Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Naya is building an AI-powered platform that enhances product development workflows. They are seeking a Furniture Cost Estimation Consultant to validate and strengthen their AI-driven estimation engine by reviewing cost estimations and refining methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Validate
• Review and stress-test AI-generated cost estimations across materials, processes, tooling, labour, and overhead
• Refine
• Upgrade our estimation methodology with structured frameworks and industry best practices
• Document
• Help build skill-based documentation that defines what strong cost estimation should include - decision rules, logic breakdowns, benchmarks, and assumptions
• Strengthen trust
• Contribute to case studies, structured reviews, and credibility-building insights that increase confidence in AI-assisted costing
• You will work closely with product and leadership to ensure our estimation engine reflects real-world manufacturing logic, not just theoretical models

Skills

• 3 to 5+ years of relevant experience in either manufacturing cost estimation or product costing, specifically within the Furniture sector
• Deep expertise in BOM-based costing and production economics
• Strong understanding of materials, fabrication processes, tooling, supply chain dynamics, and value engineering
• Experience building structured costing templates or standardised estimation methodologies
• Ability to clearly articulate and document estimation reasoning
• Comfort reviewing CAD-driven or 3D-model-based inputs

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