Product Configuration Engineer

Description:

This role is ideal if…
You have a methodical approach to understanding the needs of the business and implementing tools and processes to manage complex needs, with a continuous improvement mentality.
You can resolve problems using existing solutions and within clearly defined methodologies
Use best practice knowledge of internal or external business challenges to improve new or
existing products services or processes
You can identify solutions in a variety of applications within the area of knowledge and / or expertise You understand engineering drawings and sub-assembly details to the level needed to advise others
You have experience ordering and manufacturing processes and how they affect the configuration of assemblies

Working at Oxford Instruments Materials Analysis - What’s in it for you?
Wellbeing –
Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to purchase up to 12 weeks more
Employee Assistance Programme; including 24/7 telephone support, access to counselling, financial and debt management and access to trained legal advisors
Private health insurance, dental insurance and life assurance
Money & lifestyle –
MyDiscounts; save money with a number of leading retailers
Car salary exchange scheme: sacrifice part of your salary in exchange for a fully serviced, comprehensive insured electric or hybrid vehicle
TechScheme and CycleScheme: Purchase a bike and/or Tech or home goods from Currys/IKEA and spread the cost over 12 months.
Pension; all employees are eligible to join the Group Pension Plan administered by AVIVA.
Share incentive plan: Invest in your future and share in the success of the company by joining the share incentive plan.
Development –
Access to over 15,000 training courses
Encouragement and support to achieve professional and or academic qualifications to support your development and growth
Defined career paths and regular reviews

Role and responsibilities:
Work closely with the Product Configuration Team Leader to ensure that all configurations
are set up as required by price list changes, new projects and engineering changes to existing projects
Working closely with Order Entry and order checking to help guide the appropriate loading of new orders, especially complex or non-standard orders
Working closely with Sales to understand the customer needs for complex orders including upgrade orders
Working with all Stakeholders to ensure BPs are processed appropriately, driving them through the system as needed to meet the SLA
Maintain the Specials and Variants Planner board