.**Purpose Statement: Responsible for the team who owns the proper execution of mechanical component costing by utilizing industry experience, should cost software, costing team members, and supplier relationships to ensure Plexus maintains industry leading component pricing.****Key Job Accountabilities**:- **Expertise and knowledgeable in assigned commodity**:- **Conduct industry research and have a high degree of technical and business knowledge within assigned commodities**:- **Accurately and timely evaluate mechanical drawings to determine correct supplier capability requirements by clearly identifying specifications; including, but not limited to, material and tolerance attributes**:- **Direct costing and manage quotation requests with appropriate suppliers to ensure Plexus Corp. obtains industry competitive component pricing within the requested time frame.**:- **Solid understanding of the manufacturers, suppliers and marketplace for the assigned commodity and communicate this understanding to estimators, buyers, engineers, and costing personnel**:- **Coordination with sourcing and supply chain teams on cost reduction and new business quoting**:- **Provide functional guidance to junior / new hire in accomplishing operational objectives **Acquire, Develop and Retain Best People**Additional Accountabilities**:- **Leader - Have the ability to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward organizational success**:- **Utilize Should Cost Software for cost estimating services (Bid for Bid)**:- **Maintain Labor and Material Rates within the Should Cost toolset through Supplier Relationships**:- **Successfully transition Should Cost Estimates to actual Supplier quotes (Bid for Buy)**:- **Identify PPV opportunities with existing Customer's via Should Cost Analysis**Education/Experience Qualifications**:- **A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in engineering is required; a Master's Degree in Engineering is preferred**:- **Three (3) years of related experience is required; One (1) or more years of equivalent industry experience is preferred**:- **An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key job accountabilities may be considered**Other Qualifications**:- **Proficient in English with excellent oral and written communications skills**:- **Leadership and team building skills**:- **Strategic thinking, clear communication of vision and translation of strategy into action**:- **Advanced decision making and problem solving skills, especially in an environment of complexity, ambiguity and compressed timescales**:- **Ability to influence others, within Plexus Corp