Material Cost Analyst

PCI Private Limited; Batam; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 240,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI Private Limited is seeking a pricing specialist to drive material pricing strategies for the Industrial segment. You will collaborate with global units and proposal teams to balance cycle time, precision, and scope while managing pricing across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities include preparing pricing for bids, performance of cost analyses, and providing insights for negotiations. English proficiency is essential for stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• A Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or a relevant field of studies.
• At least 3–5 years of working experience in the Industrial segment within an EMS or MNC environment.
• Experience should include cost analysis skills, as well as knowledge of material pricing and strategy.
• 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 & Polydyne is an added advantage; familiarity with Microsoft Office is a prerequisite.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to negotiate and be self-confident; able to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Strong proficiency in English (both spoken and written) to communicate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates strong, in-depth expertise in the Industrial business segment and pricing methodologies.
• Accountable for delivering competitive material pricing solutions to support growth and margins as per company objectives.
• Collaborates with the global customer unit, customers, program management, business proposal leads, finance, and/or sales to determine material pricing strategies.
• Aligns on trade-offs between proposal cycle time, solution precision, and scope with clients to deliver an agreed-upon price strategy.
• Project manages 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 (repricing), including the generation of Bills of Materials, cost-competitive analyses, and margin recommendations.
• Provides insights and recommendations to support external (customer or supplier) negotiations.
• Presents proposed solutions to key stakeholders.
• Performs cost-takedown trend analyses and modeling to leverage insights in service requests.
• Conducts market research and generates product teardowns to enable competitiveness assessments in service requests.
• Proactively drives continuous improvement in margin expansion, cycle time, pricing competitiveness, pricing tactics, and process efficiency.

Skills

Pricing strategies

Cost analysis

VA/VE proposals

SAP familiarity

MS Office

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Education

Engineering degree

Business management degree

Tools

SAP

Polydyne

MS Office

Job description

Demonstrates strong, in-depth expertise in the Industrial business segment and pricing methodologies.

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

Collaborates with the global customer unit, customers, program management, business proposal leads, finance, and/or sales to determine material pricing strategies.

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

Project manages 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 (repricing), including the generation of Bills of Materials, cost-competitive analyses, and margin recommendations.

Provides insights and recommendations to support external (customer or supplier) negotiations.

Presents proposed solutions to key stakeholders.

Performs cost-takedown trend analyses and modeling to leverage insights in service requests.

Conducts market research and generates product teardowns to enable competitiveness assessments in service requests.

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

Requirements:

A Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or a relevant field of studies.

At least 3–5 years of working experience in the Industrial segment within an EMS or MNC environment.

Experience should include cost analysis skills, as well as knowledge of material pricing and strategy.

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 & Polydyne is an added advantage; familiarity with Microsoft Office is a prerequisite.

Strong analytical skills.

Ability to negotiate and be self-confident; able to work independently and with minimal supervision.

Strong proficiency in English (both spoken and written) to communicate with stakeholders.

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Indonesia?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• How would you rate your English language skills?