Lead Value Management Engineer

At Delta Faucet we are committed to transforming everyday experiences with water through innovative products and exceptional service. As a leader in the plumbing industry we take pride in our dedication to quality sustainability and customer satisfaction. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our mission to create solutions that inspire and elevate the lives of all our customers. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us on this journey toward inclusivity and excellence.

Your Role at Delta Faucet

Delta Faucet Company has a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic Value Management Lead! Are you a supportive and dedicated leader who is passionate about guiding and motivating others to achieve outstanding successes We are seeking an inspirational leader to manage a hardworking engineering team dedicated to achieving product cost reductions through design and process enhancements for existing and new products.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of Value Management Engineers ensuring that the department has the appropriate talent and performance levels to meet business objectives.
• Provide mentorship coaching and direction in the application of value engineering principles practices and tools.
• Identify and implement product design changes to reduce costs and complexity.
• Regularly develop and present cost savings project plans ideas for cross-functional approval.
• Manage resource and capacity planning; Allocate resource assignments based on business needs and strategic focus.
• Set and supervise essential measurements and performance indicators to uphold operational health and establish a clear direction towards business goals.
• Oversee a portfolio of cost reduction projects from intake through implementation ensuring proper conformance to Phase-Gate Development and Approval process.
• Assess design and business risks and lead cross-functional gate reviews
• Guarantee that appropriate design verification and validation tasks are carried out to uphold product performance and quality.
• Arrange orchestrate guide and assist in cost reduction brainstorming sessions including teardowns supplier workshops and funnel fill evaluations.
• Develop and oversee a pipeline for generating cost-saving ideas setting up systems to expand the pool of ideas and encourage contributions from all areas of the organization.
• Explore and develop alternate cost ideation spaces including Should Cost Modeling Emerging Manufacturing Technologies and data analytics.
• Partner with Marketing Supply Chain and Service Operations to align on strategy focus and guardrails to drive the greatest returns while maintaining branded product leadership.
• Provide regular communications to Senior Leadership on Value Management performance trends risks and opportunities.
• Motivated and confident professional with a drive to achieve success
• Highly adaptable able to react quickly flexible to changing direction and driven to complete work on time.
• Strong problem-solving aptitude interpersonal and technical mentoring competencies and the skill to collaborate with diverse departments and persuade others.
• Travel within the United States & internationally

Qualifications

• BS or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering. 5 years of product design experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to exhibit initiative drive accountability and effectively lead others through excellent facilitation organizational and coaching skills.
• Knowledge of quality management systems plumbing regulatory codes and standards affecting product design and acceptability various test methods and data analysis PPAP and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) practices.
• Experience using SmartSheet PowerBI and comparable tools or the capability to acquire and apply these tools for monitoring and communicating progress is necessary.
• Experience with SAP is highly preferred.
• Technical Project Management experience.
• Background in manufacturability-focused design cost estimation GD&T implementation DFMEA analysis PPAP preparation and design validation and verification.

Why Join Us

At Delta Faucet Company our people are our greatest assets. We value different perspectives and fostering an inclusive environment. Youll have the opportunity to shape the future of our brand working alongside passionate professionals committed to excellence and innovation. Join us to lead progressive growth and make a significant impact within a leading organization.

Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Culture:Recognized and award-winning reputation for equality diversity and inclusion flexibility work-life balance and more.
• Wellbeing:Comprehensive benefit plans; retirement savings tuition reimbursement and employee incentive programs; resources for mental physical and financial wellbeing.
• Learning & Development:LinkedIn Learning access; internal opportunities to work on projects cross-company.
• Social Impact:Four employee-led and self-directed Business Resource Groups; Paid volunteer day annually; Employees share their time skills and talent with charities and nonprofit organizations across the U.S. and around the globe.

Company: Delta Faucet Company

Delta Faucet Company (the Company) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Companys policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment employment promotion salary increases benefits termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race color sex sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression genetic information pregnancy religious creed national origin ancestry age physical/mental disability medical condition marital/domestic partner status military and veteran status height weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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