• Job Description

  Req#: 111014BR
  BOM & Cost Estimating Specialist
  GENERAL SUMMARY:
  This position is directly responsible for establishing and maintaining the bill of materials & cost estimates for all Plus Mark products. This includes establishing product specifications, item masters, product structures and process routings. Supports product sales by providing true and accurate cost in a timely manner. Incumbent will maintain work-center production standards, bill of material manuals and related documentation. Partners with Process, Product, and Package Engineers for work center routings and crew sizes. Works directly with Product Management to ensure that all product lines are properly recorded and maintained in the various systems and contain the most updated, accurate information relating to manufacturing requirements.
  ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Develop and maintain correct master product specifications and templates.
  • Perform analysis of marketing specifications, design specifications, and line list documents for complete and required product requirements.
  • Set up and maintain item master files for finished goods, WIP, and raw material items.
  • Maintain data points pertinent to maintaining an accurate database (category codes, catalog codes, planner ID’s, UOM, demand type, etc…)
  • Develop & maintain product and process manual for each HPL.
  • Assign and maintain work center routing for assigned product lines.
  • Establish and maintain BOM’s for all manufactured, outside processing items, and raw material inventory.
  • Coordinate information flow from World Headquarters to plant level departments to ensure the manufacturing of accurate and cost-effective products.
  • Work closely with Product Management to develop cost estimates for all product lines.
  • Perform internal cost comparisons for various products.
  • Interact with the manufacturing engineers for standards development.
  • Interact with Packaging Engineer for packaging specifications for new products.
  • Maintain current listing of equipment standards and scrap factors to be used in the cost estimating process.
  • Maintain and perform updates to the Cost Configurators.
  • Develop & Maintain Cost Logs.
  • Other duties as assigned.

• About the company

  American Greetings Corporation is a privately owned American company and is the world's second largest greeting card producer behind Hallmark Cards.

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