The posting
Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!
Job Description
The Business Process Analyst supporting Bill of Materials (BOM) cost reduction activities is responsible for analyzing product cost drivers. This analyst is also responsible for improving cross-functional business processes and supporting initiatives that reduce material, sourcing, manufacturing, and lifecycle costs. This role partners closely with engineering, supply chain, finance, operations, procurement, and program teams to identify savings opportunities, improve data accuracy, and enable texecution of cost reduction actions.
This role is based out of our Mayfield Heights, OH office and will report to Manager- Business Operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze BOM structures, part usage, cost elements, and sourcing data to identify cost reduction opportunities and improvement priorities.
- Partner with engineering and supply chain teams to support value engineering, alternate sourcing, part rationalization, design-to-cost, and material substitution initiatives.
- Develop and maintain process documentation, workflows, dashboards, and tracking tools for BOM cost reduction activities.
- Gather, validate, and reconcile data from enterprise systems, supplier records, engineering documentation, and financial reports to support accurate cost analysis.
- Coordinate cross-functional reviews to prioritize opportunities, confirm feasibility, assign ownership, and monitor progress toward savings targets.
- Support business case development by quantifying potential savings, implementation costs, risks, timing, and operational impacts.
- Track project milestones, savings realization, open actions, risks, and escalations related to cost reduction initiatives.
- Identify process gaps, bottlenecks, and data quality issues that limit cost visibility or delay execution, and recommend practical improvements.
- Prepare reports and presentations for leadership summarizing cost reduction pipeline status, completed actions, forecasted savings, and key risks.
- Support change management activities, including stakeholder communication, process training, and adoption of improved tools or workflows.
The Essentials- you will have:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field
- Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
The Preferred- you might also have:
- Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, supply chain, engineering, operations, information systems, or a related field.
- Experience in business process analysis, cost analysis, supply chain, manufacturing operations, engineering support, or program management.
- Experience supporting BOM management, product cost reduction, value engineering, or design-to-cost initiatives.
- Knowledge of manufacturing cost drivers, supplier pricing, material planning, inventory management, and engineering change processes.
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, or process mapping methodologies.
- Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
- Translate detailed data findings into clear recommendations and action plans for leadership and project teams.
- Ability to interpret BOM, cost, sourcing, and operational data.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and reporting tools; experience with ERP, PLM, or procurement systems
- Document current-state and future-state processes, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.
This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation
What We Offer:
- Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401k
- Paid Time off
- Parental and Caregiver Leave
- Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
- To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.
At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.
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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.
