 25,00,000 per year

*The Impact You'll Make
As our
Consultant, Category Cost Down (Electromechanics)
, you'll play a key role in driving
cost competitiveness*
across our electromechanical supply base.

Your impact? By combining technical teardown, should-costing, and market intelligence, you'll help Procurement teams identify, validate, and deliver cost-down opportunities that improve both business performance and supplier collaboration. You'll also contribute to decarbonization initiatives, ensuring that cost leadership goes hand in hand with sustainable practices.

You'll collaborate closely with
Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, teams
and take ownership of structured cost-down activities, helping us move toward a more
efficient, innovative, and sustainable future
.

*What You'll Be Doing*

  • Lead teardowns, reverse engineering, and BOM generation for purchased electromechanical components to identify cost-down opportunities
  • Prepare and review should-cost analysis and deliver validated opportunities to Category/BU Procurement for implementation
  • Track, govern, and follow up on cost-down initiatives to ensure adoption, feedback, and continuous improvement
  • Grow and maintain the cost-down pipeline, identifying new opportunities and contributing to both existing and new product cost-down projects
  • Apply market intelligence and industry best practices to strengthen the robustness of cost analysis and decision-making

*What We're Looking For*

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Electronics Engineerin
  • 5–8 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with proven track record in cost analysis of electromechanical components (transformers, chokes, filters, wiring harnesses, fans, PCB/A, connectors
  • Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T, and perform teardown/reverse engineering Experience with should-costing tools such as aPriori, TCPCM, or similar system
  • Proven ability to deliver cost savings through product cost management principles
  • Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills, with experience in global and interdisciplinary environment
  • Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple complex projects independently, while contributing to a One Danfoss mindset.

*Ready to Make a Difference?*
If this role excites you, we'd love to hear from you Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

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