Cost & Quality Engineering Manager

ID da Requisição: 73314

Sobre a Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) Ser a melhor empresa de eletrodomésticos, melhorando continuamente a vida em casa. Como a única grande fabricante de eletrodomésticos para cozinha e lavanderia dos EUA, a empresa está impulsionando inovações significativas para atender às crescentes necessidades dos consumidores, por meio do portfólio de marcas icônicas, incluindo Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul e InSinkErator. Em 2024, a empresa registrou aproximadamente US$17 bilhões em vendas anuais – quase 90% delas nas Américas – 44.000 colaboradores e 40 centros de pesquisa de tecnologia e manufatura. Informações adicionais sobre a empresa podem ser encontradas em WhirlpoolCorp.com.

## The team you will be a part of

The Cooking Product Delivery Team is responsible for leading the introduction of new products as well as driving the improvement of current products, delivering our Cooking Appliances with the highest standard of quality, cost efficiency, and speed to market.

## This role in summary

This position is located in Rio Claro, SP. In this role, you will lead cross-functional efforts to deliver Cooking products with optimized Cost and Quality (C&Q). You will plan and execute short and long-term initiatives while aligning them with new product launches and overall regional strategy.

## Your responsibilities will include

• Lead and manage, together with your team, all material cost reduction and quality improvement initiatives for Cooking products in Brazil.

• Coordinate and align Total Variable Cost (TVC) reduction projects cross-functionally

• Oversee and refine the Build Planning process for Cooking Growth & Innovation (G&I) projects, integrating AI tools to maximize operational efficiency.

• Mentor, develop, and empower a high-performing engineering team, fostering technical excellence, career growth, and strategic thinking.

## Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.

• 5+ years of experience in Product Development and engineering management within manufacturing or consumer goods industries.

• Proven experience in business case development and management, including direct impact on full P&L outcomes.

• Demonstrated capability in change management, leading teams through product, process, or technology transformations.

• Strong thinking agility with the ability to simplify complex problems, challenge existing practices, and take calculated risks to expand business opportunities.

• Fluency in English (written and verbal communication).

## Preferred skills and experiences

• Experience with Cooking appliances development.

• Ability to lead and develop teams to solve complex strategic problems using structured problem-solving methodologies.

• Data Literacy: capability to leverage data analytics to drive informed engineering and management decisions.

• Hands-on experience applying Agile methodologies within engineering or product development environments.

• Strong coaching and mentoring skills to build technical leadership capability.

## What we offer

• Discount on products through Compra Certa;
• Discount on insurance (pet, auto, home, bike, travel, and more)
• Access to the Company Recreation Club available for affiliated employees and guests;
• Gympass;
• Employee Support Program, with 24-hour assistance from legal, social, financial, social workers, and psychologists;
• Daycare assistance or Nursery at the company for female employees;
• Benefits such as consigned or social loans, health and dental plans, life insurance, and private pension plans competitive with the market;
• Services available on-site: cafeteria, internal bank branch, and lactation room;
• Transportation voucher or free parking at the company;
• Meals on-site;
• Food voucher;
• Two weeks of remote work from anywhere;
• After 5 years with the company, eligible employees can take four weeks of paid leave;
• Extended maternity/paternity leave.

Learn more at https://www.whirlpoolcareers.com/trabalhe-conosco-no-brasil/

## Additional Informations

This position is located at Rio Claro, about 02 hours away from São Paulo in an important industrial center of the state.

At this plant is located the production of Washing-Machines, Stoves, Ovens and Cooktops, also located here is the Dish and Washing Machines Tecnology Center and the Finished Products Distribution Center.

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