Manager, Material Cost & Analysis

PCI Private Limited; Batam; On-site; IDR 350,000,000 - 700,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI Private Limited is seeking a senior pricing professional to deliver competitive material pricing solutions and support growth. You will collaborate with global units, program management, and finance to set a robust pricing strategy and manage pricing through bids and lifecycle events.

With 8+ years in an EMS or multinational environment and a strong grasp of cost analysis, you will drive margin improvement, support negotiations, and work with engineering to ensure pricing aligns with market

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or a related field.
• At least 8 years in an EMS or MNC environment.
• Experience in healthcare segment is a bonus.
• Experienced in cost analysis, material pricing, and sourcing strategy.
• Good knowledge of plastics, cables, connectors, modules, PCBs, etc.
• Proven VA/VE proposals experience.
• Knowledge of SAP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop pricing strategies to support growth and margins.
• Collaborate with global units, customers, and finance to align pricing strategy.
• Manage pricing lifecycle for bids and re-pricing including BOM and margin analysis.
• Provide insights to support negotiations with customers or suppliers.
• Drive continuous improvement in margin, cycle time, and pricing processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Independent worker

Cost analysis

Supply base knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Accountable for delivering competitive material pricing solutions to support growth and margins as per company objectives.

Collaborate with global customer unit, customer, program management, business proposal lead, finance, and/or sales to determine material pricing strategy.

Align on trade-offs between proposal cycle-time, solution precision, and scope with clients to deliver an agreed to price strategy.

Project manage supply chain solutions with commodity management, costing teams, and engineering teams to deliver desired pricing and margin solutions.

Prepares material pricing solutions for new business opportunities (bids) and manages ongoing pricing through the lifecycle of the product (re-pricing) including generation of Bill of Material, cost competitive analysis, and margin recommendations.

Provide insight and recommendations to support external (customers or suppliers) negotiations.

Presents proposed solution to key stakeholders.

Perform take-down trends analysis and modelling to leverage insight in service requests.

Conduct market research and generate product teardowns to enable competitiveness assessments in service requests.

Proactively drive continuous improvement in margin expansion, cycle time, pricing competitiveness, pricing tactics, and process efficiency.

Requirements

Possesses a Degree in Engineering or a relevant field of study

At least 8 years of relevant working experience in an EMS or MNC environment

Relevant experience within the healthcare segment is a bonus, with a strong understanding of industry-specific requirements and practices.

Experienced in cost analysis, material pricing, and sourcing strategy

Possesses good supply base knowledge of mechanical and electro-mechanical commodities such as plastics, cables, connectors, modules, PCBs, etc.

Proven experience in successful VA/VE proposals

Knowledge of SAP is an added advantage

Familiarity with Microsoft Office is a prerequisite

Possesses strong analytical skills and the ability to negotiate

A self-confident individual, able to work independently with minimal supervision