Job Description

About Us

At Kohler, our mission is to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. We believe that empowering our associates is essential to making this vision a reality. That's why we invest in personal and professional growth, encourage collaboration across teams and functions, and offer a comprehensive wellness package that supports the well-being of every team member.


Kohler is an equal opportunity employer. Along with competitive compensation and benefits, we offer something more enduring--a legacy built on bold innovation, creative excellence, and a deep commitment to our people and communities. Learn more about our culture and career opportunities at www.kohler.co.in/careers.


Our approach to hiring reflects our commitment to

Global Inclusion

. We recruit, hire, and promote qualified individuals in all roles without regard to race, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or disability. If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please let your recruiter know so we can support you appropriately.

A.M VAVE

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Product cost out opportunity in a target-oriented manner through VAVE, Engineering and cost analytics. Provide cost estimation support to business units and identify Cost reduction VAVE projects.


Serve as the VAVE cost engineering expert, driving Cost-out Programs and Strategy


Study and understand products (both design and manufacturing). Identify cost-out opportunities by analyzing them & provide solutions.


Evaluate solutions for total cost impact including material, transportation, capital and labor costs.




Drive the VAVE Framework from Data Collection, Function Analysis, Function/Cost matrix, Cost Estimation, Idea Generation, Pareto Ideas and develop action, Project Funnel. Conduct Teardown workshops and drive kaizen brainstorming events

Plan and Coordinate Engineering activity between cross-functional team members (engineering, purchasing, quality, operations) to drive cost reduction projects.




Min 6 Years of professional Experience in VAVE Cost Analysis and estimation, Cost-out Strategy. Solid knowledge in cost estimation and in software's like aPriori, DFMA Boothroyd

Proficient in VAVE Cost-out, Cost Estimation, Problem Solving, Standardization.

Experience

10 to 12 years

Mandatory Skills

Value Engineering, Should Costing, Value Analysis, Apriori, Apriori Customization

Location

Pune, Maharashtra, India