Strategic Material Pricing Analyst

PCI; Batam; On-site; IDR 300,000,000 - 520,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI Private Limited, part of the Celestica family, seeks a pricing specialist to lead material pricing strategies and bid-cost optimization from the Industrial EMS domain. The role collaborates across global units to align pricing with margin goals and cycle-time objectives.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years in EMS/MNC environments, strong cost analysis skills, SAP/Polydyne familiarity, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or a relevant field.
• 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 analysis

Negotiation

Market research

Cost analysis

Supply chain knowledge

English proficiency

VA/VE proposals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Management, or relevant field

Tools

SAP

Polydyne

MS Office

Job description

PCI Private Limited, part of the Celestica family, seeks a pricing specialist to lead material pricing strategies and bid-cost optimization from the Industrial EMS domain. The role collaborates across global units to align pricing with margin goals and cycle-time objectives.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years in EMS/MNC environments, strong cost analysis skills, SAP/Polydyne familiarity, and excellent English communication.