Manager, Material Cost & Analysis

PCI Private Limited; Kota Bandung; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 360,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI Private Limited is seeking a pricing professional to deliver material pricing solutions to support growth and margins. You will collaborate with global customer units, program management, finance, and sales to determine pricing strategy.

You will manage pricing across the lifecycle, build BOMs, perform cost analyses, and provide insights for negotiations. Strong analytical and negotiation skills, plus independence, are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or a relevant field required.
• 8+ years of experience in an EMS or MNC environment.
• Experience in cost analysis, material pricing, and sourcing strategy.
• Knowledge of plastics, cables, connectors, modules, PCBs, etc.
• Proven experience in VA/VE proposals.
• SAP knowledge is a plus.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills.
• Independent and self-confident with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver material pricing solutions to support growth and margins.
• Collaborate with global units, customers, program management, finance, and sales to determine pricing strategy.
• Project manage pricing initiatives with commodity management, costing teams, and engineering teams.
• Prepare pricing for new opportunities (bids) and manage ongoing pricing lifecycle including BOM and margin analysis.
• Provide insights to support negotiations with customers or suppliers.
• Present pricing proposals to key stakeholders.
• Conduct market research and teardowns to enable competitiveness assessments.
• Drive continuous improvement in margin expansion, cycle time, pricing competitiveness, and process efficiency.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Independent working

Pricing strategy

Education

Degree in Engineering or relevant field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft 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