Lead - Product Costing New Programs

Role Overview: As the Lead - New Programs Costing & Budgeting at Ather, you will be responsible for leading the costing and budgeting activities for new programs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate cost considerations into the product development lifecycle and identify cost reduction opportunities to optimize product costs and gross margins. Your role will involve preparing budgets, setting cost targets, and monitoring product costs throughout the development process. Key Responsibilities: - Lead New Program Costing and Budgeting Activities - Identify cost reduction/optimization opportunities across all cost drivers - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate cost considerations - Perform detailed cost analysis on new designs - Assess and influence design decisions to optimize BOM cost - Develop and implement cost targets for new programs - Prepare budgets for NPD program costs - Monitor and track product costs and report on variances - Apply first principles thinking in cross-functional financial decisions Qualifications Required: - BE in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics with 10-15 years of experience in product companies - Good understanding of manufacturing processes like casting, machining, forging, injection moulding, etc. - Basic understanding of electronics and electrical systems - Exposure to PCBA and wire harness manufacturing process and should costing - Well versed with product development process in a hardware company - Adept at should costing and zero-based costing - Ability to prepare detailed costing for a part/assembly - BOM preparation and understanding of EBOM or MBOM - Experience in zero-based budgeting for NPD program costs - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to work in an agile environment Note: The additional details of the company were not included in the provided job description.,