Cost Engineering Manager, Cost Engineering

Amazon builds fastand behind every new Fulfillment Center Sortation Center Delivery Station and capital investment is a critical question: Are we buying the right solution at the right price Were looking for a Cost & Value Engineering Manager to partner with Amazons North America Engineering Design and Operations stakeholders delivering equipment cost engineering and value engineering services that optimize equipment design validate costs and inform capital investment decisions across Amazons fulfillment network. This role is high-impact high-variety and technically demanding. Youll develop bottom-up cost estimates should-cost models and Value Engineering analyses across a diverse portfolio of material handling equipment (MHE) automation and auxiliary equipment including conveyance chutes platforms mezzanines and related fulfillment systems. From multi-site retrofit programs to complex one-off initiatives youll evaluate equipment design alternatives optimize specifications identify cost drivers and produce defensible cost models that shape sourcing design and investment decisions. Working from early concepts through supplier selection and implementation youll apply technical engineering expertise to balance cost quality performance and operational requirements. As part of Amazons Global Procurement Organization within the Sourcing Excellence pillar youll partner closely with Engineering Design Operations Procurement and Category teams to ensure Amazon is buying the right equipment at the right price. Youll also collaborate with AI and Market Intelligence Solutions leveraging AI-powered tools to accelerate analysis develop scalable cost intelligence and advance next-generation automation that expands the reach and impact of Cost & Value Engineering across Amazon.

This role is high-impact high-variety and technically demanding. Youll develop bottom-up cost estimates should-cost models and Value Engineering analyses across a diverse portfolio of building types material handling equipment (MHE) automation and capital projects. From multi-site retrofit programs to complex one-off initiatives youll evaluate design alternatives optimize specifications identify cost drivers and produce defensible cost models that shape sourcing design and investment decisions. Working from early concepts through bid-ready construction documents youll apply technical expertise to balance cost quality performance and operational requirements.

As part of Amazons Global Procurement Organization within the Sourcing Excellence pillar youll partner closely with Engineering Design Construction Procurement and Category teams to ensure Amazon is buying the right solution at the right price. Youll also collaborate with AI and Market Intelligence Solutions leveraging AI-powered tools to accelerate analysis develop scalable cost intelligence and advance next-generation automation that expands the reach and impact of Cost & Value Engineering across Amazon.

Key job responsibilities
- Deliver independent bottom-up cost estimates for material handling equipment automation auxiliary equipment and capital investment projects across Amazons global fulfillment portfolio spanning retrofit expansion new-build automation and equipment deployment initiatives.
- Develop cost estimates from early-stage equipment concepts through supplier selection and implementation adapting methodologies and analytical depth to available project information and design maturity.
- Build and maintain scalable estimating models and templates while developing detailed bottom-up cost models for complex site-specific initiatives requiring advanced analytical judgment.
- Perform should-cost modeling benchmarking and Value Engineering analyses to evaluate equipment design alternatives optimize specifications identify cost drivers and ensure Amazon is buying the right solution at the right price. Leverage AI-powered tools to automate data gathering cost modeling benchmarking and pattern recognition while applying engineering judgment to validate outputs and resolve complex or ambiguous equipment scopes.
- Drive the development of scalable AI-enabled cost intelligence solutions by curating equipment and market data validating model performance and identifying opportunities to automate routine analytical activities.
- Partner with Engineering Design Operations Procurement Category Management and business stakeholders to validate assumptions communicate cost risks evaluate alternatives and influence sourcing and investment decisions. Peer review cost models estimates and Value Engineering recommendations to ensure technical rigor consistency and alignment with current market conditions and best practices.

About the team
The Sourcing Excellence team helps Amazon answer two fundamental questions: Are we buying the right product (Value Engineering) and Are we paying the right price (Cost Engineering). Value Engineering ensures Amazon is investing in the right material handling equipment automation auxiliary equipment and technologies by optimizing specifications design materials and performance to maximize business value while meeting operational requirements. Cost Engineering establishes cost transparency and price confidence through bottom-up cost estimation should-cost modeling benchmarking market intelligence and cost driver analysis to determine what equipment automation and related services should cost. Together these disciplines provide transparent fact-based insights that enable informed sourcing design and investment decisions throughout the equipment lifecycle. Our vision is to make cost and value transparency a strategic capability across the organization ensuring every investment delivers the optimal balance of cost quality performance and operational requirements. Today the team supports billions of dollars in managed spend across material handling equipment automation auxiliary equipment and other strategic sourcing categories and continues to scale its impact through AI-enabled solutions standardized mechanisms and cross-functional partnerships.

- 3 years of project/program management experience
- 3 years of working cross functionally with non-tech teams experience
- 3 years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
- Experience defining and executing program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- Experience in cost engineering value engineering equipment engineering manufacturing engineering automation material handling equipment capital projects or related technical disciplines including roles such as Cost Engineer Value Engineer Equipment Engineer Mechanical Engineer Electrical Engineer Manufacturing Engineer Automation Engineer Design Engineer Systems Engineer or other related technical cost engineering and value management roles.

- 3 years of driving end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 3 years of driving process improvements experience
- Experience in stakeholder management dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes project management and schedules
- Experience designing engineering or developing material handling equipment automation systems or auxiliary equipment such as conveyance chutes platforms mezzanines or related fulfillment equipment

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at TN Nashville - 77200.00 - 115800.00 USD annually
USA TX Houston - 85800.00 - 128600.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 85800.00 - 128600.00 USD annually
USA WA Bellevue - 85800.00 - 128600.00 USD annually