Assistant Manager – Product & Component Costing

Industry: Automotive OEM / Tier-1 / Tier-2 / EV Manufacturing

Experience: 5-10 Years

Qualification: BE / B.Tech – Mechanical, Automobile, Production, Industrial Engineering

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare component cost estimates from drawings, GD&T;, specifications, and manufacturing processes.
- Develop should-cost models and clean-sheet costing for fabricated, machined, stamped, cast, forged, plastic, and EV components.
- Create complete product cost roll-ups including BOM, raw materials, bought-out parts, conversion costs, overheads, depreciation, warranty provisions, and profitability analysis.
- Validate supplier quotations through cost benchmarking and cost-gap analysis.
- Estimate tooling, NRE, dies, molds, fixtures, amortization, packing, freight, and landed costs.
- Lead VA/VE, design-to-cost, localization, material substitution, and make-vs-buy analysis to achieve cost reduction targets.




- Support supplier negotiations using fact-based cost models and commercial analysis.
- Work closely with Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, PPC, and Finance teams during RFQ and current product development stages.

Mandatory Technical Skills
- Product Costing & Component Costing
- Should-Cost Analysis / Clean Sheet Costing
- Cost Benchmarking & Value Engineering (VA/VE)
- BOM Costing & Manufacturing Cost Analysis
- Drawing Reading & GD&T; Interpretation
- Sheet Metal, Machining, Casting, Forging, Fabrication Costing
- Tooling Cost Estimation & Amortization
- Manufacturing Economics & Profitability Analysis
- Total Landed Cost (TLC) Calculation
- Supplier Cost Validation & Commercial Negotiation
- Advanced Excel Cost Models
- SAP / ERP Systems

Pay: ₹1,200,000.00 - ₹1,500,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 ASSISTANT MANAGER - PRODUCT & COMPONENT COSTING (Coimbatore)
🏢 Jayem Automotives Private
📍 Coimbatore