Analyst Costing (Tooling Purchase)

Purpose of Role

The incumbent is accountable for:

1. Setup and maintain Tooling Costing Systems and evaluation Tooling Costing Standards.
2. Monitor Tooling Cost from Concept Development stage to Finished Goods stage.
3. Request and verify tooling quotations and follow up costing issues with suppliers and in-house engineers.
4. Prepare quotation / tooling cost breakdowns / analysis reports for cost evaluation and control.
5. Coordinate with other parties on product life cycle follow up and costing approval progress.
6. Understand toolmaker capability and capacity for direct & indirect tooling supplier and manage supplier relationships.
7. Negotiates all commercial aspects of tool purchasing.
8. Seek and attain cost avoidances / cost reduction opportunities for tool purchases.
9. Perform ad hoc duties as assigned by manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Executing Request-For-Quotation and onboarding process for toolmaker to support different purpose under our global sourcing strategy.
• Driving tooling cost down on negotiation with strategic approach, as well as reports generation for spend and saving.
• Maintain system process according to company’s approval manual.  Review and approve tooling cost sheet on different milestones in Product Life Cycle system during product development.
• Timely provide statistical reporting on tooling purchase data and maintaining tooling cos standards for regional operation.

Years of Experience Required

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience (experience in costing role for toy manufacturing will be an advantage) in tool manufacturing processes and/or purchasing role.
• Experience in dealing with suppliers in Asia Pacific especially India.

Technical Skills Requirement

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical / Manufacturing/ Industrial Engineering or related discipline..
• Toy manufacturing or tooling fabrication experience would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills, sensitive with figure and financial acumen with relation to cost setting and price negotiating.
• Proficient with CAD/CAM software, Business application (e.g. Excel and PowerPoint, etc.)
• Knowledge in SAP would be an advantage.
• Self-motivated, pro-active, able to work well with remote teams and individuals.
• Good command in spoken & written in English and Hindi

Soft Skills Requirements

• Work with senior leaders at Hasbro to define KPIs for the team.
• Be the escalation point of the operational team, ensuring KPIs are achieved and is aligned with company’s strategy and vision.
• He/she will act as the escalation point for complicated issues and operational challenges.
• With a strong visionary mindset and be able to influence the team members to understand company’s strategy and how it is related to their daily work.
• Strong teamwork capability, be able to cooperate with colleagues from different background, department, and levels.
• Support the team in people management, e.g. defining goals for team members, performance management, coaching and supporting.
• Be involved in key talent management decisions, e.g. promotion, bonus planning, team structure, etc.
• Respects the process and company’s practices while not afraid to challenge the status with process improvement suggestion.
• Self-motivated, pro-active, with strong sense of commitment and able to work under pressure.
• Confident to communicate with all levels/ different cultural backgrounds.

Department

• Strategic Sourcing (Tooling)

Office Location

• India